Tinubu Seeks NASS Approval For $21.5b Loan
President Bola Tinubu has transmitted three letters to the National Assembly requesting a legislative approval for a new external borrowing plan amounting to over $21.5 billion, and a domestic bond issuance of ₦757.9 billion to settle outstanding national pension liabilities.
Ibas To Defend Rivers Budget Before Joint NASS C’ttee
The Leader of the Senate Ad-hoc Committee to Oversee Emergency Rule in Rivers State, Opeyemi Bamidele, has said that the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Ibok-Ete Ibas and other key functionaries would defend the state’s 2025 budget before the Joint National Assembly Ad-hoc Committee to Oversee Emergency Rule in Rivers State.
President Tinubu, First Lady, Call for End to Bullying in Celebration of Children’s Day
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to safeguarding the rights and well-being of Nigerian children, declaring them as the “pride and future of our great nation”
NACA Urge More Efforts in Preventing Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has called on stakeholders to stay committed to protecting the health and future of Nigerian children by working harder to stop the spread of HIV from mothers to their babies.
Amama Soldiers, Police, Rescue 8 Abducted WASSCE Students, 11 Others
The eight students sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, who were kidnapped alongside 11 others, earlier this month by suspected pirates, have been rescued.
Obi Condemns Alleged N700K Fee Imposed On Onitsha Traders
Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has condemned the alleged demand of ₦700,000 from traders to reopen their shops at the Onitsha Head Bridge Market, describing the action as “insensitive” and calling on authorities to reconsider the charge.
FG Clears 200,000 Passport Backlogs, Pays ₦28bn Debts — Tunji-Ojo
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says the Federal Government has cleared over 200,000 unprocessed passport applications since he assumed office.
Violence Halts JUDO At National Sports Festival
The Judo competition at the ongoing National Sports Festival has been suspended after a violent incident disrupted proceedings.
South Korea’s Liberal Candidate Lee Holds Lead
South Korea’s liberal frontrunner for president, Lee Jae-myung is leading his conservative opponent,Kim Moon-soo by more than 10 percentage points in an opinion poll issued this Tuesday.
JAMB Says That Candidates Can’t Use Initial Scores
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has ruled out the possibility of candidates using their earlier Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) scores in place of results from the recent r-esit.