Dangote Slashes Petrol Price To N899 Per Litre
Three killed in Niger multiple bomb explosions
Yuletide: FG slashes interstate transport fares by 50%
Ibadan tragedy: Tinubu orders probe as Ooni’s ex-queen detained, deaths rise
Debt servicing, salaries take N24.8tn in 2025 budget
26,000 children infected with HIV in 2023—NACA
Again, national sports festival postponed till May 16
Wike revokes Buhari foundation, SGF, ex-CJN, others FCT land
Putin Ready To Talk Ukraine Deal With Trump
Again, Israel Accused Of Acts Of Genocide, Ethnic Cleansing In Gaza
SpaceX to launch more private astronaut missions to ISS
Mysterious illness in DR Congo likely malaria – Africa CDC
DID YOU KNOW?
- Santa Claus is from ‘Sinterklaas’ which means Saint Nicholas in Dutch. St. Nicholas was a Christian bishop who lived in the 4th century – known for being kind and generous, he later became the patron saint of children.
- The classic image of a happy and plump Father Christmas or Santa Claus that we know today was inspired from Coca-Cola ads, drawn in 1931 by illustrator Haddon Sundblom.
Tinubu approves major redeployment of federal permanent secretaries
2025 budget passes second reading, N’Assembly adjourns till Jan 14
50% salary cut: Reps to return N704m to Tinubu
Reps approve extension of 2024 budget implementation to June next year
Suspension of 18 Edo LGA chairmen illegal, unconstitutional — AGF
Yahaya Bello gets N500m bail, barred from foreign trips
Demolition: Court Awards N8.5bn Damages Against Kano Gov’t
Nigeria has achieved 80% success against kidnapping – NSA
S’Court, Hajj commission, others, high corruption risk – ICPC
US-based Nigerian, accomplice jailed 40 years for drug
Turkey-based Nigerian passenger jailed one year for drug trafficking
Madein returns to office as Accountant General of Federation
PenCom to remodel micro-pension scheme – DG
NACCIMA, BOI partner to disburse N75bn MSME fund
LASERC to regulate Lagos electricity market – FG
LGs plan tenement rate, market levies’ takeover, project N361bn revenue
FG allocates N845bn in 2025 Budget for minimum wage adjustments
FG unveils free AI academy
6,000 Kano wheat farmers get FG’s subsidised inputs
NELFUND commiserates with Borno varsity over death of two students
Christmas: First Lady donates 22,800 bags of rice, N95m to northern states’ Christians
Marketers project N950/litre as Dangote lowers petrol price
NLC demands suspension of tax reform bills for broader consultation
IPoB lawyer, Ejiofor hails judgment discharging 5 Biafra agitators in Umuahia
NAFSAT condoles with Alabidun over wife’s death
Rita Dominic appointed chairman of Miss Nigeria board
Buhari not owner of seized Abuja land — Garba Shehu
Insecurity: Don’t politicise NBS reports, Atiku warns FG
Tax bills: Dogara tackles northern govs, Shekarau group demands review
Kaduna opened bank accounts for 2m poor citizens – Gov
Edo traders will get interest-free loans from January – Okpebholo
Ekiti airport open for private jets landing January – Oyebanji
Oyebanji hails Babalola for funding Ekiti Airport facilities
Rivers crisis: Don’t fight back despite provocation, Fubara urges loyalists
Oyo tragedy: Ebonyi cancels Makinde’s birthday lecture
LASG begins 2,200 police housing units, donates 260 vehicles
Anambra’s monthly IGR rose to N5.2bn in 2024 — Soludo’s aide
Alleged N17bn spent on assembly gate, fake news – Lagos Speaker, Obasa
OSSIEC to recruit 8,000 staff for Osun LG poll
75,000 customers spent N2.5bn at Lagos agro hub – Govt
Revenue: FCT-IRS records N252.8 billion in 2024
Nasarawa PoS operators float task force over persistent fraud cases
Commuters lament deplorable state of Gombe-Potiskum highway
Awujale, Akarigbo, Daniel urge unity to realise Ijebu State
Ignore distractions, Obong of Calabar tells Fubara
Sultan warns against rising malnutrition among Almajiris
Woman who assaulted FRSC official not a police officer – Lagos PPRO
Probe begins on theft of Anambra visually-impaired woman’s ATM card
Family holds memorial for JK Randle
TODAY IN HISTORY
- On this day in 1803, France officially handed over the territory of Louisiana to the United States.