FG To Sell Three Presidential Jets to save costs
The Presidency is set to sell three jets in the Presidential Air Fleet (PAF). The proposed sale of the presidential jet is part of the cost-saving measures being adopted by the Tinubu administration. The fleet currently has 10 aircraft, which include six jets and four helicopters, which would be reduced to seven if the planned […]
Kidnappers Must Be Treated As Terrorists — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has declared that individuals involved in despicable crimes such as kidnapping must be treated as terrorists.The President made the declaration on Tuesday at a Ramadan dinner with members of the Federal judiciary led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. Reiterating the government’s resolve to defeat banditry, the President […]
CJN To Receive N5.39m Monthly As Reps Pass Judicial Officers Salaries Bill
The House of Representatives has passed a bill for upward review of the salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits of judicial officers, with the Chief Justice of Nigeria now expected to earn a monthly salary of N5.39m. In the executive bill submitted to the House on Tuesday by President Bola Tinubu and passed on Wednesday, other […]
Catholic bishops call for the release of Nnamdi Kanu
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to secure the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The clerics appealed to the Nigerian leader to utilize his esteemed position to explore all legal avenues to free the Biafra agitator for the […]
Three Suspects Arrested In Connection With Killing Of 17 Soldiers In Delta
At least three of the suspects who killed 17 officers and men of 181 Amphibious Battalion, Nigerian Army, Otuama, Delta State, last Thursday have been arrested. Vanguard reports that the suspects were arrested in Port Harcourt yesterday and moved to Army headquarters, Asaba, where they are currently being held. However, the military yesterday moved in […]
Reps Pass 1.28 Trillion 2024 FCT Budget
The N1.28 trillion budget earmarked for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for the fiscal year 2024, has been approved by the House of Representatives. This significant financial plan was passed on Tuesday, marking a crucial step in the legislative process for the nation’s capital’s annual fiscal planning. The budget was passed after being presented to […]
Killers Of 16 Soldiers May Be Mercenaries, Not Nigerians – Senate President, Akpabio
Godswill Akpabio, President of the Senate said on Tuesday, that the suspects involved in the killing of soldiers in Delta State might be mercenaries. Some armed men had on Thursday, March 14, attacked and killed 15 personnel of the Nigerian Army during a peace mission to Okuama Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of […]
Wike Presents ₦1.1 Trillion FCT Budget To NASS
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike on Monday presented the FCT 2024 Statutory Budget proposalof N1,147,780,61 0,283.00 to the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on FCT. The total sum for the fiscal framework comprises of proposed distributable revenue of N510,364,426,028.00 and non-distributable revenue of N637,416,184,256.00. A break down of […]
Court rejects Nnamdi Kanu’s fresh request for bail
The bail application filed by the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu was on Tuesday, March 19, rejected by the Federal High Court in Abuja. The trial judge, Justice Binta Nyako, however, granted an accelerated hearing instead. Counsel for the IPOB leader, Alloy Ejimakor, had at the last adjourned date […]
President Tinubu Appoints First Female Director-General of NACA
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr. Temitope Ilori as the new Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA). She is the first women to be appointed to the position. Dr. Ilori officially assumed her role on February 22, 2024, for an initial term of four years, succeeding Dr. Gambo Aliyu, who […]