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As President Bola Tinubu prepares to present the 2025 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly this week, the Senate, on Tuesday, approved the 2025–2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper submitted earlier by the President. This decision was based on the adoption of a report presented during plenary by the Senate’s joint Committees […]

Nigeria’s oldest aviation company, Aero Contractors, has slashed its airfares to a minimum of N80,000 for local flights during Yuletide season. The airline’s managing director, Ado Sanusi, who disclosed this to newsmen in Lagos, on Tuesday, described the cut in the price of airfares as ‘pocket friendly’ saying it was aimed to ease air travellers […]

Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has suspended the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Mr. Uchenna Igwe, over alleged gross misconduct and dereliction of duties. Nwifuru announced Igwe’s suspension during a briefing with journalists, stating that the commissioner had failed to carry out an important assignment regarding the payment of local government pensions by […]

Prominent legal practitioner, Jibrin Samuel Okutepa SAN, has strongly criticized the arrest of lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi, describing it as an abuse of police power and a violation of fundamental rights. In a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter), Okutepa decried the police’s decision to detain Farotimi on allegations of criminal defamation. He […]

In a ruling on November 22, 2024, the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna invalidated certain provisions of a notice issued by the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) regarding the registration of “controllers of major importance.” The decision, delivered by Justice Aikawa, followed a legal challenge led by Kaduna-based digital rights lawyer, Frank Ijege. The […]

The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to direct the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, to within 72 hours, unfreeze the accounts of the National Social Investment Agency, given its role in addressing hunger and poverty. The position of the Green Chamber was a sequel to […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has defended its decision to withhold the identity of the owner of a recently recovered estate, which it described as the largest single asset recovery in its history. The EFCC had on Monday announced the recovery of 753 duplexes and other apartments on Plot 109 Cadastral Zone C09, Lokogoma […]

The management of the National Youth Service Corps has withdrawn all the corps members serving at the Government Day Secondary School, Kulende Ilorin in the Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State. Our correspondent gathered that about 10 corps members serving in both junior and senior arms of the school were reportedly withdrawn on […]

The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, will this week , commence the flag-off of construction of four new roads, Staff Quarters for the Nigerian Law School and other projects. Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communication and New Media, Lere Olayinka, said in a statement on Monday, that six […]

Nigeria on Monday sought South Africa’s support for its bid to attain full membership in the G20, BRICS, and the BRICS New Development Bank. Nigeria is also seeking South Africa’s support for it to assume leadership roles in thematic discussions of interest under South Africa’s G20 presidency. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca […]

The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos State, has set February 10, 2025, as the date for the continuation of the trial of Olukayode Olusanya, a Lagos property developer, and his company, Oak Homes Ltd. The defendants are accused of defrauding Anthony Ehiedu Ugbebor, a United States-based Nigerian engineer, of N152 million under false pretenses. […]

The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig Gen Y. D Ahmed, on Monday, counseled members of the NYSC to spend their service year reflecting on their lives and planning their future. The Director General gave the advice while addressing members of the 2024 Batch C, Stream 2, at the ongoing orientation course in […]