The Lagos State Government secures partnership for the construction of the Fourth Mainland Bridge
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu signed the partnership with the African Export-ImportBank and Access Bank on behalf of the state government at the Afro-CaribbeanTrade and Investment Forum 2023 in Guyana, South America.Other key projects include the Omu Creek Project and the 2nd Phase of the LRMTBlue Line from Mile 2 to Okokomaiko.Sanwo-Olu disclosed this on Tuesday in […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said that it has no plan to re-denominate or restructure the naira notes in 2024
The apex bank revealed this yesterday in a statement signed by its Director,Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin, and shared on its X handle.The CBN urged Nigerians to disregard the wide circulation of a text messagesuggesting that the Bank plans to redenominate the country’s legal tender next year,noting that the contents of the message are misleading.While the […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Submits the 2024-2026 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) to the National Assembly
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, read thepresident’s letter, saying preparations toward submission of the 2024 Budget to theNational Assembly is progressing well while the MTEF and FSP were prepared againstthe backdrop of a political transition, as well as global issues such as the Russia andUkraine war.
Former Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales has been banned from all football-related activities for three years by Fifa
Rubiales kissed forward Jenni Hermoso on the lips following Spain’s Women’s WorldCup final win over England. The kiss, which forward Hermoso says was not consensual, sparked outcry, withRubiales eventually stepping down from his role in September.Hermoso later filed a legal complaint against Rubiales.
Argentina captain Lionel Messi won a record-extending eighth Ballon d’Or for the best player in the world on Monday in Paris, France
Messi beat Norway’s UEFA player of the year, and treble winner Erling Haaland ofManchester City after leading Argentina to the World Cup last year.. France and ParisSt Germain’s Kylian Mbappe completed the list of the top three best players in theworld.Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala both made history for Nigeria and Africaas they finished […]
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that a ceasefire in the Gaza war “will not happen” as it would be “to surrender” to Hamas
Netanyahu also told a press conference that other countries must give more help in thestruggle to free more than 230 hostages seized by Hamas in its October 7 attacks.Vowing that Israel would “fight until this battle is won”, Netanyahu assured that hisarmy was going out of its way to “prevent civilian casualties” in Gaza.Meanwhile, UN […]
The Kenya Human Rights Commission, which is a non-governmental organisation, has said King Charles III should apologise for abuses committed by Britain during the colonial era
The monarch is making a four-day visit to Kenya starting on Tuesday, and says hewill try to learn more about the wrongs people suffered there.More than 10,000 were killed when the British authorities suppressed a pro-independence movement in the 1950s – 1,000 were hanged after summary trials.The rights group on Sunday said it expected an […]
Nigerian armed forces are committed to providing security at the off-cycle governorship elections holding in Imo. Kogi and Bayelsa on, November 11, 2023
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, gave the assurance on Mondayin Owerri after a meeting with heads of security agencies in Imo, while noting thattroops would remain apolitical to ensure free, fair, credible and inclusive electionsthat Nigerians would be proud of.He commended Imo government’s support of the activities of the Joint Task Force […]
The Federal Executive Council has approved a supplementary budget ofN2.176 trillion Naira towards funding critical sectors of the national economy
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu while briefing StateHouse Correspondent after FEC meeting in Abuja, gave a breakdown of the budgetto cater for key sectors of the economy including security, construction of criticalbridges and roads, seed and agricultural production, wage awards and cash transfersamong others.The ministers of Works and Federal Capital Territory […]
Former basketball star Magic Johnson has been declared a billionaire by Forbes, making him only the fourth athlete to join the exclusive club
The business magazine estimates Johnson’s wealth at about $1.2bn (£990m). The otherathlete billionaires are NBA players Michael Jordan and Lebron James, and the golferTiger Woods.The 64-year-old Johnson, who made $40m from his NBA career has investments innumerous companies including ownership stakes in various sports teams.But Forbes says his stake in a life insurance company holds […]
