Lessons From The UK Elections

By Lasisi Olagunju Number 10, Downing Street has been home to Britain’s prime ministers since 1735 AD. Why would a hugely popular new prime minister move into a 289-year-old mansion without spending good pounds on it to buff it up to today’s taste? Keir Starmer, the new British prime minister, moved into that official residence … [Read more…]

Enugu’s Governor Approves N1.9bn for Payment of Teachers’ 4-year Leave Allowance Arrears

Peter Mbah

Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has approved the release of the sum of N1,912,187,753.82 for the payment of four-year accumulated leave allowances owed to teachers of public primary schools in the state. According to the government, the approval was in fulfilment of Governor Mbah’s promise to ensure that teachers get all their entitlements … [Read more…]

Tinubu approves 150-day duty-free window for importation of maize, rice, wheat

The federal government has approved a 150-day duty-free window to allow the importation of maize, husked brown rice and wheat as part of measures to combat rising food inflation in the country. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari disclosed this in a press statement as part of the implementation of the … [Read more…]

2024 Budget: BudgIT unearths N732 billion allocation for vague empowerment projects

BudgIT said its open-source service delivery monitoring platform, Tracka, has discovered an allocation of N732.5 billion for empowerment projects in the 2024 budget by the federal government.  According to a statement released by the organization on Monday, the amount allocated for the empowerment projects, which it described as vague, is higher than the N646.5 billion … [Read more…]

Alleged Organ Harvesting: Enugu Police Unravel Actual Circumstances of Viral Video of Two Young Ladies in Hotel 

The Enugu State Police Command has intercepted a viral video showing two ladies alleged to have been rescued from a hotel room in Enugu, where they were tied up in an attempt to harvest their organs by two young men. The Command, therefore, wishes to state that, contrary to the misleading narrative on the incident, … [Read more…]

LGBT: Claims, counterclaims continue over SAMOA Agreement

The Federal Government, yesterday, frowned at what it called irresponsible claims on national security and the SAMOA Agreement it signed with the European Union, EU, vowing to seek redress in a court of law against any media organisation believed to be publishing misleading stories. It specifically lamented that a media report on recent signing of … [Read more…]