Newscenter Media News Nigeria’s plan to increase oil production to three million barrels per day (bpd) this year rests on its capacity to further check crude oil theft, with incidents hovering around 1,528 …
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MDAs defend spending as NASS eyes January ending for budget approval
Barring any last-minute changes, the House of Representatives is expected to conclude consideration of the N49.74 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill by January 31, 2025. The post MDAs defend spending as …
Read More »Telecoms tariff hike will stifle freedom of expression, HURIWA warns
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has strongly criticised move by telecommunications operators in the country to hike tariff. HURIWA referred to a planned 40 per cent hike in …
Read More »Culprits of Ibadan stampede must face trial, Makinde vows
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, yesterday, vowed trial for suspects of the Christmas funfair stampede at Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan. The incident claimed no fewer than 35 children. The …
Read More »Lagos Assembly okays N3.4tr budget for 2025
Lagos State House of Assembly, yesterday, approved the total sum of N3.36 trillion as the budget for the state in 2025. The approval followed the presentation of a report on …
Read More »Poor electricity supply crippling service delivery, says ATBUTH
The Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, has lamented the poor and unreliable electricity supply to the major health facility. The Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Yusuf Bara, …
Read More »EFCC dismisses 27 for fraud, misconduct
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) dismissed 27 officers from its workforce in 2024. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, who disclosed this, yesterday, in Abuja noted that the officers were dismissed …
Read More »How to eat well despite skyrocketing food prices – Nutritionists
Nutrition experts have said that despite the economic situation and rising food inflation, Nigerians can still eat healthily and maintain a healthy diet. The nutritionists explained that education and the …
Read More »Afe Babalola okays N77,000 minimum wage for ABUAD workers
Founder and Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola, has approved N77,000 as minimum wage for staff of the institution, with effect from November 2024. The post …
Read More »Police nab FCT public property vandals, go after buyers of stolen items
Operatives of FCT Police Command have arrested 50 suspects for vandalising Abuja manholes and streetlights. Parading the suspects yesterday, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Tunji Disu, said dozens of manholes and …
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