The Federal Government, under the administration of President Bola Tinubu, disbursed a total sum of N14.77bn for the repair and maintenance of the presidential air fleet in 11 months, Sunday PUNCH can confirm. The payments, made in 11 tranches between 16th July 2023 and 25th May 2024, were processed through the State House headquarters transit…
Nigeria’s judicial officers are poised for a significant salary boost, with a proposed 300% increase annually. Statisense, the official data provider, disclosed this information to Africa Health Report (AHR) on it’s official X on Thursday. According to the report, the updated salary system in the judiciary will lead to substantial increases for various positions. Chief…
As the federal government of Nigeria celebrated its one year anniversary of coming to power, May 29, President Bola Tinubu had spent 83 days outside the country, attending to matters not unconnected to his health, among others, Africa Health Report, (AHR) can reveal. Further revelation is that business and private engagements dominated Tinubu’s foreign trips…
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle have commenced their 72-hour tour in Nigeria, which is focusing on promoting the Invictus Games. Their activities upon arrival as monitored by our correspondent in Abuja, the royal couple’s journey began with a slightly delayed British Airways overnight flight to Abuja, where they were warmly received by Nigerian…
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF), has flayed the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, for imposing the Cybersecurity Levy. The NEF, a socio-cultural organization representing the interests of the Northern region of Nigeria, said in a statement on Wednesday night, it “strongly condemned the Central Bank of Nigeria’s recent decision to impose a cybersecurity levy on…
The National Multidimensional Poverty Index (NMPI), Study in 2022, has shown that majority of people in Jigawa state, specifically 8 out of 10, experience severe poverty. Jigawa, a state in Northwestern Nigeria, has a population of 5.6 million, with 84.3 percent of its residents living in extreme poverty. The Nigeria Multidimensional Poverty Index (NMPI) reveals…
John Nwokocha An all-time high inflation has hit Nigeria’s food sector with a figure reaching 37.92 percent, representing 38 percent in the first nine months of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. This is the latest food inflation index released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Tinubu had met food inflation rate at 24.48 percent upon…
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…
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…
