President Bola Tinubu said Friday in Abuja that disciplined focus and diligence would be the benchmarks for implementing the historic "2025 Budget of Restoration." He said the N54.99 trillion budget, which he signed into law, is based on projected revenues. Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday, February 24, 2025, presented its first round of witnesses in the trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja. Also presented was the statement of account and account opening package...
Ogun, Nigeria's top investment destination, is set to reap huge benefits as the largest protein producer in the world, JBS of Brazil, has indicated interest in investing $2.5bn in the livestock subsector of Nigeria's economy. The Controlling Shareholder of the company, Mr. Wesley Batista, gave this indication when officials of...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has pledged his commitment to supporting the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to ensure a successful conduct of the 2025 Hajj exercise. The governor made the pledge during a courtesy visit to the management of NAHCON at the Hajj House in Abuja....
Lauds SecureID’s 20-year milestone in manufacturing, tech solutions Vice President Kashim Shettima has pledged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's dedication to the health and survival of Nigerian enterprises, describing them as catalysts for a sustainable economic future. He commended SecureID, the country's leading smartcard manufacturing company, for its two decades of...
As Governor Adeleke Swears in Newly Elected Council Chairmen The Governor's Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned the All Progressive Congress (APC) not to turn Osun into the ‘wild wild west', calling for rule of law and counseling against resorting to self-help. Speaking on behalf of the...
The Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace Limited, Dr Allen Onyema, has commended Ekiti State Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport, describing it as one of the best in the world in terms of infrastructure and operational readiness. Dr Onyema, who arrived at the airport on Saturday at about 10 am aboard...
Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, February 21, 2025, ordered the final forfeiture of $4,719,054, (Four Million, Seven Hundred and Ninety-one Thousand Dollars, Fifty-four Cents) and N830,875,611 (Eight Hundred and Thirty Million, Eight Hundred and Seventy-five Thousand, Six Hundred and Eleven...
Demands nationwide survey to collect real-time data on priority indicators The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has implored governors of the 36 states of the federation to deepen implementation of Human Capital Development (HCD) programmes in their respective states. He observed that the path chosen by Nigeria in the 21st...
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday in Abuja, said former President Gen. Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida showed unusual courage and patriotism by admitting that late M.K.O. Abiola won the June 12 election in 1993. The President, who was the Special Guest of Honour at the launch of Babangida’s autobiography, ” A Journey...