Senate Approves State Assembly, Judiciary, And LG Financial Autonomy As part of the proposed amendments to the 1999 constitution, senate members voted on Tuesday to grant financial autonomy to the judiciary, state assemblies, and local governments. There were 83 votes in...

Buhari Wants Senate to Confirm Nominees for MPC Membership President Muhammadu Buhari has requested the Senate confirm the appointment of two new members to the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and reconfirm five others. The...

TETFUND : N12bn spent on training Nigerian researchers in 2021 Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) announced that it had spent N12 billion on training researchers across twelve universities in Nigeria by 2021. This falls within the agency's mandate to support...

Fuel scarcity: Uber, Bolt raise fares   In the midst of Nigeria's fuel crisis, Uber and Bolt, the two most popular ride-hailing companies, raised their fares. Although it's not clear if petrol scarcity is behind the price increase, other modes of...

Ukraine Authorities : World's Largest Plane Destroyed By Russia, Over N1.24trn to Rebuild. Authorities in Ukraine report that the world's biggest aircraft, the Antonov AN-225, was destroyed by Russia. The information was revealed by Ukraine's minister for foreign affairs, Dmytro...

Oil spills: Court orders CBN to release 82 billion judgment debt to Akwa Ibom communities An absolute garnishee order has been granted to the Central Bank of Nigeria by Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja, ordering...