The federal government has launched the 2024 Hazard Risk Countrywide Analysis aimed at strengthening disaster preparedness and mitigation efforts across the country. To this effect, Vice President Kashim Shettima called for enhanced collaboration among stakeholders to address Nigeria’s vulnerabilities to disasters and climate change as well as building a safer and more resilient Nigeria. … Read more
The Labour Party condemned the defection of five lawmakers to the APC, calling it “irrational, untenable, and inconsistent”The party highlighted that Section 68(g) of the 1999 Constitution restricts party changes without a party split or mergerLabour Party announced plans to take legal action to reclaim the seats of the defectors and urged Nigerians to be … Read more
The Nigerian Senate has reaffirmed its dedication to tackling the issues confronting the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). This commitment was expressed during a courtesy visit from a delegation led by Dr. Abdullahi Bello, the Chairman of the CCB, to Senate President Godswill Akpabio’s office on Thursday, December 5. In his address, Akpabio characterized the bureau … Read more
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has rejected assertions that the ongoing construction of a significant road in Abuja was intended solely for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Wike, during the flag-off ceremony for the access road to the new EFCC Academy on Thursday, clarified that the road’s … Read more
Customers of United Bank for Africa have received a significant update about changes to their savings account statusThe bank announced that savings accounts will now be categorized as dormant or inactive if they are not used for some timeThe bank however advises customers to maintain account activity by completing a transaction through various channels Henzodaily.ng … Read more
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has denied allegations from the civil society group Societal Safety Network (SSN), accusing senior officers of flouting mandatory retirement procedures. Henzodaily reports that the NCS described these claims as unfounded and misleading. During a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, the SSN alleged that certain officers were deliberately ignoring provisions … Read more
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has presented N545, 014,575,000.00 as the 2025 budget estimate, covering both recurrent and capital expenditures to the State House of Assembly. Governor Lawal informed the lawmakers that the recurrent expenditure in the budget amounted to N151,680,000,000.00, which is the 28 per cent of the total expenditure, which would essentially … Read more
ASUU has aired its view on the proposed tax reform bills by President Bola Tinubu and forwarded to the national assemblyEmmanuel Osodeke, ASUU national president, maintained that the bills would scrap the TETFund, which is the primary source of funds for infrastructure in Nigerian universitiesPresident Bola Tinubu presented the controversial bills to the National Assembly … Read more
Veteran Nigerian comedian cum filmmaker, Bright Okpocha, better known as Basketmouth, has made a shocking revelation about the mismanagement of funds by Nollywood producers. Henzodaily reports that Basketmouth, in an interview with Arise TV, alleged that movie producers are given huge amounts of money by streaming platforms. However, the producers use only 10% of the … Read more
Some retired military personnel on Thursday grounded activities at the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja over their unpaid entitlements. The former soldiers accused the federal government of not paying them the 20 -28 per cent pensions increment from January to November 2024. They also demanded payments for their palliatives from October 2023 … Read more