The Senate has approved a fresh extension of the implementation of the capital component of the 2024 national budget from June 30 to Dec. 31. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the decision was reached during plenary on Tuesday, following the presentation and expeditious passage of an amendment
President Bola Tinubu on Monday in Abuja declared that Nigeria’s agricultural renaissance has begun as he commissioned 2,000 tractors for nationwide deployment under the Renewed Hope Agricultural Mechanisation Programme. The commissioning ceremony marked the programme’s formal launch at the National Agricultural Seeds Council, Sheda, along the Abuja–Lokoja Expressway. President Tinubu
the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has urged citizens and leaders to renew their commitment to a democracy that delivers justice, freedom, and inclusive governance. In a powerful statement, Osigwe emphasized that Democracy stands as a powerful reminder of the people’s enduring demand for
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 142 deaths and 747 cases of Lassa fever across 18 states as of Epidemiological Week 22, 2025, with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 19%, slightly higher than last year’s figure for the same period. The centre said in