WORLD SIGHT DAY: OVER 650,000 RESIDENTS HAVE BENEFITTED FROM LAGOS BLINDNESS PREVENTION PROGRAMME SINCE 2001
October 17, 2023 Over 650,000 Lagos residents have benefited from free eye screening, care and management, including, free eye surgeries, eyeglasses and eye medications under the auspices of Lagos State…
DG of GIABA, Harris Jr., to deliver Realnews 11th Anniversary Lecture Nov 7
THE Management of Realnews Magazine and Publications Limited, publishers of Realnews Magazine Online, has announced that Edwin W. Harris Jr, Director General of the ECOWAS Inter-Governmental Action Group Against…
IReV not election results collation system – INEC clarifies
Oct. 17, 2023 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its results viewing portal is to enhance election transparency and not a result collation or transmission system. The INEC Director…
Akpabio has no hand in your sack from the Senate – Eyiboh tells Abbo
Hon Eseme Eyiboh, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has repudiated claims by Senator Elisha Abbo that the Senate President…
Nigeria proposes 26 trillion naira budget for 2024
October 16, 2023 The Federal Government has proposed the sum of N26.01 trillion for the 2024 appropriation based on oil price benchmark of $73.96 and 21 per cent interest rate….
EFCC Arrests 46 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Calabar, Eket
Oct. 16, 2023 Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested forty-six(46) suspected internet fraudsters at different locations within Calabar, Cross River…
Nigeria’s September Inflation Rate Rises To 26.72% As Food Prices Soar
October 16, 2023 Nigeria’s annual inflation rose in September to 26.72%, amid harsh economic realities occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy in May. The September inflation rate rose for…
NIPOST stage protest, say appointment of new PMG against their wish
Oct. 16, 2023 …Call for reinstatement Adepoju Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) staff on Monday shut down their head office as they rejected the appointment of the new Postmaster General (PMG),…
Nigeria’s cabinet okays proposed $1.5 bln borrowing from World Bank -Finance minister
October 16, 2023 Nigeria’s cabinet has approved a proposed borrowing of $1.5 billion from the World Bank, its finance minister said on Monday. Olawale Edu, who is also coordinating minister…
Appeal Court sacks Sen. Elisha Abbo
Oct. 16, 2023 An Appeal Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, sacked Sen. Elisha Abbo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker representing Adamawa North Senatorial District. A three-member panel presided…