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The senate has passed a supplementary budget of N819 billion for the 2022 fiscal year. The development came after the senate extended the implementation of the 2022 budget till March 31, 2023. The national assembly had passed N17.12 trillion as the 2022 budget, but it was later revised to N17.31 trillion at […]

The children of President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and Yusuf Bichi, director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS), have been included in the All Progressives Congress (APC) national youth campaign council. Zara and Yusuf Buhari, Kiki Osinbajo and Abba Yusuf Bichi were among the children of key APC stakeholders on the […]

Inuwa Yahaya, governor of Gombe state, says the bimodal voter authentication system (BVAS) has eliminated any possibility of electoral fraud ahead of the 2023 elections. Yahaya said prior to the introduction of the BVAS device, the card readers used in previous elections were manipulated by some politicians. Speaking on Tuesday in Akko […]

The Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA) says it has received internal approvals to acquire a strategic minority stake in Geregu Power Plc, subject to satisfactory diligence and documentation. FEDA is the development impact investment platform of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). In a recent statement, the bank explained that as […]

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says seven persons have been confirmed dead after a car rammed into a crowd at the 2022 Calabar carnival in Cross River state. According to NAN, Maikano Hassan, sector commander of the corps, said the incident occurred on Tuesday during the bikers’ activity in Bobobiri area of […]

A police officer and two other persons have been killed following a clash involving supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi state. Chris Anyanwu, Ebonyi police spokesperson, confirmed the development in a statement on Tuesday. Anyanwu said the incident happened on Monday evening in Ekoli-Edda, Afikpo south LGA of the […]

The mother of Bolanle Raheem, a lawyer who was shot dead in an incident involving a police officer in Lagos, says the deceased was pregnant with twins. The deceased’s mother said this on Tuesday while speaking with Abiodun Alabi, Lagos police commissioner, during a condolence visit by the latter. BACKGROUND On […]

The Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign council has named Akin Osuntokun, a former managing director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), as its new director-general. Doyin Okupe, the former director-general of the campaign organisation, resigned after he was convicted over money laundering charges. In a statement on Tuesday, Diran Onifade, spokesperson […]