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Nigeria on Wednesday reported 4,035 COVID-19 cases, the highest-ever daily infection tally since the disease was detected in the country more than a year ago. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this in its daily update about the pandemic in the country. A breakdown of the new infections showed that they were confirmed […]
The Senate has passed a 2022 budget of N17.126 trillion against N16.391 trillion naira as presented by the president. The sum of N3.8 trillion is for debt service, N6.9 trillion recurrent non-debt expenditure while N5.4 trillion is for capital expenditure. The Senate increased the benchmark price of crude from 57 to 62 dollars per barrel, […]
Senators resumed plenary on Wednesday with another closed-door session discussing President Muhamadu Buhari’s veto on the Electoral Act Amendment bill. The closed-door session was held for a few minutes. At the end of the session, Senate President Ahmad Lawan said the lawmakers discussed President Buhari’s refusal to sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law. […]
The Federal Government has reinstated Emirates’ winter flight schedule to Nigeria following the offering of daily slots to Air Peace at the Dubai Airports, DXB. This is contained in a letter to the Emirates Country Manager, Nigeria signed by the Director-General, NCAA, Capt. Musa Nuhu dated 21st December 2021. The letter read, “Following further consultation […]
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a 2022 budget of N17.126 trillion against the N16.391 trillion sum presented by the president. The Senate is also expected to pass the appropriation bill on Tuesday. While the major capital, recurrent, debt service, statutory transfers remain untouched, the Houe made provision for an increase by N400 billion […]
President Muhammadu has declined assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill over the direct primaries clause. In a letter sent to the National Assembly, President Buhari cited several issues with the clause. During plenary session on Tuesday, the upper and lower chambers read the content of the President’s letter. Senate President Ahmad Lawan, who read […]
Confederation of African Football president Patrice Motsepe arrived in Cameroon on Monday and said he wanted to make next month’s troubled Africa Cup of Nations in the country “a success”. The CAF chief’s visit comes against a backdrop of persistent rumours that the January 9-February 6 continental showpiece could be called off or delayed again. […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Monday said the country was now experiencing a fourth COVID-19 wave. This was contained in a statement signed by Director-General, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa. “Nigeria has recorded a 500% increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks across the country caused by the Delta […]
Presidential spokesperson Garba Shehu has said that Turkey will partner with Nigeria to tackle insecurity in the country. Mr Shehu who was a guest on Channels TV’s Sunday Politics, said this while giving some insight into the gains from President Muhammadu Buhari’s just-concluded trip from Istanbul. He added that Turkey is an experienced nation as […]
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the Abuja-Kaduna train service generates at least three hundred million naira (N300,000,000) for the country every month. Speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s Hard Copy, Amaechi said his ministry is beginning to contribute to the nation’s economic growth. “We make N300million per month from the […]
