President Bola Tinubu Signs N28.7tn 2024 Budget Into Law

President Tinubu has signed the 2024 Appropriation Bill into law in a bid to keep with the country’s budget cycle. Speaking at the signing of the bill at the State House, today, shortly after returning to Abuja from Lagos, the President assured Nigerians that the implementation of the budget would be efficiently pursued and vigorously […]

Arsenal miss chance to go top of EPL after loss to Fulham

Fulham stunned Arsenal 2-1 to earn the Gunners back-to-back defeat in the English Premier League. The loss saw Arsenal fall to fourth on the log and a further dent on their title challenge for the new season. Other results from the games at the weekend saw Manchester City beat Sheffield United 2-nil, Nottingham Forest beat […]

DR Congo’s Tshisekedi clinches Second Term in Landslide Victory

DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has won a second term in office with a landslide victory. According to provisional results announced on Sunday, Tshisekedi had won 73 percent from the single-round presidential ballot, in a vote which opposition leader have dismissed as a “sham”. The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Constitutional Court is expected to confirm […]

National Assembly passes N28.7trn 2024 Appropriation Bill, approves borrowing plan

The Nigerian Senate has passed the nation’s budget for the 2024 fiscal year atN28.7 Trillion, with an increase of about N1.2 trillion. The lawmakers also approved an increase in the exchange rate to $ 800/$1 as against the N750/ $1 rate proposed by the executive. Crude oil price was pegged at $77.96 per barrel, crude […]

Arsenal miss chance to go top of EPL as West Ham win at Emirates

West Ham stunned Arsenal 2-nil last night to record a third successive Premier League victory, denting the Gunners’ title challenge in the process. The result leaves Mikel Arteta’s Gunners second in the table, two points behind league leaders Liverpool, while West Ham end the year with 33 points – their highest total at the halfway […]

Another US State removes Donald Trump from ballot

Maine’s top election official, Secretary of State, Shenna Bellows, has ruled that Donald Trump cannot run for president next year in the state, citing a constitutional insurrection clause. Mrs Bellows said Mr Trump was not eligible because of his actions leading up to the US Capitol riot in 2021. Maine now joins Colorado as the […]

Federal Government to Close Section Of Third Mainland Bridge in January

The Federal Government has announced a planned closure of the Iyana Oworonshoki-Adeniji Adele section of the Third Mainland Bridge from 11.00 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos State, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, who made the announcement on Thursday in a statement, said the closure would be done on the Lagos […]

Federal Government approves humanitarian support for victims of Plateau killings

The Federal Government has approved the activation of immediate humanitarian response and support to the victims of the Christmas Eve Plateau massacre. Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu who disclosed this in a statement, described the ugly incident as senseless, and inhumane. While she condoles with the government and people of […]