1. INEC In The Eye Of The Storm
Following the outcry that has continued to trail the conduct of the 2023 General Election in Nigeria, the Nigerian Senate has offered suggestions on how the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) can be positioned for an efficient, effective performance in subsequent elections. READ MORE
2. Shettima In US to Convass investors For Nigeria’s Agro-Food Sector At AfDB World Food Prize
Vice President of NIgeria, Kashim Shettima has arrived in Iowa, the United States of America to participate in the African Development Bank (AfDB) World Food Prize-facilitated Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue. READ MORE
3. CBN Ways and Means Consumes 107% of FG Oil Revenue.
A report from the Budget Office of the Federation (BOF) disclosed that in the first half of 2023, the Federal Government of Nigeria’s interest payment on Ways and Means debt to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) exceeded the revenue it generated from crude oil. READ MORE
4. In 1973, Lagos High Courts Signed Documents on Saturdays: Atiku’s Aides.
Paul Ibe, at the helm of a team representing the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was asked why Atiku’s affidavit bore a signature from a Saturday in 1973. He asserted that their inquiry had unveiled that, in 1973, it was a standard practice for the courts to authorize various official documents on Saturdays. READ MORE
5.. Federal Government Has Reopened the Third Mainland Bridge Following Repairs.
The Federal Government reopened the Third Mainland Bridge late on Sunday evening, just 24 hours after its closure for palliative work.
Olukorede Kesha, the federal controller of Works in Lagos, expressed her delight with the Third Mainland Bridge repairs,promising drivers pleasant journey till the start of the extensive reconstruction in January 2024. READ MORE
6. Yahaya Bello Denies Alleged Assassination Attempt On His Life
Kogi Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has denied an alleged assassination attempt on his life on Sunday.
Addressing newsmen in the evening of Sunday, Bello explained the incident on Lokoja-Abuja Highway as a mere altercation between his security details and some military personnel at a checkpoint.
But his Information Commissioner, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, in a statement, alleged assassination attempt on the governor’s life along the Lokoja-Abuja Road around 4.20.p.m. on Sunday. READ MORE
7. Price of Petrol Surged by 226% From September 2022 to September 2023: NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average retail price of a litre of petrol increased from N191.65 in September 2022 to N626.21 in September 2023.
It made the declaration in its Petrol Price Watch for September 2023 released in Abuja on Saturday. READ MORE
8. FG to Introduce Green Surcharge On Imported Vehicles
The Nigerian federal government is set to introduce a “green surcharge on imported vehicles” as part of its ambitious plan to boost tax revenues.
This announcement was made in the recently released Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), which outlines a hefty 2024 budget of N26 trillion. READ MORE
9. Insecurity: Wike Orders Demolition Of Popular Abuja Market
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike has ordered the demolition of the popular COVID-19 market in Area 11, Abuja to combat incessant insecurity faced by residents of the Federal Capital Territory.
This development was announced by Director of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), Osi Braimah while speaking with journalists during the demolition of shanty stores built in the market. READ MORE
10. Supreme Court Justice, Musa Dattijo Set To Retire
On Friday, October 27, 2023, Justice Musa Dattijo of the Supreme Court will formally step down from the bench.
In a statement made accessible to reporters in Abuja, the capital of the country, on Sunday, Festus Akande, the spokesperson for the supreme court, declared Dattijo’s retirement. READ MORE
