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BUHARI PRESENTS N20.5TRILLION 2023 BUDGET ESTIMATE TO NASS

President Muhammadu Buhari today presented a draft budget estimate of N20.5 trillion for the 2023 fiscal year to a Joint Session of the National Assembly. Presenting the budget breakdown today to Lawmakers at the National Assembly in Abuja, President  Buhari said N5.35 trillion will be spent on Capital Projects while Recurrent Expenditure will gulp N8.27 […]


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PSQUARE SPEAKS ON RETIREMENT AMID 100 CITIES WORLD TOUR

Famous music duo, P-Square, comprising twin brothers Peter and Paul Okoye, have notified the public that they would decide on their retirement. Reacting to the trending videos of their impressive performance from their concert in London as part of their 100 cities world tour, which commenced in September, Peter said Psquare would decide their retirement […]


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SUPREME COURT DISMISSES SUIT SEEKING ZONING OF PDP PRESIDENCY TO SOUTH-EAST

The Supreme Court has struck out a suit instituted against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), seeking to enforce the zoning and rotatory policy in the 2023 presidential election. In a unanimous judgement delivered by Justice Adamu Jauro today, the court struck out the suit on the ground of lack of jurisdiction to entertain it. A […]


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RUSSIA REVEALS EXEMPTIONS AS MEN FLEE CALL-UP

Russia’s defence ministry has revealed a host of occupations that will be exempted from conscription aimed at boosting its war effort in Ukraine. IT workers, bankers and journalists working for state media will escape the “partial mobilisation” announced by President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. Around 300,000 citizens face being called up as part of the […]


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ASUU APPEALS NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT RULING

The striking Academic Staff Union of Universities today filed an appeal against the ruling of the National Industrial Court which directed its members to resume work. Counsel for ASUU, Femi Falana (SAN), disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Abuja. ASUU has been on strike since February 14 to press home its demands for […]


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Independence Day: Oyo Unveils Lined-up Activities

In commemoration of this year’s Independence Day celebration, Oyo state government has unveiled the lined-up activities earmarked to celebrate the day, with the theme tagged ‘Strength in Unity’. The Oyo State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Asiwaju ‘Seun Fakorede, made this disclosure in a statement made available to newsmen, in Ibadan. According to him, the […]


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PRESIDENT BUHARI APPROVES TAKE OVER OF GOMBE AIRPORT

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the Federal Government’s takeover’ of the Gombe State Airport. Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe state who disclosed this to State House correspondents after meeting with the President at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, said the planned takeover of the airport would be in the best interest of the facility as […]


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NNPCL LOSES $700M MONTHLY TO OIL THEFT

Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has disclosed that it losses 470,000 bpd amounting to $700 million monthly due to oil theft coupled with security challenges militating against  oil production in some terminals. This is even as it has disclosed that it has assembled an array of security measures, all coordinated by a digital control […]


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HIGHER EDUCATION IS VERY EXPENSIVE, GOVT ALONE CANNOT FUND IT EFFECTIVELY – UI VC

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Prof. Kayode Adebowale FAS, MNI has acknowledged that the government alone cannot cater for the higher education system in Nigeria as it is a very expensive venture. This, he stated at the commissioning and opening of the new University Health Services (UHS) Pharmacy Shop donated by the […]


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17 PDP GUBER CANDIDATES IN CLOSED-DOOR MEETING WITH WIKE

Facts have emerged on why the 17 governorship candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party visited the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in Port Harcourt on Tuesday night. They claimed that they had visited the governor as part of their contribution to the reconciliatory moves initiated by the party’s leadership to end the internal crisis in […]


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