Following a request by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to add N6.2 trillion to the 2024 budget, the House of Representatives has passed the amended budget, increasing it from N28.7 trillion to N35.056 trillion. The President in his letter last week sought the National Assembly to add N6.2 trillion to the existing 2024 budget for Renewed […]
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President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerian youths to shelve the planned protest over the harsh economic conditions in the country. He said there is no need for the action since his government is willing to address their demands. He made the plea in a meeting with the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, […]
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Access Bank Plc has rewarded a lucky customer with a brand-new SUV as part of its star prize rewards in the ongoing 16th Season of the DiamondXtra rewarding scheme. The official car presentation event which took place at the bank’s Head Office in Lagos saw Onyeamechi Uchenna Modestus, an Owerri-based businessman who runs DiamondXtra Account […]
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suspends eight others Authorities of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun state on Tuesday expelled 27 of its students for offences ranging from disturbance of academic activities, causing unrest and vandalisation of individuals and institution’s properties. The institution’s Protocol, Media and Public Relations Officer, Mr. Sola Lawal who made this known in a statement in Osogbo, […]
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The Federal Government plans to tap into the $30 billion World Bank and African Development Bank’s (AfDB) plan to revamp the nation’s power infrastructure apart from other interventions. Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed this at the weekend during his work visit to Splendor Electric Nigeria Limited, the manufacturer of electrical porcelain insulators, in […]
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Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rivers State chapter, Tony Okocha has alleged that former Minister of Transportation and presidential aspirant, Rotimi Amaechi has ceased to associate with the party. Okocha made the claim on Tuesday while speaking with journalists in Abuja. The APC Chairman in the Rivers State also alleged that the former […]
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as govt launches sale of subsidized food items flags off repair of 20km township roads Ondo State GovernorLucky Aiyedatiwa has approved another N2 billion intervention fund to enhance food security and cushion the effects of economic challenges on the state’s people. A statement by the governor’s spokesman, Ebenezer Adeniyan, said Information and Orientation Commissioner, Otunba […]
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Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested ten persons suspected of illegal mining. A statement on Monday by the agency’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said the suspects were arrested in the Ogbomoso area of the state with six trucks fully loaded with lithium. It said this followed […]
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Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri has met with key stakeholders to address and resolve the ongoing issues surrounding the Dangote Oil Refinery and Petrochemicals. Those who attended the meeting in Abuja on Monday, July 22, 2024, includede the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote; the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged President Bola Tinubu not to wave the planned nationwide protest scheduled to commence on August 1, 2024, aside, but to address the grievances of Nigerians through leaders of the planned demonstration. The NLC said Nigerians are angry with Tinubu over hardship, adding that the suffering in the country […]
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