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FEC Approves $618m loan For Fighter Jets From Italy
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a loan of approximately $618 million from a consortium of financiers to acquire six Italian-made M-346 attack jets and ammunition for the Nigerian Air Force. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced this on Wednesday. The Air Force previously stated that the first three jets are […]
Abia begins N70,000 minimum wage October
The Abia State Government on Tuesday announced that it would begin the payment of the new minimum wage of N70,000 in October 2024. Releasing the information Tuesday morning while briefing the press on the outcome of this week’s State Executive Council meeting held on Monday and chaired by the state governor, Alex Otti, the state […]
How Bobrisky spent night in FCID female cell
Controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, who is currently under detention at the Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex, Alagbon, Lagos State, spent the night in a female cell in the police facility. A source, who confirmed the development to our correspondent, on the condition of anonymity, said Okuneye was detained in the female cell because of his […]
IMF Downgrades Nigeria’s 2024 Growth Forecast To 3.1%
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded Nigeria’s 2024 economic growth forecast to 3.1 per cent, down from 3.3 per cent previously estimated. This adjustment, detailed in the latest World Economic Outlook, reflects weaker-than-expected economic activity in the first quarter of the year. The IMF highlighted that this revision also impacts the broader Sub-Saharan Africa […]
State House food budget grows by 20% in three years
Budget allocations for food and catering supplies for the offices of the President, Vice-President, and State House headquarters rose by 20 per cent from 2022 to 2024. Although the allocations remained static at N702.95m for 2022 and 2023, it grew to N845.07m in 2024. While the office of the President allocated a total of N856.57m […]
Hardship: Proprietors beg parents not to withdraw students
The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools has expressed worry over random withdrawal of students by parents who find it hard to pay tuition amid the current hardship. Nigeria has been plagued with hyperinflation and hardship occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy, floating of the naira and other economic policies implemented by President […]
#EndSARS anniversary: Protest leaders demand implementation of panel reports
As Nigerian youths commemorate the fourth anniversary of the #EndSARS protest today, some of the activists who led the mass action have called for the full implementation of the reports submitted by various judicial panels of inquiry set up after the protests. In October 2020, thousands of youths gathered in major cities across the country […]
Women lawyers seek clergies involvement in combating GBV
The National President of the International Federation of Women Lawyers, Mrs Amina Agbaje, has enlisted the support of religious leaders in taming the increasing violence against women and girls in Nigeria through effective strategies. Agbaje spoke in a message to the two-day annual dialogue on GBV with the theme, “Engagement, coordination and sharing of lessons […]
‘Office invasion’: DSS files N5.5bn defamation suit against SERAP
The Department of State Services has demanded N5.5 billion in damages from the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), a civil society organisation (CSO), for an alleged false claim that the secret police said tarnished its image. Last month, SERAP said the DSS agents were “unlawfully occupying” its office in Abuja, the nation’s capital, adding […]
Nigeria seeks fresh $500m World Bank loan
The Federal Government is discussing with the World Bank the possibility of securing a $500m loan to support basic education, according to Punch. This is according to the Programme Information Document for the loan project obtained on Friday. The loan is part of the World Bank’s HOPE for Quality Basic Education for All initiative, which […]