archiveNovember 2023

Following the outrage over the provision for a presidential yacht and other line items in the 2023 Supplementary Appropriation presented to the National Assembly, the presidency has provided some clarifications. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a statement, said the public anger over the...

  The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has reacted to stories of decomposing and headless bodies allegedly discovered in Abia State, saying they are a reflection of the scale of insecurity in Nigeria. The state governor, Alex Otti had, while speaking at...

  The World Health Organisation (WHO) said Nigeria has the highest out-of-pocket expenditure on health in West Africa. In 2020, Nigeria’s out of pocket expenditure as a share of health expenditure was at the level 74.7 per cent. The WHO representative in Nigeria, Dr. Walter Kazadi Mulombo, at a retreat...

    Amid the outrage raised by Nigerians, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has defended the N18 billion supplementary budget it brought before the National Assembly saying that it help address issues of staff welfare and allowances. Chairman of the INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, led a team from the...

The Senate has halted the proposed purchase of the N5.095 billion presidential yacht which was part of the expenditures in the 2023 supplementary budget submitted to the National Assembly for approval. This followed condemnation from the public about the insensitivity of such a purchase amidst the unprecedented level of poverty...

  Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has commended the positive response of the new leadership of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the arrest of some students of Obafemi Awolowo University. The governor also called for expedited due process in the handling of the matter, according to...

The Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Prof. Simeon Bamire, has appealed to students of the institution who were victims of the raid on some off-campus hostels along Ife/Ibadan Road by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to put the experience behind them and...

The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved the appointment of members of non-statutory boards as well as Chairmen, Secretaries and members of Local Government Education Boards. In a statement issued today, the Governor directed that the appointments take immediate effect while also charging the new appointees...

  The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has described the Financial Technology (FinTech) industry as a critical driver of financial inclusion of Nigerian citizens living in the underserved and unserved communities across the country. Maida made this known...

  25tr lost to oil theft The Executive Secretary, ES, of Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Ogbonnaya Orji, has presented a detailed report on Nigeria’s extractive industry operations prepared by the Organization to the Legislature for scrutiny and further action. The report shows that $74.386 billion was spent on...