FG proposes N19.76tn budget for 2023
The Federal Government is proposing a budget with estimates totalling N19.76tn, while the deficit will hover between N11.30tn and N12.41tn in the 2023 fiscal year. The Minister of Finance, Budget…
Court stops NBC from shutting down broadcast stations
The Federal High Court in Lagos has stopped the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and the National Broadcasting Commission from revoking the licenses of 53 broadcast stations in the…
2023: Rivers APC NASS candidates protest in court
The All Progressives Congress national assembly candidates in Rivers State protested on Monday that the judge presiding over a disqualification case filed by the Peoples Democratic Party against them recuse…
Knocks trail El-Rufai’s son over ‘useless ASUU’ comment
Nigerians on social media have reacted furiously at the comments made by Bashir El-Rufai, a son of the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Monday, after he described the Academic…
ASUU strike, certificate forgery destroying education standard – Group
The West African Education, Economic and Social Advancement Forum has stated that Nigeria’s education standard is greatly hampered by the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ ongoing industrial action and increasing…
Explosion not in Redemption City – RCCG
The Redeemed Christian Church of God has cleared the air on the explosion that rocked an area near the church on Monday. The PUNCH had reported that a gas plant…
Don’t spoil PDP’s chances, Babatope tells Wike, others
A former Minister of Transport and member, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Ebenezer Babatope, has urged the Rivers State Governor, Nyeson Wike, to stop making outrageous…
You can’t join politics, NYSC tells corps members
The National Youth Service Corps said on Saturday that corps members were forbidden from taking part in partisan politics. The Director, Press and Public Relations of the NYSC, Mr Eddy…
Labour Party disowns Peter Obi’s campaign coordinator
The leadership of Labour Party has issued a disclaimer dissociating itself from the activities of Imo State Coordinator of Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Organisation, Fabian Ihekweme. In a statement issued in…
Three dead, four injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway crash
Three persons reportedly died while four others sustained varying degrees of injuries when a Toyota Matrix rammed into a truck on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The incident reportedly occurred at 5:50 pm…