Borno Governor, Prof Babagana Umara Zulum, has presented the 2025 Budget, tagged the “Budget of Recovery and Continuity,” with a total sum of N584.76 billion aimed at consolidating the state’s developmental strides. The budget prioritises health, education, and economic recovery, alongside critical investments in security, infrastructure, and social services. Presenting the 2025 Appropriation Bill before […]

An electricity blackout is imminent following the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority’s directive to gas producers to cease supplying gas to indebted generation companies (GenCos). The Authority stated that the substantial debts owed to producers had hindered their ability to sustain operations. It called on gas off-takers, particularly power generation companies, to ensure […]

The chief of army staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has expressed optimism that the new insurgent group, Lukarawa, will soon be eradicated, citing strengthened cooperation with Nigeria’s neighbouring countries.Nigeria cultural tours He also revealed that the Nigerian Army had adopted a fresh strategy to tackle the country’s emerging security threats, He made this assertion […]

The federal government has just announced that it is cancelling foreign training programmes for Nigerian scholars. The minister of education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this at a conference organised by the British Council in Abuja. He added that henceforth, university lecturers will be trained locally. The minister explained the basis for this decision: “We have […]

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has expressed optimism that the 2025 budget estimates of N47.9 trillion, particularly regarding revenue, will be achieved with the expected strong economy. Edun stated this while giving an overview of the expected 2025 budget proposal and the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy […]

The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, has asserted that he advises his daughters to retaliate if their husbands slap them. He highlighted the alarming prevalence of domestic violence, which constitutes 45% of cases in nine Shari’a Courts in Kano over the past five years. Speaking at the National Dialogue Conference on Gender-Based Violence […]

The secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, and former vice president Atiku Abubakar yesterday differed over whether northern politicians should contest the 2027 presidential election, a move that has given the latter’s presidential ambition a boost. Akume had told northern political bigwigs to put off contesting the presidential election until […]

The shortlist for the 2024 Time’s Person of the Year award has been announced on Monday. The list which featured 10 candidates under consideration for TIME’s annual designation, was revealed on NBC’s Today Show. According to information obtained on Time’s website, the award which began in 1927,  has been awarded to “a person, group or […]

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with the government of Japan, have trained 96 security personnel from seven West African countries on the protection of civilians in armed conflicts. The Team Lead, Governance, Peace & Security, UNDP-Nigeria, Mr. Matthew Alao, gave the figure at the inauguration of the Leadership and National Cohesion Course […]