Nigeria Secret Police, DSS Storms Kuje Prison To Re-Arrest Ex-AGF On Terrorism Financing Allegations
January 8, 202657 Properties Worth ₦213.2bn Linked To Former Attorney-General Of Federation, Abubakar Malami, Seized By The Court
January 8, 2026
Thursday, January 8, 2026
Economy
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FG Budgets N138m To Tackle Fake News, Print Calendars
The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, will be spending N138,066,187 to combat fake news and print calendars. Part of the sum will also be used to facilitate media...
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JUST-IN: Education Gets Highest As Makinde Presents N434.2bn Budget For 2024
Oyo state Governor Seyi Makinde has presented a total budget of N434, 221, 765, 938.79 for the 2024 fiscal year. The figure is made up of a capital expenditure of NN222, 337, 320, 199....
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Delta Communities To Experience Eight-day Blackout
Warri and Effurun in Warri South and Uvwie Local Government Areas of Delta State will witness eight days of blackout from Monday, December 4 to Monday, December 11, 2023. The Benin Electricity Distribution Company...
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Reps’ll Ensure Speedy Passage Of 2024 Budget, Says Lawmaker
A member representing the Ibadan North Federal constituency in the House of Assembly, Adewale Akinremi, has assured Nigerians of the speedy passage of the 2024 Appropriation Bill submitted by President Bola Tinubu last week....
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Nigeria Must Urgently Build Rich Competitive Economy To Succeed —Experts
Experts in the various sectors of the economy have said that the country urgently needs to build a rich and continentally competitive economy to survive, citing lack of competitiveness as the cause of the...
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COP28: Nigeria To Rollout 100 Electric Buses – Tinubu
Nigeria will rollout 100 electric buses in a step towards a sustainable and eco-friendly future, President Bola Tinubu said Saturday. The “pioneering initiative” is to “significantly” reduce Nigeria’s carbon footprint and modernise the country’s...
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Budget: Ex-presidents, Former VPs, Others Get N13.8bn Upkeep Allowance
The Federal Government has earmarked a total of N13,805,814,220 for the upkeep of former presidents, vice-presidents, heads of state, Chiefs of General Staff, retired heads of service, permanent secretaries, as well as retired heads...
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Nigeria, Germany Sign Agreement To Accelerate Siemens Power Project
Nigeria and Germany on Friday signed the Presidential Power Initiative agreement to improve electricity supply in Africa’s most populous nation. This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President, Ajuri...
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Naira Falls By 16%, Closes Week At N927/$
The naira closed the week at N927.19/$ on the official Investor and Exporter forex window. This was a 16.64 per cent decline from the N794.89/$ it closed the week that ended November 24, 2023,...
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Banks Fear Rush As CBN Bars Customers Without BVN, NIN April
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Friday directed commercial banks to bar customers without Bank Verification Numbers and National Identity Numbers from having access to their accounts from March 2024 by putting a “post...
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