The Senate Public Accounts Committee has raised serious concerns over multiple issues related to the Nigeria Police Force, including financial irregularities and missing firearms. During a review of the Auditor-General’s report, lawmakers were informed of eight infractions recorded against the police including contract irregularities totalling ₦1.136 billion, as well as the disappearance of over 3,900…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has signed the ₦1.1 trillion 2025 Budget into law. Governor Fubara, in a speech after signing the bill into law on Thursday, January 2, 2025, thanked the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led State Assembly for doing a good job. The governor insisted that the only House of Assembly existing in the state was…
The acting Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Olufemi Oluyede has ordered troops to crush the new terror group which was reportedly inducing youths in Sokoto into its fold. Oluyede who visited the 8 Division of the Nigerian Army in Sokoto as part of efforts to combat the new terror group, Lukarawa called on the…
“The incident was reported around 12:30 pm when a concerned citizen reported that unknown individuals believed to be cultists arrived in an unregistered Toyota Corolla Sports car with a pump action shotgun and pistol at Jide Jones, Oke Ilewo in Ibara,” the spokesperson of the Ogun State Police Command Omolola Odutola said. “The assailants opened…
In a statement, APC spokesman Felix Morka urged “Edo state electorate and the general public to disregard these bogus and highly speculative reports”. “Our great party wishes to clarify that collation at the Ward level is still ongoing and has yet to be concluded. Certainly, local government level collation has yet to begin in most…
Bandits have killed seven people and abducted many others, including nurses in Kaduna and Sokoto states. Five people were reportedly killed and several others were kidnapped… Bandits have killed seven people and abducted many others, including nurses in Kaduna and Sokoto states. Five people were reportedly killed and several others kidnapped after bandits attacked Kallah…
This is because food inflation is over 40% and the overall inflation rate is 33.40 percent according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) most recent data. According to the CBN report, the survey, which had a 99.7% response rate, was conducted from July 22 to July 26, 2024. The NBS master sample list, which included 1,665 homes across the 36 federation states and the Federal Capital Territory, was used to determine the sample size. According to the Household Expectations Survey data the CBN made available on its website, many Nigerians plan to reduce their consumption of non-essential commodities over the course of the next three to six months. However, throughout the next six months, they want to spend 54.9% of their income on food.
The National Assembly also approved the appointment of 37 other federal commissioners for the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. This was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary of Research and Information, Dr Barde Umoru on behalf of the Clerk to the National Assembly, Sani Magaji Tambawal. He said the appointment complies…
The 2023/24 Premier League season has showcased an array of outstanding talent, and the PFA Premier League Team of the Year celebrates the best of the best. This year’s lineup features a blend of defensive solidity, midfield creativity, and attacking prowess. This was disclosed in a series of posts on Tuesday on the Professional Footballers…
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) says each of the 109 senators occupying legislative seats in the red chamber earns ₦1,063,860 salary and allowances per month. The commission gave the breakdown of the salary and allowances of each senator as: Basic Salary – ₦168,866:70; Motor Vehicle Fuelling and Maintenance Allowance – ₦126,650:00; Personal…
