The ruling All Progressives Congress has debunked speculation that President Bola Tinubu’s private visit to the United Kingdom from the Paris summit on Saturday was to attend to his ailing health. The development comes in the wake of the president’s return to the country on Tuesday ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir festival. Tinubu, who was initially […]
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Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship in Canada, Sean Fraser. Credit: Twitter/@SeanFrazerMP The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship in Canada, Sean Fraser, has revealed plans to bring additional healthcare workers to the country as part of a revamped immigration approach targeting sectors grappling with significant labor shortages. The healthcare industry will be the first […]
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The National Population Commission on Wednesday said the shift in the 2023 general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission was the major reason it postponed the 2023 population census. Federal Commissioner representing Edo State, Dr. Tony Aiyejina, who disclosed this at an interactive media chat organized by the Commission in Benin, noted that while […]
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The Eid-el-Kabir is a great festival because of the merger which the occasion usually evolves between the profane and the sacred. This is a festival that predates Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W); it is a festival instituted by the Almighty through the agency of Prophet Ibrahim and Ismail (upon them be peace and blessings of Allah). The […]
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Rather than abate, the tension generated by the kidnapping of Chibok schoolgirls in 2014 in Borno State has worsened and is spreading like wildfire across schools nationwide. In the last few weeks, terrorists, loosely called bandits, have resumed attacks on schools, abducting students. The recent surge happened in a number of places, including Kaduna, Zamfara, […]
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• President gets warm reception in first visit to Lagos • ‘I’m working out solutions to curb hardship’, says Tinubu As President Bola Tinubu arrived in Lagos yesterday, following his trip to France and the United Kingdom, politicians lobbying for ministerial appointments have temporarily relocated to the Ikoyi axis of Lagos Island to celebrate Eid-el-Kabir […]
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From next month, private and commercial motorists are to pay a N1, 000 fee for proof of ownership certificates. Hitherto, the document was issued for free to buyers of new vehicles by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The new fee is an additional charge besides payment for vehicle particulars and registration. Permanent Secretary, Lagos […]
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Oyo State’s former governor and the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Senator Rashidi Ladoja on Wednesday said that he is interested in becoming the Olubadan but not an elevated oba. Speaking for the first time since Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde elevated him and ten other high chiefs to obas following the recent review of Ibadan […]
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Numbers indicate the MPI value for each state • Inflation pushes four million Nigerians into poverty in five months • Link high inflation to border closure, inefficient monetary tools • Absence of deal on future CBN overdrafts risk to debt service cost • Embark on more comprehensive economic reforms, FG charged The World Bank says […]
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President Bola Tinubu (left); his wife, Oluremi; former President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha, during the swearing-in of the President in Abuja… on May 29, 2023 Former President Muhammadu Buhari said leading Nigeria is one of the hardest challenges in life. He stated this on Tuesday in his Sallah message, signed by his spokesperson, […]
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