Inflation has risen up to an all-time high of 11.24 per cent in September as against the 11.02 per cent recorded in August after the Federal Government announced a total closure of the nation’s borders. ...
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Insurgency: 847 soldiers killed by Boko Haram, buried in Borno cemetery – Ndume
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, said on Tuesday that 840 Nigerian soldiers killed by the Boko Haram terrorists from 2013 till date were buried in the Military cemetery located in Maiduguri, the Borno ...
Read More »Herdsmen cut off woman’s hand in Benue
Suspected Fulani herdsmen launched a fresh attack on Gboogyo village in the Guma Local Government Area of Benue State on Monday and cut off a ...
Read More »Minimum wage: Labour, FG parley ends in deadlock, continues today
The Federal Government and representatives of organised labour have failed to reach an agreement on the full implementation of the new minimum wage, which includes the consequential adjustments of salaries for civil servants ...
Read More »Buhari seeks NASS approval for N10.06bn to Kogi govt
The Senate on Tuesday received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari for an approval to pay Kogi State Government N10.069 billion being refund of money spent by the state on behalf of Federal government ...
Read More »Gov. Ugwuanyi hands over 65 security vehicles to police
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State at the Government House, Enugu on Tuesday handed over sixty five (65) patrol vans to the state command of the Nigeria Police Force to aid its security operations ...
Read More »2020 Budget scales second reading in Senate
The 2020 Appropriation Bill submitted to the National Assembly last week by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday scaled second reading on the floor of the Senate ...
Read More »Court hears Sowore’s plea for softer bail conditions Monday
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed October 21 for the hearing of an application seeking the variation of bail conditions it imposed on ...
Read More »Kaduna govt budgets N257.9bn for 2020, declares free education
Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State on Tuesday presented a budget of N257.9bn for 2020 to the state House of Assembly. Presenting the budget estimates ...
Read More »FG, governors move against banditry, kidnapping, others in North-West
The Federal Government and governors in the North West have brainstormed on the insecurity ravaging the geo-political zone. During a town hall meeting organised by ...
Read More »IMF recommends unified exchange rate for Nigeria
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to unify the country’s exchange rate system in order to avoid situations ...
Read More »AMCON debts can increase to N6.6tr by 2024 – Balogun
A legal consultant and Senior Partner, Olaniwun Ajayi -LP, Mr Muyiwa Balogun has challenged the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON); Asset Management Partners (AMPs) ...
Read More »Ugwuanyi’s bold initiatives for Enugu City
By Louis Amoke The recent decisions by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s administration to restore the Enugu urban master-plan, construct pedestrian bridges and overlay major roads in ...
Read More »EU prepares three Brexit scenarios as deal deadline looms
The European Union’s Brexit negotiator told the 27 EU states staying on together that he saw three possible scenarios ahead: This is according to EU ...
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