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The Federal Government has disclosed that it spent 4.2 trillion naira on debt servicing between January and November 2021.  This sum represents 76.2 per cent of the 5.51trillion naira revenue generated during the period under review.  The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, ZAINAB AHMED, disclosed this in Abuja during the public presentation of the details...

The Federal Government has formally declared bandit groups operating in the country as terrorists. The declaration titled ‘Terrorism (Prevention) Proscription Order Notice, 2021 is contained in Volume 108 of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette. News of the move comes more than a month after the Federal High Court in Abuja declared bandits as terrorists following...

The Ogun State Government says it has upgraded ambulance services to make it a 24-hour response to road emergencies which may occur in any part of the State. Commissioner for Health, Dr. TOMI COKER in a statement issued in Abeokuta, stated that the government would prioritize health of the people through its social welfare and wellbeing programme. Dr. TOMI COKER r...

The Ogun State government has rolled out some measures aimed at combating unruly behaviours and other acts of indiscipline among students in public secondary schools in the state. The State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Professor ABAYOMI ARIGBAGBU, said government would not allow a reoccurrence of the incidences that happened in some of its schools last term.  ...

Ogun State House of Assembly has passed two bills including the Local Government (Amendment) Law, 2020 and the Ogun State Board of Internal Revenue Law, 2021 meant to grant autonomy and repositioning the State Board of Internal revenue Service for improved revenue generation as well as strengthening the operations of local government administration through improved welfare for the workers. The passage of a bill for a law to provide ...

European champions Chelsea has announced that an annual loss of 145.6 million Euros for the year to June 30 2021 despite their Champions League triumph. The London club were crowned kings of Europe in May following a 1-0 win over English rivals Manchester City in the Champions League final in Porto. But while their turnover rose from 387.8 million Euros to 416.8 million Euros due ...

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has said his administration is reviewing the concluded forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) with a view to recovering every kobo that is recoverable. The President had ordered a forensic audit of the NDDC in October 2019 to probe alleged financial misappropriation. Speaking in Abuja at the virtual commissioning of the NDDC Prot...

The National Assembly has transmitted the 2022 Appropriation Bill to the President, MUHAMMADU BUHARI , for assent.  The House of Representatives and the Senate passed the Federal Government’s budget, raising the total estimates from the proposed 16.391 trillion naira to 17.126 trillion naira.  The oil benchmark was raised from the proposed 57 dollar per barrel to 6...

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has said more cooperation among elites in the country, with a commitment to inform people on realities and mobilize for development, will help in resolving the challenges facing the nation. In a courtesy call at the Palace of the Shehu of Borno during a visit to commission MUHAMMADU INDIMI Distance Learning Centre and International Conference Hall at the University of Maiduguri and some state projects, the...

A pipeline has exploded in the Egbeda area of Lagos State on Friday morning. The incident happened at Isale Odo, LASU/Isheri Road. As of the time of this report, no casualties have been confirmed but men of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), security officials, firefighters, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) are at the scene of the incident....