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Food Security: FG secures €995 million deal to create agric mechanization hubs in 774 LGAs
The Federal Government has secured a deal worth €995 million with the Brazilian Government and the German Deutsch Bank Group to finance a...
Senate’s integrity totally damaged by Ningi’s interview – Akpabio
Sen. Godswill Akpabio, the president of the Senate, has criticized Senator Abdul Ningi’s interview with the BBC Hausa Service, alleging that the National...
Breaking: Rowdy session as senators confront Ningi over budget padding allegation
The Senate was thrown into a rowdy session on Tuesday after Sen. Jarigbe Jarigbe (PDP-Cross-River North) disclosed that all ranking senators got the...
Power outages: FG orders NERC to revoke non-performing DISCOs’ licences
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has been given a marching order by the Federal Government to revoke the licences of non-performing electricity...
“Japa”: UK bans foreign health workers, caregivers from bringing families
The UK government has released a statement prohibiting foreign healthcare professionals and carers from entering the country with their dependents on work visas....
Tinubu’s govt out of reach for cabals to hijack, says aide
The Presidency has assured Nigerians that cabals cannot hijack President Bola Tinubu’s government unlike the eight-year Muhammadu Buhari administration. In an interview on...
In a great leap forward, Heirs Holdings launches Heirs Technologies, set to lead Africa’s digital evolution
Heirs Holdings, a leading African investment company dedicated to improving lives and transforming Africa through strategic long-term investments, has broken new grounds with...
N3trn budget padding: Presidency denies allegation, slams Sen. Ningi
The Presidency has refuted claims that it added N3 trillion to the budget for 2024 after it was passed by the National Assembly....
2024 budget padded with N3trn, senator alleges
A senator has raised the alarm that a different 2024 budget that included an additional N3 trillion was “passed underground”. According to Senator...
Nearly 15 students kidnapped, monarch, others fatally shot
Chaos and disorder resigned in Sokoto State on Saturday morning following bandit’s rampage. At least over a dozen students were abducted by the...
School-age children, women’s abduction: FG calls it cowardly, vows to rescue abductees
The Federal Government has condemned in strong terms the abduction of internally displaced persons (IDPs) at Wurge Community in the Ngala council area...
Pres. Tinubu inaugurates 11-man Oronsaye report implementation committee
President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated an 11-member implementation committee on the recommendations of the Steve Oronsaye report. The report produced by the Oronsaye...
Financial impropriety: FG suspends MD, Executive Directors of Rural Electrification Agency
Following a comprehensive investigation into the financial activities of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), President Bola Tinubu has approved the indefinite suspension of...
Poor power supply: FG threatens to revoke licences of DisCos
The Federal Government has issued a warning to power distribution companies in the country to increase power supply or risk having their licences...
UAE has not lifted visa restrictions on Nigeria – Presidency
The Presidency said on Tuesday that the United Arab Emirates has not lifted its visa ban on Nigerians. The Presidential Adviser on Information...
Pres. Tinubu says Nigeria’s economy not distressed
President Bola Tinubu has countered the notion that the Nigerian economy is in distress, highlighting the progress so far and the unprecedented opportunities...
