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By Dipo Olowookere President Bola Tinubu has arrived at the National Assembly to present the 2024 Appropriation Bill to the federal lawmakers. The President got to the parliament at about a few minutes past 11 am on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, and was accompanied by the Vice President, Mr Kashim Shettima; his Chief of Staff, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila; the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Abdullahi Gandoje; and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr George Akume; among others. He is expected to present the 2024 budget of N27.5 trillion to a joint

By Adedapo Adesanya The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has written to the World Bank to suspend issuing loans to Nigeria’s 36 states over allegations of mismanaging public funds which may include loans obtained from the institution. In the letter dated November 25, 2023, the group specifically wants the bank’s President, Mr Ajay Banga, “to promptly, transparently and effectively conduct an investigation into the spending of loans and other facilities by the country’s 36 state governors and to suspend any loans and funding if there is relevant admissible evidence of mismanagement or diversion of public funds by any of

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The Programme Coordinator for Media and Policy at the Social and Economic Justice Advocacy (SEJA), Mr Jerome-Mario Utomi, has challenged the Lagos State government to lead the movement against environmental injustice. Mr Utomi, while speaking on Tuesday as a panellist at the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, also advised the government to stop being the coach and captain during environmental conversations. At the panel discussion themed “The role of multi-stakeholder engagement in achieving environmental justice, he noted engagement and collaboration have been overused by those in the position of

By Adedapo Adesanya The Nigerian government has outlined its priorities for the upcoming 28th Conference of Parties (COP) in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Speaking to journalists at a pre-COP workshop organised by the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), the Director General of the council, Mr Salisu Dahiru, said the country has a number of issues dear to its economy and journey towards climate resilience that it hopes to achieve at COP28. COP 28 is the United Nations Climate Change Conference taking place from November 30 to December 12. COP takes place every year and is the world’s

**As Food Index Slows to 20.30% By Modupe Gbadeyanka Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Sunday night has revealed that in the month of November 2017, the headline inflation slightly dropped to 15.90 percent. This was 0.01 percent points lower than the rate recorded in October, 15.91 percent, making it the 10th consecutive disinflation (slowdown in the inflation rate though still positive) in headline year on year inflation since January 2017. According to the stats office, increases were recorded in all COICOP divisions that yield the headline index. On a month-on-month basis, the headline index increased

By Aduragbemi Omiyale An ESG score of 2 has been assigned to Fidelity Bank Plc by a local reputable rating agency, Agusto & Co, after affirming that environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues have minimal contribution to the bank’s credit rating. In a statement, the pan-African credit rating company also affirmed Fidelity Bank’s ‘A’ rating with a stable outlook. It explained that the rating was affirmed because of the lender’s “improved profitability, strong ability to refinance, adequate capitalisation and low level of impaired credits.” Fidelity Bank is a full-fledged commercial bank operating in Nigeria with over 7.5 million customers serviced

By Adedapo Adesanya The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 101 parcels of cocaine concealed in children’s duvets at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. This was disclosed by the spokesman of the agency, Mr Femi Babafemi, via a statement on Sunday. He noted that the illicit drug was brought into the country by a 52-year-old returnee from Brazil, Mr Akudirinwa Hilary Uchenna, who hails from the Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State. Mr Uchenna was arrested on Saturday at the D-Arrival Hall of the Lagos airport upon his return from Sao Paulo, Brazil via Doha

By Modupe Gbadeyanka A suicide bomb attack in the early hours of Wednesday has left at least two persons dead in Borno State. It was gathered that four female suicide bombers carried out the attacks at about 1:15am today. The unfortunate incident took place at Usmanti along Muna Garage axis, Maiduguri in Borno State. Two men were reportedly killed due to the explosion while about 16 injured people were administered with the first aid. Spokesperson of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) North-East zone, Mr Abdulkadir Ibrahim, confirmed the evacuations of the bodies and the injured who have been taken

By Dipo Olowookere The sum of $280.04 million and CNY 28.3million were on Friday injected into the Retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS) by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The interventions in the inter-bank foreign exchange market by the CBN were done to meet demands of customers in the agricultural and raw materials sectors as well as Renminbi-denominated Letters of Credit. Director of Corporate Communications Department at the apex bank, Mr Isaac Okorafor, stated in a statement on Friday reiterated assurances that the bank’s management would remain committed to ensuring that all the sectors of the forex market continue

By Dipo Olowookere A mobile solar electricity solution for the benefit of families and businesses around the country has been launched by MTN Nigeria in collaboration with Lumos. The initiative was unveiled in Abuja on Monday, February 20, 2017 and was witnessed by senior officials of the two firms. MTN Nigeria is one of the leading telecoms companies in Nigeria, while Lumos is a world renowned solar architect. The Lumos Mobile Electricity Service, powered by MTN, hopes to be a catalyst for growth, poised to improve the daily lives of Nigerians. It would give Nigerians the opportunity to enjoy accessible,

By Aduragbemi Omiyale The duo of D’Bank and Simi will be on the Nigerian Idol Season 7 premiering on Sunday, February 6, 2022, as judges, the organisers have confirmed. This means Seyi Shay and DJ Sose, who were on the music talent hunt reality show in season 6, will not be returning, though Obi Asika, a music executive, was retained as well as the anchor, IK Osakioduwa. A statement issued on Wednesday disclosed that the winner of the programme will go home with N100 million, higher than the grand prize for last year. The last edition was won by Kingdom

By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke Congratulations! In the next few months, your first piccaninny will be in your hands. You will be unable to control your joy and of course, you have thought of different things you will do for your newborn. This is why preparing for a baby takes a lot of work, planning, and energy. For your plans to come to fruition, you need money. So, whether you are a first time parent or planning to have one in the future, Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares ways to financially prepare for a newborn especially if you are