Author: David Great

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has explained why the Senate decided to shift the passage of the 2023 Appropriation Bill to next Wednesday. Lawan gave the explanation at the commencement of the plenary on Thursday against the backdrop of an earlier announcement that the bill would be passed before the chamber adjourned for Christmas recess on Thursday. He told his colleagues during the session: “Today was scheduled for us to receive and consider the report of our committee on Appropriation for the 2023 Appropriation Bill. “However, due to some challenges, we are not able to receive the report of the committee,…

Nigerian journalist, Seun Bisuga, says undecided and refused voters will determine the outcome of the 2023 election. Bisuga on Thursday was reacting to a poll result released by ANAP Foundation but conducted by NOI Polls. According to the poll, Peter Obi of the Labour Party garnered 23 percent and led the percentage of voters across Nigeria who have made up their minds on who they will vote for in the presidential election. We commissioned a 2nd nationwide poll in Dec for the 2023 general elections conducted by @NOIPolls as a follow up to the 1st Poll from Sept. The results…

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday increased cash withdrawal limits as part of an effort to curb the use of cash. The apex bank announced that individuals will be allowed to withdraw up to 500,000 naira ($1,120) weekly, up from a 100,000 limit set on December 6. There were changes to corporate withdrawals with the new limits set at 5 million naira weekly, up from a 500,000 naira limit. A majority of Nigerians have no bank accounts and use informal markets, where cash is preferred, and some said the withdrawal limits could hurt some citizens and businesses. “The CBN…

Eight teenage girls have been charged with murder in the Saturday night stabbing of a 59-year-old man in downtown Toronto, authorities in Canada said. Police said the girls, aged between 13 and 16, seem to have met online before meeting in person on the night of the attack, possibly for the first time. They were arrested near the crime scene shortly after midnight on Sunday. The man, who has not been named, had been living in a shelter for the homeless at the time of the assault. “He does have a very supportive family in the area so I wouldn’t…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved an N819.5 billion supplementary budget for 2022 to help deal with the impact of recent flooding, after the widespread destruction of farmland, Senate President Ahmad Lawan said on Wednesday. Severe flooding this year has destroyed farmland, roads and dams, raising food security concerns as high food prices add to concern over double-digit inflation. Nigeria is also battling with insurgents in the northeast and crude oil theft in its oil-producing regions in the south which has slashed oil output and government revenues. “The year 2022 has witnessed most flood incidents in recent history, which has caused…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s visit to the residence of Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate was not a political visit, the media aide of the former has said. Laolu Akande, the spokesperson to Prof. Osinbajo explained that the two men discussed a number of national issues. Chronicle NG had reported on Prof. Osinbajo paid a visit to Tinubu’s residence and was received by the APC presidential candidate and vice-presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima. In a post by Akande, the meeting was a “friendly visit” as this was part of the Vice President’s Christmas tradition. “Vice President Yemi Osinbajo…

Argentina forward Lionel Messi has agreed a one-year contract extension with Paris St-Germain which will keep the 35-year-old with the French champions until summer 2024. (Le Parisien – in French) PSG will not let France forward Kylian Mbappe, 24, leave in January and only sell him in the summer at the right price. (Ben Jacobs, Twitter) Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone has fuelled talk that Portugal striker Joao Felix, 23, is up for sale by saying “no-one is indispensable” at the club. (Goal) Arsenal wanted Argentina defender Lisandro Martinez in the summer but the 24-year-old opted instead to reunite with former Ajax boss Erik ten Hag at Manchester United. (VI via Manchester…

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidates in the elections next year that he is ready at all times to campaign for the presidential candidate and all party candidates with “full energy and conviction.” Buhari stated this on Wednesday to quell the rumours making the rounds that he deliberately distanced himself from the campaigns of Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate. “This is to dispel expressed concerns in certain quarters that the President has not featured in campaigns since the national launch in Jos, Plateau State and to stress that while he remains committed…

Sanwo-Olu commends Obasa for his leadership Obasa says Tinubu behind success of Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Speaker Mudashiru Obasa of the Lagos State House of Assembly have expressed optimism that the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, will win the 2023 presidential election. This was as Sanwo-Olu, thanked the Speaker for his effective leadership of the legislative arm of government noting that the successes recorded by the current administration in the State is because of the constant backing of the House. The duo spoke at the 20th anniversary of the Annual Thanksgiving and End of…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has met with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital on Wednesday. Prof. Osinbajo visited Tinubu at his residence and was received by the APC presidential candidate and vice-presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima. A source close to the meeting told Chronicle NG that they discussed a number of issues including politics and national issues. Osinbajo approves release of N1.3bn for SAHCO’s ex-workers In a post by Laolu Akande, the spokesperson to the Vice President, he said, “Vice President Yemi Osinbajo stopped by for a friendly visit at the Abuja residence…