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At least N19.43bn was spent on the maintenance and operations of the Presidential Air Fleet from July 2023 to September 2024, The PUNCH learnt. Checks by our correspondent on GovSpend,

China’s imports from Nigeria increased by 36.1 per cent between January and September as bilateral trade between the two countries reached $15.1bn within the period, the acting Consul-General of China,

By Henry  Umoru STRONG indications have emerged that President Bola Tinubu may present the 2025 budget to joint session of the National Assembly in the  first week of December this

Nigeria is backing a two-state solution to the long-running Israel- Palestine crisis. The country is also in support of an immediate cease fire in the ongoing Israli-Gaza crisis, attacks andcounter-attacks

Four Nigerian nationals have secured political victories in recent elections across the United States and Australia. This development was announced on Sunday in a statement by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, spokesperson for

Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, and Mozambique have begun locally-led HIV vaccine research and development. This was disclosed at a press briefing in Abuja, on Thursday. The

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Olayemi Cardoso, has announced that Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves have reached over $40bn, marking their highest level in 33 months. He

Rivers State is gearing up to host an extraordinary session of the Economic Community of West African States Parliament, marking a significant moment for a state which has been experiencing

The Nigerian Police Force, Sokoto State Command, has confirmed the presence of an armed Islamic group called “Lakurawas” in about five local government areas of the state. The spokesman of

The Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja, is dead. This was confirmed in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday. In the