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30 Nov
Digital technologies enable new solutions to several social and economic challenges. They are therefore a powerful force that can transform societies and economies.
29 Nov
President Bola Tinubu has presented Budget of Renewed Hope of N27.5tr for the 2024 fiscal year with Nigeria's national defence and internal security, local job creation, macro-economic stability and investment environment optimization. Other areas of priority he listed include human capital development, poverty reduction, and social security while addressing a joint session of the National…
28 Nov
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), yesterday, approved a total expenditure of N27.5 trillion for next year, endorsing the continuation of spurious appropriation benchmarks and unambitious public spending. 
28 Nov
Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, has called on the National Assembly to amend laws and allow termination of most appeals at intermediary courts, to reduce burden on the Supreme Court.
26 Nov
If what is being reintroduced as social media regulation bill in the National Assembly is a replica of some proposed legislations on the same subject matter that had earlier been thrown out by the legislature, it should be rejected and condemned because, if passed, it would be antithetical to the rule of law, violate the…
22 Nov
Woes of the justice delivery system in Nigeria have been further compounded by the number of cases pending before already overwhelmed judges, who may have abandoned them for political matters.
21 Nov
The Senate president, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has pledged firm legislative provisions to root out alleged corruption and breaches of integrity in the Nigerian justice sector.
20 Nov
The Supreme Court on Monday fixed March 13, 2024, to hear a suit filed in 2008, by the Attorney General of Lagos State against the Federal Government in respect of who controls and regulates the gaming and lottery sector.
16 Nov
The Save Nigeria Movement (SNM) has faulted the continued stay of the Clerk of the National Assembly, Mr Sani Magaji Tambuwal as a clear breach of extant provision of the law.
16 Nov
Senators on the platform of the People's Democratic Party have resolved to pick the next Senate minority leader from the North Central geo-political zone.
15 Nov
The National Assembly complex in Abuja has been finally shut down by organised labour groups in protest of the manhandling of the national president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero. The Guardian observed that the entire gates leading to the National Assembly complex was under lock and key as of 9:00 am…
13 Nov
National Assembly has expressed readiness to launch an application known as 'NASS Eyes' to monitor budget transparency and implementation by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government.

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13 mins ago
The United Nation Industrial Development Organisation(UNIDO) in conjunction with the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) and Oyakhilome foundation have reiterated the resolve to address epileptic power supply in the country.
21 mins ago
Niger State government has signed a 10-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bayer AG on agricultural revolution to benefit two million farmers.
1 hour ago
Tech4her Africa on Thursday launched its DataDiva Project, an ambitious initiative aimed at equipping 5,000 female university students across Lagos and three other Southwest states in Nigeria with essential data science skills by 2026. The DataDiva project is an independent program organised to support the annual Women in Data Science (WiDS) Datathon held at Stanford…
2 hours ago
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), an NGO, on Thursday, trained women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the FCT, Abuja, on prevention of transmission of the virus to infants. The organisation’s Country Director, Dr Echey Ijezie, said during a one-day workshop for participants across the six area councils of the FCT, that the initiative is…
1 day ago
Liverpool were knocked out of the Europa League by Atalanta with the Italian side reaching the semi-finals 3-1 on aggregate on Thursday.
1 day ago
The New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), on Thursday, declared its readiness for reconciliation with former members who have expressed a desire to rejoin the party. NNPP also debunked the claims made by some expelled individuals who announced the suspension of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State for attending the NNPP national convention. The Acting…
1 day ago
In response to disruptions sparked by recent haulage rate announcements for Eastern Ports, the Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC) has agreed to schedule a stakeholder meeting to renegotiate the rates. This, according to NSC will serve as a platform where robust consultation and decisive action would be taken to ease the stress of port users. Emerging…
1 day ago
Nigeria's Tunde Onakoya has completed one full day in his attempt to break the Guinness World Record for longest Chess marathon in Times Square, United States. Onakoya is attempting to break the longest chess marathon which currently stands at 56 hours,nine minute and 37 seconds. The record was achieved by Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur…
1 day ago
The Oyo State Government says it demolished the building belonging to the Yoruba Nation agitators in its capital, Ibadan, over alleged illegal and nefarious activities in the house.
1 day ago
Cryptocurrency exchange company, Binance said it is working very closely with the Nigerian government over its detained executive. The CEO of Binance, Richard Teng, disclosed this on Thursday with the company's head of financial crime compliance still in detention in Nigeria. The Nigerian government's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Binance for laundering…