troops recovered 171 assorted weapons and 2,452 rounds of ammunition during the operations. “The breakdown comprised 47 AK47 rifles, one PKT gun, 18 pump action rifles, 17 locally fabricated guns, 14 dane guns, 12 locally fabricated pistols, one fabricated...
A bill seeking to establish the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Trust Fund, has been passed into law on the floor of the Senate. Sponsored by a senator, representing Ekiti South and Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public...
The House of Representatives yesterday, approved the extension of the N2.177 trillion Supplementary Act, 2023, from December 31, 2023, to June 30, 2024, following President Bola Tinubu’s request. The budget revealed that the sum of N967,486,010,536 was for Statutory...
President Bola Tinubu, last night, promised that the sacrifices of the 16 soldiers killed last week in Okuama, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, would not be in vain. Speaking during the breaking of Ramadan fast at...
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Mele Kyari, yesterday said that the anticipated public listing of the company’s shares at the stock market as provided for in the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA)...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday, announced that all valid Foreign Exchange (FX) backlogs owed various sectors of the economy had been settled. The FX settlement fulfilled a key pledge of the CBN governor, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, to...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, have protested alleged exclusion of party members from appointments by the Minister, Nyesom Wike.The stakeholders accused the Minister of literally importing all his cronies in the...
The House of Representatives is considering a bill to empower state governors to appoint and remove judges in state High Court, a function presently performed by the National Judicial Council (NJC). The proposed legislation provides that the appointment and...
Thirteen companies quoted on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) survived macro economic challenges in 2023 to generate N9.44 trillion revenue, representing an increase of 30.5 per cent from N7.23 trillion reported 2022. Analysis of the companies’ results showed that...
Without a doubt, athletics is one of Team Nigeria’s area of strength as the country boasts of world performers who are poised to maintain her dominance in the event. Leading the charge for Nigeria is none other than Tobiloba...
