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Why 2026 capital budget may not be implemented this year
***To be merged with 2027 budget, as 2024/25 outstanding remains huge ***FG to request 3rd extension for implementation of 2024/25 budget***MDAs lament non-release of funds By Emeka Anaeto, Business Editor
Bye-elections: How APC won 4 seats, APM one
•Yilwatda commends INEC, security agencies •APC’s votes spread in bye-elections significant for 2027 race – Keyamo By Jimitota Onoyume, Omeiza Ajayi, Ben Ngwakwe, Hadiza Yusuf & Christopher Ameh THE All
Edo council boss redeems N20m pledge to soldier’s family
By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY — The Chairman of Etsako East Local Government Area and Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Edo State, Hon. Sunny Ekpeson,
LSE Listing: Dangote Cement makes global capital push in London
By Dapo Akinrefon Dangote Cement Plc will on September 21, take its growth and expansion story to the international capital market as it hosts a Capital Markets Day, CMD, in
NUPRC threatens to revoke non-performing oil licences, sets Oct 31 deadline
By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has threatened to revoke petroleum prospecting licences (PPLs) whose holders fail to meet their statutory work commitments, giving
I need executive order from presidency to ban mining in problematic areas – Bago
Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago, has called for an executive order from the Presidency or the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development to ban mining activities in locations identified as
Troops rescue 2 kidnap victims, arrest 11 suspects in Plateau
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Enduring Peace (JTF-OPEP), have rescued two kidnapped victims and arrested 11 suspected kidnappers in Plateau. Capt. Polycarp Oteh, the operation’s Media Officer, said
Tinubu to First Lady at 66: You’re my truest friend
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu has celebrated the 66th birthday of his wife, First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu, describing her as his “truest friend and confidante” and
Effurun attack: Keyamo fingers NDC thugs, vows action
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has accused thugs loyal to the Nigeria Democratic Congress NDC of unleashing violence in his community in
Oshiomhole demands independent probe into miners’ deaths
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — Chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, has called for a thorough, transparent and independent investigation into the deaths of 37 suspected
