Senate passes 2020 budget of N10.594trn with mark-up of N264bn
The Senate, on Thursday at plenary, passed the 2020 budget of N10.594 trillion as against N10.33 trillion presented by President Muhammadu Buhari on Oct. 8. This represents a mark-up of…
Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja: Onaiyekan hands over to Kaigama
His Eminence, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has officially handed over to His Grace, Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, as the new Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja. During an Order of Mass…
Court orders DSS to move El-Zakzaky to Kaduna Correctional Centre
A High Court on Thursday ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to transfer the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheik Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zinat,…
South African Airways gets $137m to evade bankruptcy
South Africa’s beleaguered national carrier is being placed into “business rescue”, giving the airline breathing room to radically restructure, Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan, said on Thursday. The government is…
Release Sowore within 24 hours, court orders EFCC
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to release Omoyele Sowore, Convener, #RevolutionNow Protest, within 24 hours. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, who gave the…
Orji Kalu bags 12 years jail term for N7.2 billion fraud
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday sentenced a former Governor of Abia, Orji Kalu, to 12 years’ imprisonment for N7.2 billion fraud and money laundering. The court convicted…
WHO says Nigeria recorded highest rate of global malaria cases in 2018
A new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria accounted for more than half of all malaria cases worldwide with 25 percent, topping the list of 19 countries…
Instagram to collect birth dates for youth safety, ads for age-restricted products
Facebook Inc’s Instagram said it will require birth dates from all new users starting on Wednesday, expanding the audience for ads for alcohol and other age-restricted products while offering new…
Nigerian waters still unsafe as Pirates board supertanker, kidnap 19 crew
Nigerian waters are still unsafe ranking among the deadliest in the world, according to International Maritime Bureau, a piracy watchdog. Out of 95 attacks worldwide where hijackers boarded the vessel…
Customs intercepts Jerry cans of petrol smuggled in caskets
Comptroller General Customs, Hameed Alli A Joint Special Taskforce of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 13 Jerry cans of 25 litres and six Jerry cans of 10…