According to Mr Bio, the delegation conveyed a message of solidarity from the Chairman of the ECOWAS Committee of Heads of State and Nigeria's President,Bola Tinubu. Read More
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The government had proposed N26.2 trillion but reviewed the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) after it was recently approved by the National Assembly.
"The solutions are well known. Leaders must act to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, protect people from climate chaos, and end the fossil fuel age," Mr Guterres noted. Read More
Tinubu urged to sign bill criminalising sexual harassment in tertiary schools
The bill, which seeks to promote and protect ethical standards in tertiary institutions, proposes up to 14 years jail term for offenders.
Desmond Akawor says he remains "committed to the ideals of our party (PDP) always and will continue to be available to provide, steer, and support for all party affairs whenever l am called upon."
Reps to hold town hall meeting on 2024 budget
Speaker Abbas Tajudeen said the House adopted the new model to allow active participation of citizens in the budget process.
The after-tax profit of N49.2 billion has already outgrown its bottom line for full-year 2022 by 57.9 per cent even though there is one more quarter to go.
The lawsuit followed altercation between the artiste and Mr Pinnick in October after the musician failed to show up for an event he was paid to perform in Warri, Delta State.
He said: ''Songs on this album seek to express different emotions: sadness, happiness, motivation, regret, love, seclusion, reason, imagination, optimism, and I wrote all the songs on the album."
Recently, there has been a substantial amount of debate, discussion and concerns about the health and reputation of Nigeria's judiciary. A cursory review and quasi-research of commentaries on the actions and inactions of Nigerian judiciary in five Nigerian newspapers between September 2022 and September 2023 reveals that 67 per cent were negative, 10 per cent were classified as neutral, and a paltry 23 per cent were positive. The inference to draw is that the judiciary in Nigeria has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Why, then, do the commentariat and public view the Nigerian Judiciary mainly in the negative?
Following the three-day retreat held for Ministers, Special Advisers, Permanent Secretaries and heads of Agencies and Departments by President Bola Tinubu, rather belatedly, three weeks ago with the theme: "Delivering on the Renewed Hope Agenda" some of the Ministers have been jumping up and down, as if the Retreat was the shot in the arm they needed to shift out of their slumber. We have seen quite a number of body movements lately: from the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Festus Keyamo, telling the heads of agencies and parastatals under his Ministry that whoever wants to sabotage him through non-performance would be fired.
In 2022, the iGaming market was valued at almost $250 billion internationally. Africa accounted for around $2.2 billion—less than one percent of the world's total market value.
Sierra Leone is in lockdown after President Julius Maada Bio declared a curfew on Sunday morning. The streets of Freetown are empty, with a heavy presence of military and police patrols all over.
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State said his state has lost about 50 per cent of its health institutions to insurgency and that many staff had been abducted, making health care delivery difficult.
The organisers said the four-day conference will spotlight cutting-edge research and innovations, and present African-led solutions to public health challenges.
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