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The federal government, yesterday, hinted that it might consider returning to the National Assembly to seek the lawmakers’ approval for a supplementary budget next year if the government surpassed its revenue projections. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s N27.5 trillion 2024 appropriation bill is currently being considered by the federal legislature. Addressing a joint sitting of the National Assembly Committee on Finance, …

The Nigerian government is set to unveil the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative (NHSRII) as part of efforts aimed at achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday night. Mr Pate said a strategy to actualise this initiative will be signed …

Tony Ojukwu (SAN) is the executive secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). In this interview with AMEH OCHOJILA, he speaks about the Commission’s effort in combating human rights abuses, mechanism to assist indigents get access to justice, issues about the implementation of the #EndSARS panel reports recommendations and Nigeria’s benefit of becoming a member of the Global Alliance …

A group known as The Voice of The Common Man has warned that the glaring corruption in Nigeria judicial system might lead to crisis if concerted efforts are not taken to stop it. The group has also expressed strong belief in the unity of the country and, therefore, urged federal government not to destroy the future of Nigerian youths. The …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to take up and rule quickly on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results. Smith made his request for the court to act with unusual speed to prevent any delays that could push back the trial …

Prominent gubernatorial aspirant for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, retired General Charles Airhiavbere, has cautioned Governor Godwin Obaseki on the state’s financial situation, urging a restraint in taking further loans as Edo grapples with its position as the 5th most indebted state in Nigeria. Airhiavbere, a retired military officer with a distinguished service record, expressed deep concern …

Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday undertook official tour of the N21 billion Presidential Clinic at the State House, Abuja. The state-of-the-art clinic which was conceived and delivered by former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration last year was to stem medical tourism by the first family and other senior officials of the government. Speaking after …

This historic win, announced at a ceremony in Morocco, solidifies Oshoala’s status as a legend of the sport. Nigerian football superstar Asisat Oshoala has further cemented her place as one of the greatest players on the continent by claiming a record sixth CAF African Women’s Player of the Year award. This historic win, announced at a ceremony in Morocco on Monday, solidifies Oshoala’s …

.Vows not to relent until insecurity is over .Notes security remains his govt’s top priority but not limited to only battlefield concerns .Grieves again over victims of Kaduna bombing error President Bola Tinubu on Monday reviewed the nation’s security situation and declared that he was not satisfied with the current situation. He, however, vowed that his government will not relent …

“Making it worrisome is the fact that even people from neighbouring countries like Chad, Niger, Benin Republic and Central Aftrica, are trooping in to mop up the little food, signalling total famine in the area if not urgently addressed by stockpiling the silos “. Minister of Agriculture, Abubakar Kyari. But  Ademorin, in his remarks, wrote off the silos by putting …