FG, states, LGs share N1.35trn FAAC July 2024 revenue

A total sum of N1,358.075 trillion July 2024 Federation Accounts Revenue has been shared with the Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils in the country. The revenue distribution was announced at the August 2024 meeting of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), in Abuja. In a statement on Friday, Bawa Mokwa, Director (Press and … [Read more…]

[DEVELOPING STORY] Gunmen reportedly abduct about 20 medical students around Otukpo, demand N50m via X post

Isa Umar, Abuja About 20 medical and dental students of the University of Maiduguri and University of Jos have been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen in Benue State. The incident was said to have happened when the students were travelling to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) annual convention in Enugu and were … [Read more…]

JUST-IN: NJC recommends Justice Kekere-Ekun as Chief Justice of Nigeria

The National Judicial Council, Thursday recommended Hon. Justice Kudirat Motonmori Kekere-Ekun, CFR to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for appointment as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. The body also recommended twenty-eight (28) others as Judges of various Courts. The decision was made during its 106th meeting presided over by the Hon. Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. … [Read more…]

Months of blackout loom in Rivers, Bayelsa as Vandals destroy 13 TCN towers in Bayelsa

States in the Niger Delta region, particularly Rivers and Bayelsa State, are expected to face months of electricity blackouts as vandals destroy 13 transmission towers along the Ahoada-Yenagoa 132kV Double Circuit transmission. The spokesperson of TCN, Ndidi Mbah, made this disclosure in a statement on Wednesday. Mbah said that 13 towers were along the Ahoada-Yenagoa … [Read more…]

Ebonyi Governor Cautions Against Contractual Sabotage, Empowerment Diversion, Leakages

The Governor of Ebonyi State, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru has charged Local Government Chairmen and Coordinators of Development Centres to embark on projects that will have direct bearing on the people He made the call during a Church Service at the Government House Chapel Abakaliki. “If you are a Coordinator or a Local Government … [Read more…]

Tinubu Holds First Council Of State Meeting With Ex Presidents, Govs, Others In Attendance 

Former Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari are currently attending the inaugural Council of State meeting under President Bola Tinubu administration on Tuesday. The meeting is holding at the State House Council Chambers at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Also, former Heads of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) and General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) are participating in … [Read more…]

Tinubu heads to Equatorial Guinea on a 3-day official visit

President Bola Tinubu is set to leave the presidential villa Abuja for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on a three-day official visit to honour the invitation of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.    This is contained in a statement released by the President’s spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, on Tuesday in Abuja.   According to Ngelale, the visit to the … [Read more…]

Tinubu Inaugurates 30 CNG Buses with 3,000 Passenger Capacity

…says Energy Innovation will Bring Prosperity President Bola Tinubu on Monday in Abuja inaugurated 30 hybrid Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered buses with the capacity to transport 3,000 passengers. The locally-manufactured buses were donated to the federal government by the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited … [Read more…]

Matawalle says Nigeria now selling weapons to African countries

Many African nations are now turning to Nigeria to produce high-tech military hardware, says the Federal Government. The weapons produced by the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), according to Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, show the seriousness of the Ministry of Defence and the new DICON management under the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration. … [Read more…]