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Tinubu raises the 2025 budget to N54.2 trillion
By Deborah Nnamdi Nigeria’s President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has asked the National Assembly to increase the proposed 2025 budget from N49.7 trillion to N54.2 trillion. Reports said that the president conveyed the budget adjustment in separate letters sent to both the Senate and the House of Representatives, which were…
Read More »Interior Minister orders investigation into ‘criminal activities’ at Delta Correctional Centre
Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of Interior, has ordered an investigation into allegations of criminal activities at the Okere Correctional Centre in Warri, Delta State. A recent report claimed that prison officials accept bribes and allow inmates to leave the facility for criminal activities. The report stated that a four-man prison…
Read More »FG to issue N758 billion bond to settle outstanding pension obligations
By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Tuesday, approved the Debt Management Office to raise N758 billion bond to clear the backlog of pension liabilities for all categories of pensioners. FEC also approved a 30 million euro long-term operational financing by France, the French Development Agency to support…
Read More »Police raid Kebbi Community, arrest 165 illegal immigrants
By Deborah Nnamdi The Kebbi State Police Command, in a raid on Tuesday, at the Kuwait area in Birnin Kebbi, arrested no fewer than 165 suspected illegal immigrants from francophone countries. The Command’s spokesperson, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, in a statement, said the intelligence units of the Command who acted on…
Read More »Nigeria partners Germany to boost investment, jobs
By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government of Nigeria is strengthening its ties with Germany to promote foreign direct investment and stimulate economic growth. The Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, disclosed this on Tuesday while welcoming a delegation from the IHK Giessen-Friedberg Chambers of Commerce and Industry…
Read More »FG, NLC, signs MoU over proposed 50% telecom tariff hikes
By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government (FG) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) over the proposed 50 percent hike in telecommunications tariffs. This was contained in an MoU reached on Monday at a meeting convened by the federal government and the NLC over…
Read More »Seven policemen shot in Osun communal clash
No fewer than seven policemen were shot during a violent communal clash between residents of Ido-Ijesa and Esa-Oke in Osun State, following the appointment of a new monarch for the Ido-Ajegunle community by Governor Ademola Adeleke. Governor Adeleke had approved the installation of Prince Timileyin Ajayi as the Olojudo of…
Read More »Nigeria targets 2.7 million bpd oil output by 2027
By Deborah Nnamdi Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil producer, has set a target of boosting daily production by 2.7 million barrels of crude and condensate by 2027. This was disclosed by the special adviser on energy, Olu Verheijen in a statement reported by Bloomberg. She noted that improved security around oil…
Read More »World Bank unveils $1.2b investment to support girls’ education in 18 Nigerian states
The World Bank has pledged $1.2 billion for investment in girls’ education in 18 Nigerian states, aiming to improve secondary education and empower adolescent girls. The announcement was made during the relaunch of the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) program in Abuja. News Agency of Nigeria, NAN,…
Read More »NCAA withdraws air operator certificates of Eastwind, Omni-Blu aviation
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has revoked the Air Operator Certificates (AOCs) of Eastwind Aviation Logistics Services Limited and Omni-Blu Aviation. The regulatory body stated that the decision was due to violations of Part 1.2.1.5 of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig. CARs), which prohibits the falsification, reproduction, or…
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