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Lagos Assembly approves reordering of 2024 budget

The Lagos State House of Assembly at a plenary on Thursday approved the reordering of the state’s Appropriation Law of 2024, that has a size of N2.27 trillion. The House gave the approval after the Chairman, House Committee on Economic…

Miracle water: NAFDAC seals water factory

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed a water factory in Delta State in connection to the ongoing probe of miracle water by faith-based organisation, Christ Mercy Land Delivery Ministries, led by Prophet Jeremiah…

Insecurity: 40-year-old woman on the run

A 40-year-old woman, Olarinde Doris Titilayo, has fled Nigeria following a series of attacks in June 2023 from people believed to be Boko Haram in Sabo Geri (an area which is predominantly occupied by Yoruba) in Borno State.  We learned…

Fuel tanker explosion kills 30 in Niger

No fewer than thirty persons were reportedly killed in a fuel tanker explosion along Agaie-Bida road in Niger State on Sunday morning. It was gathered that the tanker collided with a trailer loaded with cattle heading towards Lagos State from…

Reverse petrol price hike, probe NNPC, SERAP tells Tinubu

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Bola Tinubu to instruct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to immediately reverse the recent increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, commonly known as petrol. In a letter…

KNSG postpones schools’ resumption date

Kano State Government has postponed the resumption date of both Primary and Post Primary Schools for the commencement of the 2024/2025 academic session. This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Kano by Balarabe Kiru, Director, Public Enlightenment,…

Reduce fuel pump price, Bishop Kukah tells Tinubu

By Matthew Denis The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, his Lordship Mathew Hassan Kukah has called President Ahmed Tinubu and leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to reduce the current pump price of fuel stressing that Nigerians are…