The Federal Government has proposed N1.1bn in the 2025 budget for the long-delayed national population and housing census, marking an increase from the N693.3m set aside in 2024, The PUNCH …
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Air chief celebrates NAF engineers for reviving moribund aircraft
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has commended military engineers and technicians for successfully reactivating a Dornier DO-228 aircraft that had been grounded for 23 years. Abubakar …
Read More »Backbiters behind my kangaroo impeachment – Makinde’s ex-deputy
Former Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Rauf Olaniyan, has opened up about the events leading to his impeachment on July 18, 2022, describing it as a “kangaroo” process fuelled by …
Read More »N’Assembly decries low funding for capital projects
The National Assembly on Wednesday expressed concerns over the wide gap between recurrent and capital expenditures in the 2024 budget, citing the low level of fund releases for capital projects …
Read More »Ohanaeze leader: MASSOB, IPOB clash over Okiro
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra and the Indigenous People of Biafra are presently at opposing ends regarding the candidature of former Inspector General of …
Read More »Ekiti man jailed seven years for N64,000 phone theft
An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division has sentenced 26-year-old Omodara Dada to seven years imprisonment for burglary. Dada was charged in court for robbing the owner of a …
Read More »New virus: FG focuses on Lagos in fresh alert
The Director of Port Health Services, Dr Akpan Nse said the Points of Entry in the 36 states of the country, and the Federal Capital Territory have been alerted about …
Read More »Man jailed six months for intimidating FRSC officers
A Chief Magistrate Court in Jimeta, Yola, Adamawa State, on Tuesday sentenced Nuhu Isah to six months imprisonment or an option of a N20,000 fine for intimidating officials of the …
Read More »Lagos teacher arrested for assaulting pupil during lesson
Nigerians have voiced their outrage after a video emerged showing Stella Nwadigo, a teacher at Christ-Mitots International School in Isawo, Ikorodu, Lagos State, physically assaulting a three-year-old pupil, Abayomi Michael, …
Read More »Experts hinge naira stability on foreign investors
Experts have projected that the stability of the naira in 2025 would be hinged on the confidence of players in the business climate of the country, especially foreign investors. This …
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