Category: Breaking News

…recurrent expenditure to gulp N9.92trn, capital expenditure N8.7trn, deficit projected at N9.18trn President Bola Tinubu has said Nigeria’s national defence and internal security, local job creation, macro-economic stability, investment environment optimisation, human capital development, poverty reduction, and social security were some of the top priorities of the proposed 2024 budget…. Continue reading

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, will officially present the staff of office to the Soun of Ogbomosoland, Oba Ghandi Olaoye, on Saturday, December 16, The PUNCH exclusively learnt, on Monday. This was as state High Court sitting in Ogbomoso, on Monday, granted a stay of execution of the October… Continue reading

President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday present the 2024 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly. This was made known by the Secretary, Research and Information at the National Assembly, Dr Ali Barde Umoru, in the National Assembly on Monday. He stated this while confirming the budget presentation… Continue reading

The Court of Appeal, in Abuja, has affirmed the election of Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State. It dismissed the appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate in the last governorship election, Titus Uba. PDP and Uba had challenged the September 23 judgment of the Governorship Election… Continue reading

The Appeal Court has sacked Labour Party, LP’s Olukayode Doherty and declared the All Progressives Congress, APC’s Rauf Age-Suleiman as the winner of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Amuwo-Odofin II Constituency election. According to Dailypost report, the court upheld an earlier ruling by the Election Petition Tribunal. The tribunal… Continue reading

The Abuja Division of the appellate court, on Friday, affirmed the victory of Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State in the March 18 governorship election. The panel of three justices was unanimous, awarding no cost as the court ruled that each party to the matter should bear their costs. Report… Continue reading

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has affirmed the tribunal judgment which declared the All Progressive Congress candidate, Nasiru Gawuna winner of the governorship election. The tribunal led by Justice Oluyemi Osadebay had nullified the election of Governor Abba Yusuf by declaring 165, 663 of his votes were invalid…. Continue reading

The Nigerian Labour congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended the Indefinite strike it embarked on yesterday This decision was made after meeting with the national security adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. Details later Continue reading

The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria on Monday ordered their affiliates to withdraw their services nationwide from midnight on November 14, 2023. TUC President Festus Osifo disclosed this while addressing journalists in Abuja on Monday. Osifo said the strike would remain until “government at all… Continue reading

The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, took travellers arriving and departing the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport by surprise as passengers were stranded. It was gathered that the labour leaders barricaded both major entry and exit of the airport, while on a protest as announced earlier by… Continue reading