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The Federal Government has earmarked over N780m for prosecuting terrorism-related cases, anti-money laundering initiatives, and other criminal matters in 2025. According to the 2025 Appropriation Bill, N530m has been allocated for the management of terrorism-related cases and issues, and N2bn for the purchase of vehicles for Senior Special Assistants. Naira notes Additionally, N100.99m will be directed toward anti-money laundering and …

President Bola Tinubu said on Monday that he does not believe in price control and that his government would not embark on such a check on the cost-of-living crisis in the country. Mr Tinubu spoke during his first Presidential Media Chat on Monday. “I don’t believe in price control,” the Nigerian leader said. When asked what his government would do to …

The Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has signed the 2025 Appropriation bill of N675 billion, tagged ‘Budget of Renewed Hope for A Rising Edo’ into law after the bill was passed by the Edo State House of Assembly.  Assenting to the bill at the Government House, Benin City, Governor Okphebholo said the budget would revive the economy of Edo State and …

CNN — The House Ethics Committee found evidence that former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid tens of thousands of dollars to women for sex or drugs on at least 20 occasions, including paying a 17-year-old girl for sex in 2017, according to the panel’s report on the Florida Republican released Monday. The committee concluded in its bombshell document that Gaetz violated Florida state laws, …

A human rights advocate, Dele Farotimi, has been released from the correctional centre in Ekiti State after meeting his bail conditions. Farotimi was released on Tuesday morning. Last week Friday, at a magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, granted Farotimi bail conditions, including a N30 million bond, two sureties, one of whom must be a property owner, a submission …

“It is never an easy journey when you’re fighting evil. But some years ago, before I began this walk, God spoke to me very clearly. I heard Him say, ‘Once has it been spoken: the truth is the only weapon by which you can slay the monster called Nigeria.’ Human rights activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has affirmed his unwavering …

CNN — Mount Tambora changed the world. In 1815, the Indonesian volcano exploded in the most powerful eruption in recorded history, sending an enormous plume of tiny sun-reflecting particles high into the atmosphere, cooling the planet and ushering in disaster. What followed was called the “year without a summer:” global temperatures plunged, crops failed, people starved, a cholera pandemic spread and tens of thousands …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has reduced the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, at its retail outlets in Abuja to N965 per litre, down from N1,030 per litre. Visits to NNPC retail outlets in the Central Area and Nyanya suburb of the nation’s capital confirmed that the new rates are now in …

… Nigerians praise Dangote-MRS partnership  MRS Oil Nigeria Plc, a prominent player in the Nigerian downstream oil industry, has implemented a new petrol price of N935 per litre across all its retail service stations nationwide. This follows an announcement by the President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has partnered with MRS Oil and Gas …

The Federal Government has announced Wednesday 25th, Thursday 26th of December 2024, and Wednesday 1st of January, 2025 as public holidays for the celebration of Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year respectively. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, through the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Magdalene Ajani, made the declaration on behalf of …