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The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of Economy, Wale Edun, has said that the N22.7tn printed by the Central Bank of Nigeria through Ways and Means overdraft for the Federal Government of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023, under former President  Muhammadu Buhari landed Nigeria into hyperinflation bedeviling it now. Edun who disclosed this on

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday fixed March 19 for hearing and ruling on the bail applications filed by 49 suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra. Although, 50 IPOB members were brought before the court by the Inspector General of Police, the trial judge, Justice James Omotosho, heard the bail application

The ruling All Progressives Congress has expressed its condolences to the family, colleagues and friends of the Ekiti State Chairman of the party, Paul Omotoso, over his death. Omotoso died at a health facility in the early hours of Wednesday following a brief illness. Before his death, the Imesi-Ekiti-born politician emerged as party chairman in

The National Working Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress on Wednesday warned Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang and the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Gabriel Dewan, to immediately swear in the 16 elected lawmakers of the APC or be prepared to face the consequences of ignoring a court verdict. The ruling party

The Ogun State Nursing and Midwifery Committee, in collaboration with the state Ministry of Health, has sealed another unregistered nursing training institute in Abeokuta, the state capital. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kayode Oladehinde, disclosed this during a routine monitoring that the institution, iFaat College of Nursing Sciences, located in Adigbe area of

Members of the organised labour in Anambra State, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, have issued a seven-day ultimatum to the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, to address issues of worker welfare in the state. In a joint communiqué signed by the leaders of the two labour unions, Humphrey Nwafor (NLC)

The Forward Operating Base of the Nigerian Navy Igbokoda, Ondo State has destroyed an illegal refinery in Awoye community, in Ilaje Local Government Area of the state. The military said the development was part of its determination to checkmate criminal activities such as kidnapping, crude oil theft and illegal bunkering within the costal region of

Former Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro, has appealed to Nigerians and fans of the team to continue backing the players, emphasising the sacrifices they make to bring joy to the supporters. Expressing his gratitude via his official X handle on Wednesday, Peseiro thanked all Nigerians and the media for their unwavering interest, support, and

President Bola Tinubu has approved three new directives in the oil and gas sector to introduce fiscal incentives for related projects, reduce contracting costs and timelines, and promote cost efficiency in local content requirements. This followed “extensive engagements, analyses, and benchmarking with other jurisdictions” a statement signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and

Ekiti State Government has set up a 10-man panel of enquiry to probe and address the recent incidents of patient/patient relatives’ assault on doctors and other health care workers at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti. The panel co-chaired by Dr Femi Thomas and Dr Sunkanmi Alabi, will also, among other things, “investigate

A human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, has raised concerns over the welfare of members of the bench, saying the Nigerian Supreme Court justices shouldn’t earn less than N15m monthly. He also vowed to use the instrumentality of the law to advocate better welfare of justices and ensure no apex court justice earns less than N15m

The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of 1,607 Deputy Superintendents of Police to the next rank of Superintendents. The Commission had earlier stepped down the consideration of the officers’ promotion at its last management meeting where other recommendations were considered when it noticed some discrepancies in the list. This was disclosed in a

A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama on Wednesday struck out the case against the former Director of Legal, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Grace Taiga. Taiga was accused of bribery in the controversial Gas Supply Processing agreement between Process and Industrial Development and the Federal Government. She was first arraigned on September 20,

The House of Representatives on Wednesday urged President Bola Tinubu to be ruthless against criminal elements terrorising innocent Nigerians in Katsina State. This is coming against the backdrop of the frequent attacks by gunmen in parts of the state. The resolution by the lawmakers followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved

The President of African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, on Wednesday, said the future of the Nigerian youths does not lie in any country but in Nigeria. He said this in Lagos while speaking at the 2023 Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership in Lagos. Adesina was awarded the 2023 Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership Award.

The Nigeria Police Force says it has arrested 92 armed robbery suspects, and 153 kidnap suspects, and rescued 35 kidnap victims in the last two weeks, in several operations by its operatives across the country. The police also said that it had recovered seven stolen vehicles, arrested nine suspected cultists, and recovered 44 arms and

A Nigerian lawyer, Timothy Olamide, has disclosed how an operative of the Lagos State Police Command allegedly beat him like a “condemned criminal” when he went to the police station in Ikeja on a case that had lasted a month. Olamide stated that he received a “merciless beating” when he went to the station on

The Zamfara State Government said 10 persons have been arrested in connection with the murder of an Islamic scholar, Sheikh Abubakar Mada. Mada was reportedly murdered in Mada town, Gusau Local Government Area on Tuesday. A statement on Wednesday by the state governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Idris, noted that suspects apprehended by the authorities are members

Renowned Nigerian musician, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2baba, has officially parted ways with his longtime manager, Efe Omorogbe, who is the CEO of a talent management company, Now Muzik. The announcement was made through a joint statement posted on Instagram by Now Muzik on Wednesday, citing a mutual agreement for the immediate termination of

The House of Representatives on Wednesday drew the attention of the Federal Government to the need to check the indiscriminate sale of drugs in the country. This is just as it urged the Federal Ministry of Health to come up with a prescription policy to address incessant cases of drug abuse, particularly by young Nigerians.

A yet-to-be-identified tricycle rider has been crushed to death after the compactor of a refuse truck fell from a bridge in the Surulere area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident happened on Tuesday evening. The truck, owned by the Lagos Waste Management Authority, was said to be plying the Shitta bridge in

The Chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission, Prof. Tunji Olaopa, has said that 17 Colleges of Education offering degree programmes across the country are not enough. Olaopa stated this in his convocation lecture titled, ‘Who and what is a teacher? Issues, challenges and prospects of the institutional reform of Colleges of Education in Nigeria’ at the

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to facilitate the immediate release and distribution of grains and palliatives to residents to cushion the effect of the economic hardship. The Minister of State for the FCT, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, disclosed this on Wednesday, in an emergency meeting with stakeholders

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Wednesday, inaugurated a Diabetes Screening and Treatment Centre donated by the Lions International District 404 B2 Nigeria for the Offa community and its environs, calling for more partnerships with the administration for improved living standards of the people. Commissioning the facility, which is located inside the General Hospital, Offa,

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, threatened to revoke the licenses of power Distribution Companies over persistent poor power supply across the country. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, made this known on Wednesday. The minister, through his X handle, expressed that the Chief Executives of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, and the