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Nigeria’s 2024 budget passes second reading at Senate

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December 1, 2023

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Senate Plenary [PHOTO CREDIT: @NgrSenate]

Senate asks FG to stop allocation of funds to LGs run by caretaker committees

December 1, 2023

President Bola Tinubu Presenting the 2024 Budget

Tinubu presented “empty” boxes of 2024 budget to National Assembly – Lawmaker

December 1, 2023

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. [PHOTO CREDIT: Ehud Kaduna]

UPDATED: CBN to place restrictions on accounts without NIN, BVN

December 1, 2023

A manufacturing plant used to illustrate the story

Nigeria’s manufacturing sector contracts again amid inflationary pressures

December 1, 2023

FILE PHOTO: House of representatives during plenary. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official Twitter handle of House of Reps.]

2024 budget passes second reading in House of Reps

December 1, 2023

The ongoing global climate change conference (COP28) in Dubai.

ANALYSIS: COP28: What to expect from climate summit in Dubai

December 1, 2023

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Top News

Abdulsamad Rabiu, chairman BUA Foods

Nigerian billionaire rejects APC finance committee membership

December 1, 2023

President Bola Tinubu and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday evening in Dubai, United Arab Emirates,

Nigeria, Germany sign agreement to accelerate Siemens power project – Presidency

December 1, 2023

FILE PHOTO: Primary Health Care Centres in Nigeria

Nigeria urged to explore other methods of financing PHCs

December 1, 2023

Former governor of the state, Ibrahim Shema [Photo: pulse.ng]

Katsina foreign-trained health workers honour ex-governor

December 1, 2023

Participants at the 3rd International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) in Lusaka, Zambia

Morocco to host Africa’s fourth public health conference

December 1, 2023

Ghandi Olaoye (PHOTO CREDIT: punchng)

Plan for coronation of new Soun of Ogbomoso illegal, contemptuous of court – Lawyer

December 1, 2023

Governor Umar Namadi and Christopher Pycroft, the FCDO Development Director

UK government launches new climate, agriculture programme targeting 4 million Nigerians

December 1, 2023

A manufacturing plant used to illustrate the story

Nigeria’s manufacturing sector contracts again amid inflationary pressures

December 1, 2023

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Folu Olamiti and guests at the book presentation

Osoba, others shower encomium on Olamiti, emphasise importance of mentoring

December 1, 2023

The fake United States military officer, Zulayman Haruna,

Court convicts fake U.S. soldier in Kaduna

December 1, 2023

President Bola Tinubu at the 2024 Budget presentation [PHOTO CREDIT: @jidesanwoolu]

Nigeria’s 2024 budget passes second reading at Senate

December 1, 2023

Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the new senator for Kogi Central. [PHOTO CREDIT: Twitter page of @bayode_oluwasey]

Senate wants database for artisans

December 1, 2023

Court jails fake beauty promoter 10 years in Kaduna

November 30, 2023

Vice President, Kashim Shettima

Tinubu committed to entrepreneurship, innovation-driven environment — Shettima

November 30, 2023

Special Reports

Matan Fada river shows decrease in water level

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: Fishermen lament as Climate Change disrupts Argungu Fishing Festival

November 25, 2023

Sani Magaji Tambuwal, Clerk of the National Assembly

Headline Stories

How National Assembly Clerk misinformed Tinubu, almost got President to sign unapproved law

November 19, 2023

National Assembly

Investigation/Special Reports

INVESTIGATION: How National Assembly Clerk violates Nigeria’s Code of Conduct law

November 5, 2023

Musa Yakubu, a farmer at Saimami village in Kuje Area Council of Abuja, poses in front of mud-built grain storage facilities (Photo Credit: Ameh Ejekwonyilo)

Financial Inclusion

SPECIAL REPORT: Rural farmers in Nigeria’s capital count losses amid poor mobile telephony

October 18, 2023

PIC 9. Children playing barefooted

Gender

Yobe IDPs: Displaced by Boko Haram, abandoned by govt, ravaged by hunger

October 11, 2023

Missing LP governorship candidate, Obiora Agbasimalo

Headline Stories

Two years after, Anambra LP governorship candidate still missing

October 4, 2023

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Managing Director of Wema Bank Plc, Moruf Oseni. [PHOTO CREDIT: https://wemabank.com/about-us/management-team/managing-director/]

The rise of Impact Investing: Wema Bank Green & Gender financing drive in focus

December 1, 2023

Dauda Lawal, governor of Zamfara State and the First Lady, Hajiya Huriyya Dauda Lawal after the awareness lecture on gender-based violence

Zamfara governor reiterates his administration’s commitment to girl-child education

December 1, 2023

L-R: Group Managing Director/CEO, Zenith Bank Plc, Ebenezer Onyeagwu and the President/CEO, CFA Institute, Margaret Franklin during the signing of an MoU between Zenith Bank and the CFA Institute to develop human capital in finance and investment, recently.

Zenith Bank signs MoU with CFA institute to develop finance and investment professionals

December 1, 2023

Virtual Bash: BSN’s 35th Anniversary Livestream on 1st Dec

Virtual Bash: BSN’s 35th Anniversary Livestream on 1st Dec

November 30, 2023

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, inspecting the CPG training camp

Zamfara governor vows to end banditry, visits Community Protection Guards training camp

November 29, 2023

Features and Interviews

Yusuf Maitama Tuggar

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: Nigeria’s foreign minister has his work cut out

November 30, 2023

Newton Jibunoh is a foremost environmentalist and founder of the Fight Against Desert Encroachment (FADE), a Non-Governmental Organisation. [PHOTO CREDIT: @Mandela_gardens]

Features And Interviews

INTERVIEW: How Nigerians can fight climate change in traditional ways – Environmentalist, Jibunoh

November 27, 2023

Gender-based violence

Features And Interviews

Rape: What Femi Olaleye’s life sentence means for fight against SGBV in Lagos

byMariam Ileyemi

November 24, 2023

Loss and Damage Fund [PHOTO: Sweet Crude Report]

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: The Loss and Damage Fund must deliver at COP28

byAimée-Noël Mbiyozo

November 23, 2023

Ahmed Usman Ododo, the newly elected governor of Kogi State with the outgoing Governor Yahaya Bello [PHOTO CREDIT: @OfficialOAU]

Features And Interviews

DATA ANALYSIS: How Usman Ododo emerged as Governor Yahaya Bello’s successor in Kogi

byQosim Suleiman

November 22, 2023

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Features And Interviews

DATA ANALYSIS: What the numbers reveal about Bayelsa governorship election

November 19, 2023

Business

News Reports

Abdulsamad Rabiu, chairman BUA Foods

Nigerian billionaire rejects APC finance committee membership

December 1, 2023

CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso

CBN directs banks on old, re-designed naira notes

November 30, 2023

Oil prices rise as OPEC meets

November 30, 2023

Norwegian state-owned multinational energy company Equinor

Equinor sells Nigerian oil asset to Chappal Energies

November 29, 2023

United Nations Flag Flying

UN adopts resolution on international tax cooperation

November 29, 2023

Financial Inclusion

A Moniepoint PoS machine at Joyce Pius' Chemist

Over 350 million Africans financially excluded – Report

November 9, 2023

Musa Yakubu, a farmer at Saimami village in Kuje Area Council of Abuja, poses in front of mud-built grain storage facilities (Photo Credit: Ameh Ejekwonyilo)

SPECIAL REPORT: Rural farmers in Nigeria’s capital count losses amid poor mobile telephony

October 18, 2023

Gurfata, a community in FCT, where residents have to climb hills and trees to have access to mobile network.

INVESTIGATION: How poor privatisation of NITEL truncated $82 million Nigerian rural telephony project

September 1, 2023

Ghana tackles illegal loan apps over fraud, cyber-bullying

A customer validating data on a PoS machine (3)

How Nigeria’s $428 million ICT project is addressing rural financial inclusion

Analysis & Data

FILE PHOTO: Food items in an open market in Mpape, Abuja

ANALYSIS: Implications of CBN’s revised forex policy on food security

October 22, 2023

How to grow your finances through financial planning

Battling to make ends meet? Financial planning expert offers 5 tips on how to build your budget

October 17, 2023

Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail. (PPHOTO CREDIT: Facebook @Muhammadu Buhari)

Why cargo haulage on Lagos-Ibadan rail was stalled for two years

October 16, 2023

Nigerians abroad remitted $20.1bn in 2022 – Report

Nigerians abroad remitted $20.1bn in 2022 – Report

September 20, 2023

Photo collage of Wale Edun, Doris Anite and Atiku Bagudu

Nigeria’s foundering economy to test mettle of new ministers Edun, Anite, Bagudu

August 22, 2023

Regional

South West

Ghandi Olaoye (PHOTO CREDIT: punchng)

Plan for coronation of new Soun of Ogbomoso illegal, contemptuous of court – Lawyer

December 1, 2023

Sanwo-Olu, minister, others set to inaugurate e-arrival wing at Lagos airport

Sanwo-Olu, minister, others set to inaugurate e-arrival wing at Lagos airport

December 1, 2023

Ogun state governor, Dapo Abiodun [PHOTO CREDIT: @dabiodunMFR]

Governor Abiodun presents N703bn 2024 budget for Ogun

November 30, 2023

Ondo Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa (PHOTO CREDIT: @LuckyAiyedatiwa)

Ondo Assembly withdraws appeal against deputy governor

November 30, 2023

South South

A Nigerian Airforce Helicopter

UPDATED: Military helicopter crash-lands in Port Harcourt

December 1, 2023

Nigeria Police Force on patrol

Police arrest eight kidnap suspects

November 30, 2023

NASS yet to hand over budgets to NDDC seven months after passage – MD

November 30, 2023

Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu

Real reason I fell out with Obaseki – Edo Deputy Governor

November 29, 2023

South East

Coal City University, Enugu (PHOTO CREDIT: ccuenugu On Facebook)

Nigerian university speaks on alleged certificate forgery by staff member

November 29, 2023

Nigeria Police officers on duty

Police redeploy DPO over escape of suspected serial rapist

November 29, 2023

The new Government House

Why I can’t use new, old Abia Govt Houses – Alex Otti

November 28, 2023

Nigerian police officer Katsina

Police investigate DPO, other officers over rape case

November 28, 2023

North West

The fake United States military officer, Zulayman Haruna,

Court convicts fake U.S. soldier in Kaduna

December 1, 2023

Former governor of the state, Ibrahim Shema [Photo: pulse.ng]

Katsina foreign-trained health workers honour ex-governor

December 1, 2023

Governor Umar Namadi and Christopher Pycroft, the FCDO Development Director

UK government launches new climate, agriculture programme targeting 4 million Nigerians

December 1, 2023

Court jails fake beauty promoter 10 years in Kaduna

November 30, 2023

North East

Security operatives kill gunman, rescue pastor, two others

November 30, 2023

Gunmen used to illustrate the story

Gunmen kill 18 hunters, injure others in Taraba

November 30, 2023

Boko Haram kills 11 charcoal dealers in Borno

November 29, 2023

Governor Babagana Zulum [PHOTO CREDIT: @ProfZulum]

WHO raises alarm over ‘rise of TB infection’ in Borno

November 27, 2023

North Central

Kogi: Gunmen attack residence of INEC top official

Kogi: Gunmen attack INEC REC’s residence in Lokoja

December 1, 2023

Governor Umar Bago of Nogeri State. [PHOTO CREDIT: Twitter handle of Gov Bago]

Climate Change: Nigerian governor signs executive order for transition to green economy

December 1, 2023

Kwara evacuates 88 mentally challenged, beggars from streets

Kwara evacuates 88 mentally challenged, beggars from streets

November 30, 2023

Nyesom Wike, Former Governor of Rivers State and current FCT Minister

Despite economic crisis, Wike proposes N15bn for VP’s new residence

November 29, 2023

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Arts and Entertainment

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