Day: December 18, 2024

Seven victories, one nation: Nigeria’s African Player of The Year triumphs
No African nation has produced more CAF Player of the Year winners than Nigeria. Cameroon may boast 11 honours, but they were achieved by six…

CAF Player of the Year: From Osimhen to Lookman, who’s next African king
Nigeria winger, Ademola Lookman, was on Monday crowned the 2024 CAF Footballer of the Year for the Men’s category. THE PRIME NEWS reports that the…

Naira scarcity: CBN fixes N100,000 as limit for PoS withdrawal
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed Nigerian banks to set N100,000 per day as a withdrawal limit for customers on point-of-sale terminals nationwide…

32-year-old man jailed 30 months for stealing N9.8m property
A Lagos State Magistrate Court sitting in Ebute-Metta, on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced a 32-year-old man, Jibril Idenyi, to two years and six months imprisonment…

Govt officials, contractors to fly only Nigerian airlines – Keyamo
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, says the Fly Nigeria Act will transform into law under his watch. The minister lamented that…

FG approves N263bn for power substations
The Federal Executive Council on Monday approved N262.75bn (€161.33) for the first Phase of the Presidential Power Initiative, otherwise known as the Siemens Project. The…

Tinubu approves new service terms for military personnel
A new Harmonized Terms and Conditions of Service (HTACOS) for officers and enlisted personnel in the Nigerian Armed Forces has been approved by President Bola…

97% of our workers paid November salaries, Kwara replies NLC
Kwara State Government on Tuesday night said that at least 97 per cent of all the state government’s 18,466 employees have been paid their November…

Kwara Gov to present 2025 Budget to State Assembly, tomorrow
The Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, will on Thursday, December 19, present the 2025 budget to the Kwara State House of Assembly. This was…

FULL TEXT of Tinubu’s speech at 2025 budget presentation to National Assembly
My Fellow Nigerians, In fulfilment of one of my constitutional duties and with an unyielding commitment to rebuilding Nigeria towards ensuring that we remain steadfast…