Sen. Ali Ndume (APC-Borno) has decried the level of corruption in Nigeria, saying the trend is a major challenge facing the nation. Ndume stated this during an interactive session with newsmen in Kano on Saturday. “Our major challenge in this…
THE Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, says the Federal Government under Renewed Hope Infrastructure Fund has approved over N350 billion to support dams and expansion of facilities across Nigeria. Bagudu, made this known while fielding questions…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr Joseph Tegbe as director-general and global liaison for the Nigeria-China strategic partnership reached by the two countries during the President’s visit in September. Tegbe, a 1988 first-class graduate in civil engineering from Obafemi Awolowo…
MEDIA Trust Group, said it has raised over N200m through fundraising and spent it on humanitarian intervention in North-Eastern States of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Media Trust Group are the owners of…
THE Police Command in Ogun says a male lion has killed its handler at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Zoological garden in Abeokuta. SP Omolola Odutola, the Spokesperson for command, who confirmed this in a statement on Sunday, noted…
SEVERAL ministries and agencies under the administration of President Bola Tinubu have reportedly expended no less than ₦1.8 billion on air tickets, estacodes, and duty tour allowances between July and September 2024. This data, sourced from GovSpend, raises questions about the…
THE Minister of Works, David Umahi, has announced that the first phase of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project will be completed by May 29, 2025. During an inter-ministerial press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, as part of Nigeria’s 64th…
Immediate past president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has paid a visit to former military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd). Buhari visited Gowon at his London residence in the United Kingdom. Bashir Ahmed, former presidential aide, disclosed this on…
THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has said that the production of three million barrels of crude oil per day is achievable from the 1.7 million it is. According to NNPC, the political will in that regard was…
THE Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has arrested the proprietors of four private schools in Rivers State in connection with alleged book piracy. The Director of NCC, Port Harcourt Directorate, Abdul Babatunde, disclosed this to newsmen shortly after an anti-piracy operation…
