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N110bn Fraud: Yahaya Bello begs for N500m bail variation
The immediate past governor of Kogi Yahaya Bello has begged a judge of the Federal High Court in Maitama Abuja to remove the possession of landed property in Maitama as one of the conditions for his bail. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC is prosecuting Bello alongside Oricha and…
Read More »‘The economy is responding positively to my policies’ —Tinubu
By Deborah Nnamdi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says indicators have shown that the economy is responding positively to his policies. Tinubu, who said this while presenting the 2024 budget on Wednesday before a joint session of the National Assembly, said the focus of the 2025 budget was to stimulate the…
Read More »“We remain executive chairmen,” council chairs tell Edo Assembly
By Deborah Nnamdi The embattled 18 local government chairmen in Edo State have declared that they remain executive chairmen of their respective local government councils, stating that their suspension by the state House of Assembly cannot stand. Governor Monday Okpebholo had written to the House over the refusal of the…
Read More »Tinubu presents N49.7tn 2025 budget
By Deborah Nnamdi President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, presented a total budget of N49.7tn to the joint session of the National Assembly. According to Mr. President, the budget tagged, “Restoration budget, securing peace and building prosperity” seeks to restore macroeconomic growth and build the economy. He commended the resilience of…
Read More »Edo Assembly suspends 18 LG chairmen, deputies over alleged insubordination
By Deborah Nnamdi The Edo State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, passed a resolution suspending chairmen and vice chairmen of the 18 local government councils for two months. The House also mandated the leaders of the legislative arms to take over leadership of their respective councils. The suspension of the…
Read More »FG approves N30bn for agricultural varsities
By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government has approved N30bn for the nation’s 30 Universities of Agriculture to immediately commence mechanized farming. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja while declaring open a retreat organized by the Ministry of Education for pro-chancellors of federal universities.…
Read More »Tinubu Appoints Aisha Garba as UBEC Executive Secretary
By Deborah Nnamdi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed international development expert Aisha Garba as the new Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission. A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Tuesday described Garba as a seasoned education specialist with…
Read More »FG renames UniAbuja Yakubu Gowon varsity
By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Executive Council has approved the renaming of the University of Abuja as Yakubu Gowon University. This was disclosed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, after the council held its last meeting for 2024 at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja on Monday,…
Read More »Suit to Unseat Tinubu: S’Court Fines Owuru N5m
By Deborah Nnamdi The Supreme Court sitting in Abuja on Monday imposed a N5 million fine on a former presidential candidate, Ambrose Albert Owuru, for harassing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with a frivolous and vexatious suit. Owuru, who contested the 2019 presidential election against former President Muhammadu Buhari on the…
Read More »Defence Hqt Shoots Down Claim of French Military Presence
By Didimoko A Didimoko, Abuja The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has debunked reports on social media and rumours making the rounds that the French military is setting up military bases in Nigeria. The rumour gained wind recently amidst a post by a human rights activist of northern extraction, Mahdi Shehu who…
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