The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) and more than 75 associated civil society groups, part of the National Civil Society Organisations Against Inept Leaders, are standing firm on their demand for a comprehensive and impartial investigation into the alleged budget padding by Senator Abdul Ningi in 2024. Despite the Senator’s suspension for three months,…
The House of Representatives on Tuesday mandated the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to restrain commercial banks operating in Nigeria from holding reversed funds of customers beyond the timeline stipulated by the apex bank. The resolution of the House followed the adoption of a motion titled, “Need to restrain commercial banks from holding funds reversal…
Senator Abdul Ningi, representing Bauchi Central, has tendered his resignation as the chairman of the Northern Senators Forum. The senator resigned hours after a three-month suspension was issued to him on Tuesday, by the Senate following allegations he made regarding the unaccounted allocation of about N3.7 trillion in the budget for project implementation. Africa Health…
Angry youths on Tuesday set parts of the Wuse Market in Abuja on fire over the killing of a 17-year-old hawker simply identified as Musa, a suspect. The office of the Abuja Markets Management Limited (AMML) inside the market as well as some cars parked at the market’s car park were reportedly torched. It was…
Following a stormy session in the Senate on Tuesday over the claim of padding the 2024 budget by the Presidency, the Senate has suspended Senator Abdul Ningi. Ningi, from Bauchi Central Senatorial District, weekend made allegations of N3.7trn padding of the 2024 Budget, while speaking to the BBC. Senate President Godswill Akpabio Akpabio, who described…
President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated a Food Security and Agricultural Mechanization Programme in Niger State on Monday, in a bid to bolster food security and promote agricultural mechanization in the country. The initiative, spearheaded by the Niger State government, aims to deploy state-of-the-art agricultural machinery and technology to enhance large-scale agro-value chain development within the…
Musa Garba,17, had to slither on the ground like a snake to avoid being detected by his kidnappers as he made his escape through the bush of northern Nigeria. Earlier, camouflaged by his school uniform, the teenager had managed to hide in a heap of cut grass as the group of schoolchildren he was abducted…
A study has shown that Covid-19 caused the average life expectancy of people worldwide to fall by 1.6 years during the first two years of the pandemic. This is a more dramatic decline than previously thought, a study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) said Tuesday. Covid was responsible for 15.9 million…
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has taken a step towards enhancing skills development in the country by inaugurating three ad hoc committees with the task of upscaling skills development and strengthening the Fund’s intervention activities. The committees, which include a committee on the operationalisation of equipment upgrades in workshops and laboratories for universities, polytechnics,…
The ruling military government in Niger Republic is in serious talks with diverse interests over the state of the country’s politics, even as it emerged on Monday that the Junta has agreed to release the ousted president of the country, Mohamed Bazoum, and his wife, Khadija. The ousted president and his family have been in…
