•House of Reps The House of Representatives Committee on Polytechnics and other Higher Technical Education has expressed shock over the discovery that Federal Polytechnic Ugep, Cross Rivers State, spends over N600 million on personnel and overhead costs despite having only 142 students and 154 academic and non-academic staff. This was discover...
•Toke Makinwa Actress and show host, Toke Makinwa has shared a candid reflection of her youthful devotion, revealing that she spent her entire youthful years focusing on a single relationship. Sharing her story on ‘Cocktails and Takeaways’, Makinwa noted that she didn’t like her 20s. “I don’t think I liked my twenties. I don’t think [&he...
•AI-generated image for illustration Canada-based Sunday Samuel Adebehinje has revealed what it cost him to relocate abroad. Although the sum, $28,000 (nearly N50 million) is huge, “It’s worth it,” he told our correspondent. Adebehinje’s disposition fuels the optimism that has seen thousands of Nigerians of all ages and professions relocate ab...
•Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar Amid prolonged delays in the appointment of ambassadors to oversee Nigeria’s diplomatic missions, the federal government disbursed an approximate sum of N14 billion to no fewer than 16 foreign missions in July 2024, findings have revealed. Nigeria has 109 missions: 76 embassies, 22 high commissions, a...
•Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola Nigerian banks should scale back their flamboyancy, including spending on private jets, and pay a new windfall tax to regain public trust and support the economy, Femi Otedola, chairman of FBN Holdings has said. In an emailed statement to Bloomberg, Otedola said: “Nigerian banks are spending an estimated ...
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, yesterday, said Nigerians spent over N20 trillion in 2023 alone buying diesel and petrol to power their generators. He noted that for Nigeria to unlock the full potential of power sector and achieve the Nigeria Energy Transition Plan, there is need for increased investment in gas development, reports D...
•Tinubu and tyres The State House spent a whopping sum of N244,654,350 for the purchase and supply of tyres in a single day, according to findings by Daily Trust. Investigation and data gathered from govspend, a portal documenting the Presidential Villa expenditure, showed that the State House made payments for the supply of an unspecified [&h...
•Nigerian Presidential Airforce plane The federal government, under the administration of President Bola Tinubu, disbursed a total sum of N14.77bn for the repair and maintenance of the presidential air fleet in 11 months. The payments, made in 11 tranches between July 16, 2023 and May 25, 2024, were processed through the State House headquarte...
•Alex Otti The Abia State governor, Alex Otti, has made a case for the establishment of agricultural ventures across Nigeria as a panacea to food insecurity. While underscoring the need for all to embrace agriculture for sufficiency, Otti highlighted that a whooping N7.8 trillion was spent by the Nigerian government on food imports over the [&...
•Tinubu (middle) with delegates from nigeria at the just concluded climate summit (cop28) in United Arab Emirates The estacodes and airfares of ministers, heads of agencies, directors and other federal government-sponsored delegates from Nigeria to the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, gulp...
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