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Senate Postpones Passage Of 2023 Budget.

The 9th Assembly has postponed the passage of the 2023 budget and Finance Bill until Wednesday, December 28th, 2022, citing some challenges in receiving the report from the appropriations committee. The President of the Senate Ahmed Lawan who made the announcements during plenary yesterday said that the appropriations bill came to the National Assembly from the executive with some problems and when the committee came to reconcile the figures, the challenge became obvious and difficult to deal. Lawan added that […]

todayDecember 23, 2022 36

Economy

CBN says they Ordered 500 Million New Notes.

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, GODWIN Emefiele, has said that a total of 500 million units of the newly redesigned currency notes were ordered from the minting company following complaints by the banking public that banks are not dispensing enough of the redesigned Naira notes. Emefiele yesterday spoke through the deputy governor of the apex bank in charge of the Financial System Stability at the CBN, Aisha Ahmed, when appearing before the House of Representatives plenary […]

todayDecember 23, 2022 67

National

President Buhari Restates His Commitment To Improving Police And Army Welfare.

President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his administration’s commitment to improving the welfare of police and military personnel. Buhari yesterday in Abuja where he received the 2021 audited report and 2023 budget proposal of the Police Service Commission PSC noted that his administration made the welfare of police officers a priority, and reforms a sacred duty. He said when operatives are posted on duty or assignments and they know their families live well, morale would be high. The President complained about […]

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Entertainment

Yul Edochie Writes an Apology Letter to his First wife May.

Controversial Nollywood movie star Yul Edochie has penned an emotional apology letter to his first wife, May Edochie, following his marriage to Judy Austin early this year. Edochie took to his verified Instagram page yesterday to apologize deeply to May, his first wife, acknowledging that his action had hurt her while taking the sole blame for his action. He wrote that his second marriage was not intended to disrespect or replace her, saying he would always love her. His apology […]

todayDecember 22, 2022 167

Entertainment

Rema and Burna Boy Maintain Spot On The UK Official Singles Chart.

Nigerian Afro-beats stars Rema and Burna Boy have continued their run on the United Kingdom UK Official Singles Chart, In the chart week dated 16 December 2022 - 22 December 2022, Rema's Calm Downentered its 16th week on the chart as it appears at number 30 this week which is four spots from its 26th position last week. Burna Boy's Alone off Marvel's Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack appears at number 87 slumping from its 62nd position last week. For the UK Afrobeats chart: Burna Boy's Alone spends its 4th straight […]

todayDecember 22, 2022 41

Sports

NPFL Clubs Rejectes the Abridged League Format.

Representatives of the 20 Nigeria Professional Football League NPFL clubs have rejected the abridged league format, after the meeting between the Interim Management Committee IMC and them ended in a stalemate, as the clubs insisted on prosecuting a straightforward league where all the clubs will play one another in the season. It was further gathered that the clubs informed IMC that they do not mind Nigeria having the same clubs that played the African club competitions this year to repeat […]

todayDecember 22, 2022 43

Sports

Beth Mead Voted BBC Sports Personality Of The Year 2022.

England and Arsenal forward Beth Mead has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2022. Mead dazzled at this summer's Euro 2022, where she helped the Lionesses to glory at Wembley, England's first-ever major women's football trophy. The 27-year-old becomes the first women's footballer to win the award, while England head coach Sarina Wiegman won Coach of the Year. In a public vote, England Test captain Ben Stokes was second and Eve Muirhead, who led Team Great Britain GB […]

todayDecember 22, 2022 30

Foreign

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Extradited to US on Fraud Charges.

The former boss of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried is aboard a plane flying from the Bahamas to the United State US where he faces fraud charges. The 30-year-old is being extradited on suspicion of committing one of the biggest financial frauds in US history. Bankman-Fried, who denies the allegations, may have his first court appearance this morning after FTX filed for bankruptcy, leaving many people unable to withdraw funds. FTX owed its 50 largest creditors almost 3.1 billion […]

todayDecember 22, 2022 53

News

Soludo Announces the Increment in the Remunerations of the State Public Workforce.

The Governor of Anambra State Chukwuma Soludo has announced the increment in the remunerations of the state public workforce by 10%, effective January 2023. Soludo who made the declaration during the 2022 Public Service Day at the Jerome Udoji State Secretariat Complex, Awka also announced a 15,000 Naira Christmas bonus across the board to enable the workers to buy some foodstuff for their families. In the five areas of deliverables of the Soludo administration, he maintained that the state will […]

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