President Bola Tinubu has forwarded a request to the Senate seeking confirmation for the appointment of 11 justices to the Supreme Court. This request was communicated in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and was read during the Senate’s plenary session on Wednesday. According to the letter, President Tinubu’s request…
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria to accelerate the adoption of the Chinese Yuan as an alternative currency for trade. This resolution was reached on Wednesday following a motion moved by Jafaru Leko. The motion comes in the wake of Nigeria’s struggle with the depreciation…
Nigeria’s total public debt stock has reached N87.91 trillion (equivalent to 114.35 billion dollars) as of September 30, as reported by the Debt Management Office (DMO) in Abuja on Wednesday. This amount encompasses the combined domestic and external debts of the federal government, the 36 state governments, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The latest…
Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, the Governor of Katsina State, has approved the state’s 2024 budget, amounting to ₦454,308,862,113.96, following its swift passage by the State House of Assembly. The budget signing took place at the Government House chamber in the presence of the State Chief Judge, Justice Musa Danladi Grand Khadi Dr. Kabir Abubakar, legislative…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has announced the vacancies of two senatorial seats, those of David Umahi (Ebonyi-South) and Ibrahim Giadam (Yobe-East), following their appointments as ministers. The announcement was made during a plenary session in Abuja, in accordance with Section 68, Subsection (1)(d) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). Akpabio has urged the Independent National…
Chevron Nigeria Ltd., in collaboration with the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Lagos State Council, recently organized a one-day capacity building event for journalists in Lagos State. The theme of the event was “Enhancing Business and Economy: The Role of the Media.” Mr. Adeleye Ajayi, the Chairman of the Lagos State Council of NUJ, expressed…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has maintained its stance on the status of 25 former lawmakers who lost their seats after defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC), despite a recent directive from President Bola Tinubu seeking their reinstatement. Following an emergency meeting, the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) emphasized that there is no shortcut…
Gunmen reportedly abducted Justice Joy Uwanna, a high court judge, and her driver in Oron Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State on Monday. Tragically, the judge’s orderly was killed during the attack, which took place along the Uyo-Okobo road. Confirming the incident on Tuesday, Toroscho Eyene, Chairman of the Oron branch of the Nigeria…
TotalEnergies has reaffirmed its dedication to its business pursuits in Nigeria, confirming that its leader, Patrick Pouyanne, met with Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu in Abuja on Monday. The French company disclosed the signing of a cooperation agreement with Nigeria’s oil firm NNPC Ltd to conduct methane detection and measurement campaigns using its advanced drone-based AUSEA…
Speaker Tajudeen Abbas of the House of Representatives has announced that the 2024 budget will be passed on December 30. During the resumption of the plenary on Tuesday, Mr. Tajudeen stated that lawmakers would reconvene after the Christmas holiday to deliberate on and approve the budget. In Nigeria, December 25th and 26th are observed as…