Lionel Messi has been named Time Magazine’s Athlete of the Year for 2023 after his move to the United States to join Major League Soccer (MLS) side Inter Miami. Messi joins the likes of Simone Biles, Michael Phelps, LeBron James and the United States women’s national team to win the award. New York Yankees right … [Read more…]
French’s Minister of the Interior and Overseas, Laurent Baile, has expressed support for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in its relentless fight against economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. He made this disclosure on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 in Abuja while on a courtesy visit to the Executive Chairman of … [Read more…]
…Education gets 33 per cent, as healthcare, infrastructure, water, agriculture, also top budget …Speaker assures on thorough scrutiny, speedy passage Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has presented a N521.5 billion (N521,561,386,000) budget for the 2024 fiscal year before the Enugu State House of Assembly. The budget proposal, which he entitled “Budget of Disruptive … [Read more…]
Being Text of the Budget Speech of His Excellency, Dr Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, on the Occasion of the Presentation of Enugu State Draft 2024 Budget of Disruptive Economic Growth, Today, Tuesday 5th, December, 2023 at the Legislative Chambers of Enugu State House of Assembly The Deputy Governor, The Right Honourable Speaker, The Secretary to the … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said the commencement of negotiation of the new National Minimum Wage in 2024 would be based on the prevailing cost of living in the country. Mr Joe Ajaero, NLC President, said this at the ongoing 19th edition of the NLC 2023 Harmattan School, organised by the Congress on Tuesday … [Read more…]
Some Namibians have been outraged after learning that President Hage Geingob’s four children joined the government’s delegation to the COP28 climate summit. They were among six of the president’s family members listed as part of Namibia’s delegation in Dubai. President Geingob’s office on Monday confirmed his children travelled to the city, but denied claims that … [Read more…]
…Atiku calls for investigation, as Obi tasks military to exercise utmost caution, professionalism Following Sunday’s reported bombing of residents in the Tudun Biri community of Kaduna by the Nigerian Army, Nigeria’s former Vice President and PDP’s 2023 presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi have both lamented the ugly incident. … [Read more…]
Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen has added yet another gong to his growing list of accolades after scooping the Footballer of the Year prize for 2023 at the AIC Oscar del Calcio Awards. Osimhen was instrumental for Napoli as they raced to their first Serie A title in 33 years earlier in the year. The Nigerian … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday called for a thorough investigation into a military drone attack that the state emergency agency in northern Kaduna state said killed at least 85 people at the weekend. The state’s governor, a religious leader and witnesses told Reuters on Monday that dozens of civilians were killed following the military drone … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters has said that terrorists were among the civilians slain by an army drone on Sunday in Ligarma village, Igabi local government area, Kaduna State. A statement released by the Director of Defense Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, said that the attack was executed following the observation of group movements through aerial surveillance that … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, says the unveiling of the National Policy on Welding and Welding related Fields and a Strategy Implementation Action Plan will end the $10 billion annual revenue loss in Nigeria. He said that despite having one million welders, Nigeria still loses an estimated $10 billion annually in … [Read more…]
A Federal High Court sitting in Sokoto has dismissed a suit filed by a former Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, over ownership of official vehicles he took away on leaving office last May. In June, the police raided Matawalle’s residences and seized the vehicles as ordered by the court. A statement on Monday by Governor … [Read more…]