Dennis Erezi

Strong indications emerged on Thursday that the creation of state police to address the issue of insecurity in the country may soon come to fruition as a majority of the 36 state governors endorsed the policy at their National Economic Council (NEC) meeting. The only setback recorded while NEC members met at the Presidential Villa,…

The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, pleaded not guilty to the 19-count charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The former governor is facing an alleged money laundering trial to the tune of N80billion. He pleaded not guilty to all the charges. When the case was called…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday in Abuja, officially approved the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the regional bloc. The decision, taken by the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, marks a significant shift in the geopolitical landscape of West Africa. Disclosing this decision at the […]

The Federal Government has been urged to invest more in public schools and implement strategies that improve performance in the education sector. The Planter of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Adamimogo Grace of Mercy Prayer Mountain World Wide, Prophet Sam Olu Alo gave the advice in his Ido-Ekiti country home at the weekend during the 2024 […]

Greece will almost double its defence spending after parliament approved the 2025 state budget Sunday with a roll-call vote, traditionally regarded as a vote of confidence in the government. With 159 out of a total of 299 votes cast, the State budget for the fiscal year 2025 was ratified while the defence expenditure was approved…

The Jigawa Tsangaya Education Board says it will construct skills acquisition centre in each of the three newly established Mega Tsangaya Schools in the state. Dr Abubakar Maje, the Executive Secretary of the board, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse, on Monday. Maje said the project also included the…

The Management of the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH) said its internally generated revenue between January and October stood at N1.6 billion. The Chief Medical Director of the facility, Dr Oluwabunmi Fatungase, disclosed this while defending the institution's 2025 budget proposal before the Ogun House of Assembly in Abeokuta on Monday. Fatungase said that…

Mr Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, on Monday said the N13 trillion deficit in the N48 trillion 2025 budget would be financed through borrowing. The minister said this while briefing State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured a final forfeiture of a warehouse traced to a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele. Top sources close to The Guardian disclosed that Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos ordered the forfeiture on Thursday, December 19, […]

Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has urged Nigerians to persevere in the present economic realities in the country, describing the situation as a passing phase, after which a relief would suffice. Oyetola gave this assurance yesterday during Friday prayer service at Egbeda Central Mosque, in the suburb of Iragbiji, Boripe Local Government, […]