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President Muhammadu Buhari will Tuesday sign the 2020 Appropriation Bill of N10. 59 trillion into law. The Appropriation Bill was transmitted to the President for his assent last week. Recall that President Buhari presented the budget estimate to the joint session of the National Assembly on October 8, 2019. The 9th Senate under the leadership of the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, promised to pass the budget before the end of the year in order to revert the nation’s financial year to run from January to December. While the President had proposed N10.33 trillion, the Appropriations Committees of both chambers increased…

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, said Monday that the hate speech bill currently before the Senate would not be passed into law if majority of Nigerians were opposed to it. The bill proposed by spokesman of the 8th Senate, Sabi Abdullahi, has generated so much controversies and opposition, especially from media professionals. The bill has passed second hearing and assigned to a committee, awaiting public hearing. But addressing journalists in Abuja, Lawan said: “The hate speech bill is not going to be passed without the desired public hearing.” Speaking further, the Senate president said: “If you feel the…

Newly promoted Akwa Starlets are sitting on the second position in the 2019/2020 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) table. In match Day 8 played at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, the Starlets of Uyo on Sunday spanked Enyimba International 2-1 to garner 15 points while Plateau United occupying the first position have 17 points from eight matches played so far. Akwa United occupy the 14th position after they were trounced by MFM, Lagos 3-0 on Friday. Kwara United lost 1 goal to Heartland while Plateau United walloped FC IfeanyiUbah 5-1. Jigawa Golden Stars beat Warri Wolves 2-1 while Lobi Stars won…

By Akanimo Sampson Despite the creeping fascist tendency of President Muhammadu Buhari All Progressives Congress (APC) administration, most unrepentant public functionaries at federal Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) do not yet appear to be on the same page with the ex-military strong man’s regime on anti-corruption. Federal establishments under the Buhari watch are still awash with massive fraud more than four years after the exit of the demonised Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rule. Audit probe by the Auditor-General of the Federation (AuGF), Anthony Ayine, has uncovered myriads of unreported losses of funds, vehicles and stores in various MDAs. The huge waste arose…

Defending champions Liverpool have been drawn to face Atletico Madrid, while Tottenham will face RB Leipzig in the first knockout round. In the last 16 of the Champions League released on Monday, Manchester City have drawn Real Madrid, while Chelsea will face Bayern Munich in a repeat of the 2012 final. Champions League Round of 16 draw: Dortmund vs PSG Real Madrid vs Manchester City Atalanta vs Valencia Lyon vs Juventus Atletico vs Liverpool Chelsea vs Bayern Munich Spurs vs Leipzig Napoli vs Barcelona Pep Guardiola will return to Spain for City’s first leg against Real Madrid, with the Premier League…

Turkish Airlines has pledged to immediately commence the air freight of all leftover passengers’ baggage in Turkey to Nigeria. This is coming after the management of Turkish Airlines met with the Acting Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Captain Abdullahi Sidi, in Abuja weekend. Confirming the meeting and subsequent pledge by the airline, Mr. Sam Adurogboye, General Manager, Public Relations, NCAA, said the airline has agreed to instantly upgrade the Boeing 737-800 currently being used and found inadequate to a larger Airbus A 330. Adurogboye said: “Consequent upon the suspension of Turkish Airlines’ operations into Nigeria, the Acting…

The efforts of government and partners, such as the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, has seen a reduction in the incidences of HIV/AIDS from 3.4 to 1.4 percent in the last five years in Lagos, Akwa Ibom, Rivers states This is contained in the 2018 National AIDS and HIV Indicator and Impact Survey report o0f the U.S government. According to Ms. Olivette Smith, political and economic analyst at the U.S. Consulate in Lagos, the United States will, through USAID, continue to work with local partners and support the efforts of the Nigerian government to ensure that all children…

The Federal Government’s closure of the Nigerian border does not in any way breach the free trade agreement in West Africa, Sabo Nanono, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has said. Nanono said Sunday in Abuja that the measure was meant to protect the country and its citizens from the nefarious activities which take place at the borders. “Free trade does not mean Nigeria has to be a dumping ground for everything imported by others. These products are not even from all these countries involved. So, why should they be feasting on us? “Nigeria controls 60 to 70 percent…

The Senate is proposing a bill for an Act to establish the National Electoral Offences Commission as part of an amendment to the 1999 Constitution.One of the proposals in the bill is to sentence or convict a candidate, any person or agent who destroys a ballot box or papers during election to a term of twenty years imprisonment. According to the bill, no candidate or agent of his or any other person shall grab, loot, damage or destroy in any manner, ballot boxes or ballot papers or any other electoral document or material, before, during and after an election, or…

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, Sunday, said Dangote refinery would save the country more than $10 billion spent on crude importation and create jobs. Speaking while being conducted round the ongoing Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Petrochemical complex, fertilizer plant and Subsea gas pipeline projects, Zainab said President Muhammadu Buhari’s government was eager to see the company commence operation. According to her, the government would continue to provide an enabling environment to grow local businesses and attract investors. “We are very confident that once Dangote refinery commences operation, it will save us over $10 billion Nigeria…