Latest from Wednesday, February 5th, 2025

Former U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a controversial plan on Tuesday, proposing that the United States take control of the Gaza Strip, resettle Palestinians in other countries—regardless of their consent—and transform the territory into what he described as “the Riviera of the Middle East.”

President Bola Tinubu is seeking approval to increase the 2025 budget from N49.7 trillion which he presented to the joint session of the National Assembly on 18 December 2024, to N54.2 trillion.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is departing Abuja on Wednesday for Paris, France, on a private visit before heading to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the upcoming African Union (AU) Summit.

Kano State Government said it is committed to implementing the Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction Innovation Initiative (MAMII) as part of its commitment crash maternal and neonatal deaths in the State.

The Senate has threatened to get a bench warrant on the Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun, the Central Bank Governor Yemi Cardoso, and the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, for refusing to appear before it during the budget defense sessions.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed a controversial plan for the United States to take control of the Gaza Strip, suggesting a U.S.-led reconstruction effort with possible American military involvement.