2024 Budget: Its Recovery Time – Tinubu Assures Nigerians
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the time for country’s recovery from economic challenges has finally come, projecting that the 2024 budget will set Nigeria on a transformative path towards economic growth and development. President Tinubu offered this assurance on Wednesday while the 2024 appropriation bill was before a joint session of the National […]
Pandemonium As NSCDC Officer Open Fire On Students In Abuja
There was mild pandemonium after three personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) were reportedly arrested for allegedly shooting two students of Senior Secondary School, Life Camp, Abuja. Africa Today News, New York reports that the personnel were reported to have been drafted to the school for the ongoing SSCE external examination. […]
Supreme Court Okays Indefinite Use Of Old, New Naira Notes
Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that the Supreme Court of Nigeria has finally ruled that both the old and the redesigned naira notes remain valid legal tenders in the country beyond the 31st of December that was earlier stated by the apex bank. A seven-member panel of the court led […]
Rema Cancels All December Shows Over Health Challenge
Afrobeats sensation, Daniel Ikubor popularly known as Rema, has announced a cancellation of all engagements he had earlier slated for December to focus on his health. The Calm Down crooner made this known on his Instagram story on Wednesday. Rema pointed out that during his years of touring, he had ignored his health, adding that […]
Adeleke Approves ₦25,000 Wage Award For Osun Workers
The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has approved a sum of ₦15,000 wage award per worker in the state as part of measures to cushion the harsh effects of fuel subsidy removal on the citizenry. Africa Today News, New York gathered that the governor also approved a sum of ₦10,000 for each pensioner in […]
Pay Me, Don’t Teach Me My Job, Peseiro Lambasts NFF
In a fresh twist of events, Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro, has told the Technical Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) not to teach him his job but rather pay him and his team their outstanding allowances. Peseiro allegedly said this while reacting to the NFF Technical Committee Chairman, Shariff Ahlan’s comment in the […]
Real Reason I’m Not Challenging My Loss In Court – Melaye
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just concluded Governorship election in Kogi State, Senator Dino Melaye has opened up why he has decided against seeking legal redress following his electoral loss. Melaye said his decision was hinged on the fact that the judiciary has allegedly become an arm of the ruling […]
Tinubu’s 2024 Budget Hopeless, Full Of Deceit — PDP
Nigeria’s major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has written off the ₦27.5 trillion budget for 2024 fiscal year which was presented by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly on Wednesday as a huge disservice. Africa Today News, New York reports that against the backdrop of the president’s presentation of the appropriation bill […]
Moscow Fumes Over Plans To Exclude Russia From Security Body
Russia has claimed that Western countries made bold attempts to prevent its officials from attending the annual ministerial conference of the pan-European security body OSCE. Africa Today News, New York gathered that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, under European sanctions, had to ask permission to fly over EU airspace to attend the two-day meeting, which […]
Federal Government’s Debt To NDDC Hits N2tn, MD Says
Sam Ogbuku, the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), stated on Wednesday that the Federal Government’s unsettled remittances to the commission stand at over N2 trillion. Ogbuku made this assertion during his appearance before the House of Representatives Committee on NDDC, chaired by Ibori-Suenu Erhiatake. The MD clarified that the stated amount […]
JAMB Fix Dates For 2024 UTME
The School application process has commenced as the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, announced the start of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, enrollment. The specified timeframe for this process spans from January 15, 2024, to February 16, 2024. The board of trustees for the school disclosed on Wednesday that the MOCK-UTME is […]
ICPC Advises NDDC Staff On Anti-Graft Laws
The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission has advised staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission to guard against infringing anti-graft laws by remaining informed about the relevant statutes that delineate the conduct expected of public servants. Mrs. Ekere Usiere, the ICPC Zonal Commissioner for Rivers and Bayelsa states, stated this during a Sensitization Exercise organized by […]