The Senate President, Bukola Saraki has hinted that the 2019 budget will be passed on Tuesday 30th April 2019

Following a successful state visit to Lagos, President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after inaugurating some developmental projects executed by the Lagos State Government. President Buhari and his entourage departed the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at exactly 3:20 pm en route to Abuja.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen. Tukur Buratai has urged Nigerians to work collectively through support to the law enforcement agencies and government to win the fight against the insurgents, bandits and other criminals in the country.

Emerging reports indicate that Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto has commenced open heart surgery for cardiac-related ailments.
While briefing newsmen in Sokoto, the State capital, acting Chief Medical Director of the Hospital, Dr Nasir Muhammed disclosed that heart-related diseases are the common problems all over the world and that anything that affects the heart could lead to an untimely death.

As part of efforts to provide policy direction for all actors and stakeholders on reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health service delivery in Nigeria, the federal ministry of Health in collaboration with other partners yesterday launched eleven policy documents on reproductive and maternal health.

The Nigerian meteorological agency (NiMeT), has warned Nigerians to observe basic precaution as some parts of Nigeria have been sweltering through extreme heat precipitated by an upsurge in temperatures in the past weeks. The worst hit states, according to investigations, are Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina, Kano, and Jigawa.

President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwunmi Adesina has revealed that the bank has invested about $4bn in Nigeria. He made the assertion during a visit to the state house in Abuja on Tuesday, 24th April 2019.
“We have 60 operations in Nigeria for a total of $4.5bn and about $2.8bn of that is in the private sector in the banking industry, financial sector, in particular about $1.7bn in the public sector.

Details of President Muhammadu Buhari's meeting with the Emir of Qatar, Tamim Bin Hammad Al-Thani, at the State House Abuja on Tuesday have emerged.

Emerging developments on Tuesday, 23 April 2019 has it that, the global oil market will continue to record an upward shift in the price of the product in the subsequent months of the year 2019. This was glaring on Tuesday, 23 April 2019 after Washington announced that all Iran sanction waivers would end up by the month of May 2019 hence, pressuring importers to stop buying from Tehran. 

Southampton striker Shane Long scored the fastest goal of the Premier League era when he netted after 7.69 seconds in Tuesday's draw at Watford. This goal breaks the initial record of 9.82 seconds scored by Tottenham Ledley King against Bradford in 2000.

Divine Oduduru has broken Nigeria’s thirteen years record, finishing a 100 meters race in approximately 10 seconds. Oduduru broke his personal and season best records to set a world-leading record of 9.95sec to win at the Michael Johnson Invitational on Saturday.

Following recent racist abuses against some professional footballers, Premier League stars have today led footballers in England and Wales in a 24-hour social media boycott in order to curb online racist abuses.