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President Muhammadu Buhari has transmitted a supplementary 2023 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly. In a letter read by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, at plenary on Wednesday, Buhari said the additional demand for N819 trillion for next year was due to the devastation caused by floods on farmlands and road infrastructure. He noted that Nigeria witnessed the worst flood incidents in recent history, adding that the […]

Delta State Commissioner of Police, Ari Ali has assured residents of a hitch-free Christmas celebration. Ali gave the assurance in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, Bright Edafe. The statement ordered a massive deployment of personnel across the state to provide adequate security before, during and after the celebration to ensure the protection of all residents. It directed all Area Commanders, DPOS and Tactical Commanders […]

The Federal Government has directed polytechnics, monotechnics to stop awarding degrees. National Board for Technical Education announced the decision in a circular signed by the board’s Director, Polytechnic Programmes Department, Ogoh Ngbede. The circular expressed the Ministry of Education’s dismay at the increasing number of tertiary institutions in the country offering programmes for which they were not originally designed. It stated that the government has given the affected institutions four […]

The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU, has said it is putting measures in place to stop cash withdrawal from federal, states and local government bank accounts. Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Unit, Modibbo Tukur, made this known at a parley with the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu. Tukur stated that most cash withdrawals from government accounts including payments for estacode are often in excess […]

The Central Criminal Court in London has denied former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, bail, on the grounds that he is a flight risk. The court cited the letter and assets forfeiture proceedings against the Senator by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. In the bail application, Ekweremadu’s attorneys argued that the Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and the Attorney-General of the Federal had written the court […]

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has called for an end to the killing of indigenes of Eha-Amufu in Enugu State by suspected Fulani herdsmen. A statement signed by the National President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, Okwu Nnabuike, alleged that security agencies were not doing enough to save the situation despite support from the State Government. The statement, however, hailed Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for all his efforts in search […]