President Muhammadu Buhari Signing 2023 Budget Into Law President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Appropriation Bill, 2023 totalling N21.83 trillion.Speaking at the signing of the eighth and final annual budget of this Administration, the President said the aggregate expenditures of N21.83 trillion, is an increase of N1.32 trillion over the initial Executive Proposal for a total expenditure of N20.51 trillion. President Buhari explained that the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act would enable the administration to respond to the havoc caused by the recent nationwide floods in the infrastructure and agriculture sectors. 2023 Budget Signing He also said the Minister…
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Whatsapp From yesterday, January 1, 2023, the instant messaging service WhatsApp, owned by Meta, will no longer support older smartphones made by Apple, Samsung, Huawei, LG, and other manufacturers. 49 phones that use antiquated operating systems are on the list. The app is compatible with Android handsets running OS version 4.1 and newer, according to WhatsApp’s official website. While iOS 12 and newer are the supported iOS versions. Here is the list of phones that WhatsApp is no more working on, check and see if your phone is there;Apple iPhone 5Apple iPhone 5cSamsung Galaxy Ace 2Samsung Galaxy CoreSamsung Galaxy S2Samsung…
Elon Musk Tesla boss and Twitter owner Elon Musk, the former richest man in the world, has broken a new record as he became the first person to lose $200 billion from his net worth in human history. According to Bloomberg Billionaire Index, Musk was the second person with over $200 billion of personal fortune after Amazon’s Jeff Bezos. Musk’s wealth reportedly plummeted to $137 billion following the recent decline in Tesla shares which includes a massive 11 per cent fall on 27th December. Tesla is now offering consumers in the United States a $7,500 discount for its two highest-volume…
INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday warned underage voters to stay away from polling units during the general election or risk arrest.The commission said parents of the ineligible voters will also be arrested for aiding and abetting electoral fraud. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, sounded this warning while featuring on a Channels Television programme, ‘Sunrise Daily’.He said: “We have made it very clear that any visibly underage person should not approach any of our polling units on election day.“If the person does appear, he or she would be arrested, alongside…
Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United have made a huge blunder by placing ex-attacker Cristiano Ronaldo on the January segment of the 2023 club calendar. As is tradition, United released a club calendar for the year with each month featuring a different player. It can be somewhat of a lottery with players being able to move throughout the year. This opens up the possibility of having players feature who leave the club mid-season. United just so happened to place Ronaldo in January, a slightly awkward mix-up since he left the club in November. Ronaldo left the club after a stunning interview with…
TikTok user/logo TikTok is an addictive drug China’s government is providing to Americans, says the incoming chairman of a new House select committee on China. GOP Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin told NBC’s “Meet The Press” in an interview that aired Sunday that he calls TikTok “digital fentanyl” because “it’s highly addictive and destructive and we’re seeing troubling data about the corrosive impact of constant social media use, particularly on young men and women here in America,” and also because it “effectively goes back to the Chinese Communist Party.” Gallagher, whom House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has appointed to chair…
GTBank Guaranty Trust Bank has announced the suspension of international online and Point of Sales (PoS) transactions on naira Mastercard effective from December 31, 2022.With this development, customers of the bank are required to obtain dollar cards for international transactions.In a statement to its customers, the bank said customers would not be able to make international transactions on Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) and Point of Sales (PoS) using their naira Mastercards.“Kindly note that you can use your GTBank dollar card for international spending requirements.” According to the bank, its dollar card allows a daily $1,000 or an equivalent in the…
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has pardoned 11 convicts in an exercise of the prerogative of mercy powers conferred on him by Section 212 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amendedA statement from Sir Kashim Ibrahim House said that the governor, who acted on the recommendation of the State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, released the convicts on Sunday.The statement added that it was customary to extend a gesture of compassion on New Year day by granting pardon to deserving prisoners within the jurisdiction of the state.The Kaduna State Advisory Council on Prerogative…
Olusegun Obasanjo and Labour party presidential candidate Peter Obi Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday wrote a letter to Nigerians asking them to elect the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, in the february 2023 polls. In his new year message titled, “My appeal to all Nigerians particularly Young Nigerians.” , Obasanjo said that none of the presidential candidates is a saint, but when compared to the knowledge, discipline and what they can offer, Peter Obi has an edge. He wrote, “none of the contestants is a saint but when one compares their character, antecedent, their understanding, knowledge,…