How social media shaped Nigerian expressions in 2024 By Folasade Adeniran, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Language is a dynamic tool shaped by interaction, cultural perception, attitudes, and beliefs. While some see language as a simple system of words, research shows it is a complex set of symbols, expressions, andContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Monday approved N47.96 trillion budget proposals for 2025 with President Bola Tinubu ordering some amendments after its presentation to the Council by the Budget Office. Briefing State House correspondents after the FEC meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Sen. Abubakar Bagudu,Continue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Mr Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, on Monday said the N13 trillion deficit in the N48 trillion 2025 budget would be financed through borrowing. The minister said this while briefing State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting atContinue Reading
By Hamza Suleiman The Headquarters, Theatre Command, Joint Task Force, North East, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) of the Nigerian Army, has dismissed claims of the establishment of a French military base in Maiduguri. In a statement on Monday, Capt. Reuben Kovangiya, Army Public Relations, OPHK, described the claims as baselessContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu on Monday lauded the 5 billion dollars Final Investment Decision (FID) made by Shell and its partners on the Bonga North Deep Offshore Field. The FID marks Nigeria’s first deepwater oil project in more than a decade. It underscores the transformative impact ofContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko The Federal Government on Monday said it would offer free train service to all Nigerians from Dec. 20 up until Jan. 5, 2025. Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, said this while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Mark Longyen Vice-President of ECOWAS Commission, Damtien Tchintchibidja, says about two million West/Central African women and girls have benefited from Sub-Saharan Africa Women’s Empowerment Demographic Dividend plus (SWEDD) project in 10 years. Tchintchibidja made this known while officially inaugurating a new phase of the project tagged: SWEDD+ on MondayContinue Reading
Olukayode Babalola Wise Women With Initiative (WWWI), a non-governmental organisation, on Sunday donated toiletries and foodstuffs to 43 women inmates in Keffi Old Medium Security Custodial Centre. Mrs Chinyere Francis, Founder and President of the NGO, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu To preserve the future of Nigerian rich literature, author and wife of former Ekiti governor, Bisi Fayemi, has urged youths to embrace reading culture to produce young creative writers. She made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the 2024 End-ofContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang A former lawmaker, Sen. Shehu Sani, on Sunday, donated items, including bicycles to orphans in One Man Village, Mararaba, Nasarawa State, to celebrate christmas. Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th Senate, made the donation to the Restored Destiny Child Orphanage Foundation, in One Man Village.Continue Reading
