In a bid to ensure a January to December budget calendar, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday signed the 2021 budget into law at the Council Chambers of the State House in Abuja. The president signed the 2021 Appropriation Bill of N13,588,027,886,175 which is N505 billion higher from the initial figures presented by the president on…
Month: December 2020
Kwara To Employ 4701 Teachers, Opens Application Portal Jan. 3
The kwara State Government is set to recruit 2,701 teachers into its basic schools across specific subjects, saying applicants must have Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) and at least five O’ Level Credit passes in Mathematics, English, and three other relevant subjects in not more than two sittings. The government has also advertised placements for…
Cross-Over Service: Lagos Denies N500,000 Fine For Violators Of Curfew
The Lagos State Government has denied claims that it plans to impose fines ranging from N20,000 to N500,000 on any religious organisation or individual that violates existing 12:00am to 4:00am curfew in the state. There is currently a curfew implemented by the federal government as part of measures to curb the increase of COVID-19 in…
Betting On Bookings: A Different Path
In today’s football predictions, staking on teams to win or goals is considered the norm as it has proven to be the most popular, understandable, tested, and trusted option for bettors to make the money but there is an option that is mostly overlooked and underrated when scrolling through the bookmaker’s pages, the option is…
NIMC Adopts Booking Method For NIN Registration
Although the deadline for NIN registration across the country has been extended from December 30 to January 19, 2021, thousands of Nigerians still assembled at NIMC registration centres across the nation to beat the ultimatum, defying the COVID-19 protocols amid a second wave of the virus in the country. In order to address this situation,…
Senate President Mourns Prof. Femi Odekunle
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has expressed his sadness at the news of the death of Professor Femi Odekunle on Tuesday. Professor Odekunle, aged 77, was a member of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) headed by Prof Itself Sagay. He was reported to have died at the COVID-19 Isolation Centre in Gwagwalada,…
Buhari Orders CBN Not To Give Forex For Food Import
President Muhammadu Buhari has once again ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) not to give foreign exchange for food importation. The president who on Tuesday reiterated his earlier directive given to the CBN in September promised that his administration will keep a keen eye on food inflation in the New Year. President Muhammadu…
Sanwo-Olu Flags Off Y2020 Graduate Internship Programme
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has challenged graduates under the Graduate Internship Programme to prove their mettle at their various places of internship, stressing that they should not be contented with the monthly N40,000 stipend given by the State Government but to aim for a higher goal of being financially independent. Speaking at the…
Troops Rescue 23 Kidnapped Victims, Arrests Bandits’ Informant In Katsina
The Nigeria Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says Troops of Operation HADARIN DAJI have rescued 18 women and 5 children as well as recovered 75 rustled livestock from bandits in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina. A statement issued by the Coordinator, Defence Media operations, Major General John Enenche stated that this was a continued effort…
End Of Year Prayers With Dr. D.K Olukoya For Restoration Of Glory And Destiny
The on-going fasting and prayer programme – Pray Your Way Into 2021 For Restoration of Glory and Destiny & Uncommon Wealth that started on December 24, 2020 to end on January 1, 2021 has been abounding with testimonies from the partakers since it kicked off. It is no doubt, a fasting and prayer path way…