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The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the Appropriation Bill of ₦1,758,196,646,844 trillion for 2022. The estimates which have the Recurrent Expenditure of ₦591,280,803,486billion from the Consolidated Revenue Fund and Capital Expenditure of ₦1,166,915,843,358 trillion from the Development Fund was presented on Wednesday, 24th of November, 2021 by the...

  Eight-hundred-and-fifty-nine persons caught the COVID-19 virus in Nigeria on Monday.The country also lost two persons to the virus on the same day. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated on Tuesday that Monday’s figures raised the country’s infection tally to 238,420 and the death toll to 3,024. It...

The Board of Transcorp Hotels Plc. Nigeria’s leading hospitality brand and owners of the award-winning Transcorp Hilton Abuja, Transcorp Hotels Calabar, and online booking platform for accommodation, food, and experiences Aura by Transcorp Hotels, has announced the appointment of Ms. Bolanle Onagoruwa to its Board of Directors as an Independent...

    Some capital market operators have listed events that will shape the stock market and the economy in 2022. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos, they said the market and the economy would be impacted by the Monetary Policy Committee, 2022 budget implementation,...

 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned the public against dealings with FinAfrica Investment Ltd and Poyoyo Investment.A circular by the management of SEC and published on the commission’s website said the activities of the companies were not registered by it. The commission described the business of Poyoyo Investment...

Imo chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that Mr Uche Nwosu, a former governorship candidate in the state, was lawfully arrested rather than abducted. This is contained in a release signed by the APC publicity secretary, Mr Cajetan Duke, and made available to newsmen in Owerri on...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 1, 547 new infections were confirmed on Boxing Day, as the country’s daily COVID-19 tally continues to rise. Giving an update on the pandemic, the agency revealed in a Facebook post on Monday that the new cases were confirmed in nine states...

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has said that with the daily deaths being recorded across the country, it has become clear that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari no longer values the sacredness of human life. In his Christmas message at the weekend, Kukah lamented that the...

  Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has dismissed the fear being expressed in some quarters over the President Muhammadu Buhari’s health following his exposure to his aides believed to have been infected with the virus. Adesina who stated this when he appeared on Sunday...

AGF says 18,388 mails treated in 2021 Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to use his good offices to direct the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to investigate allegations that over N3 billion of...