The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N954.085billion to the three tiers of government for the month of July. Phil Abiamuwe-Mowete, the Director of Information, issued a statement containing the breakdown. The Federal Government received N406.610billion, States received N281.342billion,…
The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the killing of an Inspector by gunmen on Wednesday in Coker Aguda area of Lagos. The spokesman for the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, told the Newsmen on Thursday in Lagos that the…
By Konyinsola Dawodu The Arewa New Agenda (ANA) has told the presidential candidates for the 2023 elections to ignore votes from the 19 northern states at their own peril. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja, Coordinator and Convener…
Konyinsola Dawodu The Federal Government has been urged to use part of the recently returned $23,439,724 million Abacha loot to settle the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). A member of the House of Representatives, Dachung Musa Bagos, have the…
… Says Nigeria is finished if govt fails to prioritise health, education sectors By Konyinsola Dawodu Former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has stressed the need for Nigeria to prioritise the health and education sectors. According to Sanusi, the…
The Falconets returned to Nigeria in the early hours of Thursday following their ouster from the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. Secretary General of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Mohamed Sanusi and representative of the Minister of Youth and…
Chief Willie Obiano, the immediate past governor of Anambra State, has sympathized with his successor, Chukwuma Soludo and the State’s Assembly over the death of Dr Nnamdi Okafor, the Majority Leader of the House of Assembly. Obiano, in a statement…
The Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has confirmed the death of a member of the state House of Assembly, Dr Nnamdi Okafor. Okafor was said to have slumped and died in a hotel in South Africa, where he was…
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday physically attended the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Osinbajo underwent a surgical operation on July 16, at the Duchess International Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos. The…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Wednesday gave clarification of Nigeria’s U-20 Women’s team, Falconets overstaying for 24 hours at Istanbul following their exit at the Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica. Falconets were enroute Abuja after bowing out of…
