Tinubu to Present ₦47.9trn 2025 Budget to National Assembly on Tuesday

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu to Present ₦47.9trn 2025 Budget to National Assembly on Tuesday

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 13, 2024

President Bola Tinubu is gearing up to present the 2025 budget, totalling ₦47.9 trillion, to the National Assembly on Tuesday, 17th December. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, confirmed the news during plenary on Thursday. “The President has made his intention known to the National Assembly to present the 2025 budget to the joint session of the National Assembly on the 17th of December, 2024,” Akpabio announced. The presentation will take place in the...

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Dangote Refinery Partners Neptune Oil for First Petrol Export to Cameroon

NewsNigeriaOil & GasDangote Refinery Partners Neptune Oil for First Petrol Export to Cameroon

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 13, 2024

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has marked a major milestone by exporting petrol to Cameroon for the first time. The collaboration with Neptune Oil, a leading Cameroonian energy company, is being hailed as a step forward for Africa’s “regional energy integration.” Announcing the development on Wednesday, Dangote Refinery described it as a bold move to tackle rising energy demands while strengthening economic ties between Nigeria and Cameroon. “This milestone, resulting from a strategic collaboration between the two...

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Troops Foil Banditry Attack In Taraba State

National SecurityNewsNigeriaTroops Foil Banditry Attack In Taraba State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 13, 2024

Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, of 6 Brigade, Sector 3 has thwarted a planned banditry attack in the southern part of Taraba State. Brigade’s Acting Assistant Director, Captain Oni Olubodunde, in a statement made available to journalists on Thursday said the operation occured on December 11, 2024, also led to the arrest of two suspects. The statement said: “Acting on actionable intelligence about an impending terrorist attack on local villages, the troops launched a series of...

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PCACC Arrest 10 Saboteurs Of Wheat Production Scheme In Jigawa

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPCACC Arrest 10 Saboteurs Of Wheat Production Scheme In Jigawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 13, 2024

Ten individuals suspected of sabotaging the state’s wheat production programme have been arrested by the Jigawa Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC). Barr. Salisu Abdu, Chairman of the commission told newsmen in Dutse that the suspects were arrested in connection with the illegal diversion of subsidized farm inputs intended for grassroots farmers. “The suspects were involved in bypassing the proper channels established by the Jigawa State Government for the distribution of fertilizers and other farming...

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US Embassy Announces New Visa Application For Immigrants

NewsNigeriaPoliticsUS Embassy Announces New Visa Application For Immigrants

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 12, 2024

From January 1, 2025, a new visa application process for immigrants into the United States will come into effect. The United States Embassy in Nigeria announced the update via its official X page, saying the revised procedure requires applicants with scheduled interviews to visit the US Consulate General in Lagos at least twice during their application process. The embassy’s official website details that the first visit will involve an ‘In-Person Document Review’ with a consular...

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National Policy To Combat Bullying In Schools Underway

EducationNewsNigeriaNational Policy To Combat Bullying In Schools Underway

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 12, 2024

As part of broader efforts to address bullying in schools and improve the nation’s educational system, the Federal Government has announced plans to develop a national policy to that effect. Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, Minister of Education disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, explaining that the Federal Ministry of Education had held its first meeting with the principals of Federal Unity Colleges. According to him, the meeting was an opportunity to...

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Economy: Group Defends NBS Reports On GDP, Unemployment Figure

EconomyNewsNigeriaPoliticsEconomy: Group Defends NBS Reports On GDP, Unemployment Figure

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)December 12, 2024

A Think Tank group, the Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has defended the two recently released reports by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Nigeria’s latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figure and the unemployment rate, saying that reports agree with global metrics. This is against the backdrop of claims by some critics who had sought to discredit the reports that is why were largely positive a few weeks after they had hailed a...

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Abuja Runway Excursion: NSIB Commences Investigation On B737-400 Cargo Aircraft 

NewsNigeriaAbuja Runway Excursion: NSIB Commences Investigation On B737-400 Cargo Aircraft 

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)December 12, 2024

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) said it has commenced an investigation into the runway excursion involving a Boeing 737-400 (Cargo) aircraft with registration and nationality marks 5N-JRT, operated by Allied Air on Wednesday in Abuja. According to reports made available to journalists, the incident occurred at approximately 10:06 AM local time at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The aircraft, operating as flight AJK206 from Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, skidded off the right side...

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Warri, Kaduna Refineries Still Idle Despite $2.9 Billion Allocation – CSOs

BusinessNewsNigeriaOil & GasWarri, Kaduna Refineries Still Idle Despite $2.9 Billion Allocation – CSOs

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)December 12, 2024

Human rights lawyer, Chief Femi Falana (SAN) and a coalition of 145 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have expressed concerns over the $2.9 billion reportedly allocated for the rehabilitation of Nigeria’s three local refineries, Warri, Kaduna, and Port Harcourt. The coalition has called on the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), Mallam Mele Kyari, to address the pressing questions surrounding the utilization of the funds. They are demanding detailed...

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Goodluck Jonathan-led West African Elders Felicitate Mahama

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGoodluck Jonathan-led West African Elders Felicitate Mahama

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)December 12, 2024

…Laud Ghanaians Over Credible Polls Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan led West African Elders Forum (WAEF) has congratulated the President-elect of Ghana, Mr. John Mahama, and commended Ghanaians for the largely peaceful and orderly conduct of the December 7, 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections. The Elders whose mission left Ghana on Wednesday following the official announcement of the election results by the Electoral Commission of Ghana described the election as transparent, stressing that Ghana has...

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