Category: Local

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Olawale Olopade as the new Director-General of the returned National Sports Commission (NSC). The appointment was part of announcement of three Nigerians as directors-general of various agencies and one special adviser on Public Communications and Media. The new appointees are: (1) Mr. Olawale Olopade – Director-General,…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) Thursday approved a $2.2 billion external borrowing plan to strengthen the country’s finances and support economic reforms. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, said this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the FEC meeting chaired by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He…

The federal government has proposed N47.9 trillion for the 2025 budget, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Mr Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has said. The minister said this Thursday while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He said the Federal Executive…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Thursday night qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco even before their Group D clash against Benin in Abidjan after home team Rwanda fell 1-0 to Libya in Kigali. After a scoreless first half at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali, substitute Fahd Saad Mohamed was the late match…

Super Eagles caretaker coach, Augustine Eguavoen has released his starting line-up for tonight’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matchday five encounter against the Cheetahs of Benin Republic. Eguavoen opted for a 3-4-3 formation against Gernot Rohr’s men. As expected, Chippa United shot-stopper, Stanley Nwabali will be between the sticks. Captain William Troost-Ekong will man…

Residents of Birnin-Gwari local government area of Kaduna state have raised the alarm that bandits are breaking peace agreements entered into with farming communities in the area. Specifically, they said the bandits usually do this when critical farm harvest period begins, despite taking levies to allow them freely carry out their occupation. According to reports, farming…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Wednesday, said there has been a tremendous improvement in Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) to the tune of over $30 billion between last year and now. The president, who spoke in Abuja at the Comptroller-General of Customs Conference 2024, said the feats were some of the results of the ongoing reforms by…

The NNPC Gas Marketing Limited (NGML), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, has successfully executed a Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement (GSPA) with Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE.  According to a statement by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Ltd, Olufemi Soneye, the agreement, signed by the Managing Director,…

A former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, Wednesday, recounted his experience of how members of the National Assembly pressure public officials to manipulate the national budgets for their own gains. Professor Jega said this in his keynote address at the ‘Anti-corruption Training for Norm and Behaviour Change’, organised by the Independent Corrupt…

Crisis rocking Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra state following appointment of Professor Ifeanyi Odoh as Vice Chancellor got messier as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Wednesday, moved to boycott activities convened by him. Odoh’s appointment since October 2024 has continued to generate controversy as the Federal Ministry of Education rejected the appointment…

South African Football Association (SAFA) President Danny Jordaan was arrested on Wednesday over allegations he used the organisation’s money for his own purposes, according to local media reports. Jordaan, who was a leading figure in bringing the 2010 World Cup to South Africa, had tried to interdict his imminent arrest on Tuesday, but the Johannesburg…

In spite of the drop in the landing costs of premium motor spirit (PMS), the price of petrol remains high, the Major Energy Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN) has claimed. In its latest Daily Energy Bulletin, dated November 8, 2024, the group stated that in the last three months, landing costs of petrol dropped to N971.57 per…

The federal government Tuesday revealed that trade facilitation programmes of the current administration have increased the country’s trade balance to N6.5trillion in the second quarter of 2024. It also said efforts to maximise economic opportunities through increased exports, accounted for 60.89 per cent, or N19.42tn of total trade, a figure that represents a slight increase of…

The federal government has proposed N47.9 trillion as the total expenditure in the 2025 budget. Atiku Bagudu, the minister of budget and economic planning, told journalists on Thursday after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu. The approval is part of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework, MTEF, and Fiscal Strategy…

In a surprising political move, Abia Onyike, a former Commissioner in Ebonyi State, has officially announced his departure from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Onyike made this announcement on Wednesday at a formal ceremony held in Owutu Edda Ward in Edda Local Government Area. Onyike has a…

The court of appeal sitting in Abuja, has disqualified Olusola Ebiseni as the Labour Party (LP) candidate for the upcoming Ondo state governorship election. As reported by The Punch on Wednesday evening, November 13, Ebiseni was sacked by a three-member panel of justices, in a unanimous judgment read by Justice Adebukola Banjoko. The appeal court’s…

Bishop David Abioye is inviting Nigerians and the general public to his first crusade after leaving Bishop David Oyedepo’s Living Faith Church (Winners Chapel). The programme is themed “Revive Us Again” and it is billed to hold at the MKO Abiola National Stadium Velodrome in Abuja on Saturdays, the 23rd and 30th of November, 2024.…

United States President-elect Donald Trump has been welcomed to the White House by outgoing President Joe Biden as part of a traditional transition meeting. The meeting between the two rivals in the Oval Office on Wednesday comes after a confrontational election campaign, in which Biden dropped out over the summer following a disastrous debate performance…

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host and Army veteran, to serve as his secretary of defense. Hegseth’s selection was a surprise, as he was not among those considered as a likely pick by members of Trump’s team, sources familiar with the discussions told CNN. Sources said that it came down…

President Bola Tinubu is back in Abuja after his trip to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, where he participated in the just concluded extraordinary Arab-Islamic summit. The president arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 8 pm and was received on arrival by senior members of the administration, including the…