The Federal Government (FG) has announced Wednesday, December 25, Thursday, December 26, 2024, and Wednesday, January 1, 2025, as public holidays to mark Christmas, Boxing Day, and New Year celebrations respectively. This declaration was made by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, in a statement signed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Magdalene Ajani. Tunji-Ojo extended warm greetings to Nigerians and urged them to use the festive season to reflect on…

Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has called for the release of Naomi Silekunola, the former queen of the Ooni of Ife and organiser of the funfair that led to the stampede in Ibadan, Oyo State. Earlier, The New Daily Prime reported that Naomi, along with seven others, was arrested following the stampede at a funfair held at Basorun Islamic High School in Ibadan.  The…

Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has presented the 2025 budget proposal valued at N540.37 billion to the State House of Assembly. In a statement yesterday, Rafiu Ajakaye, the governor’s Chief Press Secretary said he emphasised his administration’s commitment to completing ongoing projects, initiating new ones, and supporting vulnerable populations. The budget tagged the “Budget of Economic Stability and Sustained Prosperity,” allocates 62.1 per cent to capital expenditure and 37.9 per…

Kenneth Okonkwo, a former spokesman for the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential campaign council, has called for the resignation of Nigeria’s current leadership, led by President Bola Tinubu. Okonkwo, who left the LP in July this year, attributed the recent stampedes in Ibadan, Maitama, and Okija—communities in Oyo, Abuja, and Anambra States, respectively—to the hunger and hardship caused by President Tinubu’s reforms. Earlier, The New Daily Prime reported that many lives…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the federal government’s (FG) 2025 budget, labelling it insufficient to address Nigeria’s pressing economic challenges.   The New Daily Prime earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu presented an N49.7 trillion budget to the National Assembly last week, tagged the “Budget of Restoration: Securing Peace, Building Prosperity.”   In a statement on his X page today, Atiku, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party…

Eleven months after the bomb blast in Bodija, Ibadan, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has confirmed that the law is taking its course. During a media chat monitored by The New Daily Prime today, the governor disclosed that suspects have been charged to court and are undergoing prosecution. He also assured that the government would provide support to those who lost their properties in the incident. He said, “The law…

A day after revoking the lands of former President Muhammadu Buhari and others concerning Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O), the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has set a new deadline for owners of 762 plots in Maitama II District, Cadastral Zone A10, Abuja. The New Daily Prime earlier reported that Wike revoked lands that belong to Buhari, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; the Secretary…

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Segun Oni, has called on the incumbent governor, Biodun Oyebanji, to prioritise the construction of deteriorating federal roads within the state, despite their being under federal jurisdiction. Speaking during Oyebanji’s courtesy visit to his residence in Ifaki-Ekiti yesterday, Oni emphasised that although federal roads are managed by the federal government, it is the people of Ekiti who suffer daily due to their poor conditions. The…

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has announced that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated approximately N15 trillion in revenue by September 2024. In a statement posted today on the ministry’s X page, Edun made this disclosure while presiding over the 61st meeting of the NCS Board. He commended the agency for its outstanding performance, highlighting how this milestone underscores Nigeria’s fiscal recovery and…

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has announced plans to provide interest-free loans to traders across the three Senatorial Districts to boost their businesses and drive economic growth. Speaking at the New Festival Hall in Government House, Benin City, Governor Okpebholo addressed members of the Edo State Association of Commodity Market Women and Men (ESACM), who visited to congratulate him. The governor reiterated his administration’s dedication to improving the livelihoods of…

By Alade Adisa Despite what some may see as improved allocation to the sector, Nigeria’s proposed N3.5 trillion federal budget for education in 2025 is still below international benchmark for developing nations. The allocation is just 7.05 percent of the proposed budget of N49.7 trillion. Of the proposed budget, defence got the highest allocation of N4.9 trillion and was followed by Infrastructure which got N4.06 trillion. Education came third. The…

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has confirmed that its website has been hacked. The bureau confirmed the security breach in a post on its X page Wednesday evening. READ ALSO: CAF Awards: Tinubu congratulates Lookman, Nnadozie “This is to inform the public that the NBS Website has been hacked and we are working to recover it. Please disregard any message or report posted until the website is fully restored,”…