The Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Monday, approved N47.960 trillion which is an increase of 36.8 percent from the 2024 estimate.The total projected revenue for 2025 stands at N34,820,000,000,000 and a deficit projected of N13,140,000,000,000, representing 3.89 percent of GDP.Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, who disclosed this whilebriefing State House correspondents...
The ex-Liverpool assistant has been dismissed by RB Salzburg fired Lijnders after just seven months on the job following a disappointing start to the season. After Jurgen Klopp left Anfield, the Dutch coach took on a new challenge in Austria, but he is currently out of a job due to RB Salzburg being ten points...
Nigerian winger and Atlanta FC of Italy talented player, Ademola Lookman on the night of Monday, in Marrakech, Morocco, crowned 2024 African Player of the Year.This award bestowed on Lookman followed his impressive performances for both club and country.He was the standout winner in a year he dazzled the world with his breathtaking skills and...
Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, the newly reappointed secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has received congratulations from Shehu Dikko, the chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC). He stated that his experience in football administration cannot be disregarded, particularly since Nigeria is hoping to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.In his office, Dikko welcomed Sanusi...
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has pledged to attract an institution of higher learning to Opobo Town to drive sustainable academic and economic growth in the area.The Governor also promised to do reclamation of land to create more space that will accommodate critical infrastructure to promote and improve the quality of life in an...
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has donated N75 million to the State Council of the Nigerian Legion as part of his government’s commitment to the welfare of Legionnaires and families of the fallen heroes.Governor Sanwo-Olu announced the donation during the Appeal Fund and Launching of the Year 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem at...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed eight permanent secretaries in the federal civil service to fill existing and impending vacancies in some states and geopolitical zones.It was the second set of eight permanent secretaries appointed by the president, following those appointed last June from Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Jigawa, Ondo, Zamfara, South East, and South-South.The...
The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Barrister Ukeyima Akutah, has said that based on the remarkable level of the Ease of Doing Business Index in Ogun State, the state is leading the rest of the country in the ongoing industrial revolution embarked upon by the Federal Government.He noted that...
The Supreme Court on Monday in Abuja imposed a N5 million fine on a former presidential candidate, Ambrose Owuru, for seeking the removal of President Bola Tinubu, describing the suit as frivolous and vexatious.Owuru, a lawyer, who contested the 2019 presidential election against former President Muhammadu Buhari on the platform of the Hope Democratic Party...
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has disclosed that the Commission, in a landmark raid, arrested 792 suspects for their alleged involvement in cryptocurrency investment fraud and romance scam.The suspects were apprehended on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, in a surprise operation at their hideout, an imposing seven-storey edifice...
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says a truck collision with four other vehicles has left two dead while three others were critically injured. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Bakare-Oki said the devastating road traffic calamity occurred at Iyana Meiran inward Meiran...
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged the winner of the Chairmanship seats and Councillorship positions in all 27 Local Government Areas during the December 13 council elections in Borno. The list of the Chairmen-elect, who had been declared winners by the returning officers earlier, was officially announced by Alhaji Tahiru Shettima, the Chairman...
The Nigerian military has debunked reports alleging that a Nigerian military aircraft was involved in a clandestine intelligence operation in Burkina Faso, describing the claims as false, misleading and unsupported by facts. A competent source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the aircraft was on a duly authorised ferry flight to Portugal for...
The Police Command in Edo has neutralised a suspected cultist and arrested 27 others during a late-night operation that disrupted an alleged initiation ceremony in the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, stated this in a statement issued on Monday in Benin. Ikoedem said that the raid followed “credible intelligence” that members...
Two alleged gunmen who killed 15 people at a Jewish celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach were a father and son, police said on Monday, as Australia began mourning victims of its worst gun violence in almost 30 years. The father, a 50-year-old, was killed at the scene, taking the number of dead to 16, while...