Population Commission, N200b vote and botched 2023 census

Preparations were being concluded for the 2023 Population and Housing Census, when, suddenly, the Federal government announced that it had been postponed. Indefinitely Fidelis Abu, in this analysis, takes a look at the implications of the cancellation. Declaration by the Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Isa Kwarra, that the Commission had spent […]

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Tinubu, Shettima assume duties in Aso Villa as Nigerians await official appointments

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (right) being welcomed to office by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the State House Abuja…yesterday. Credit: Philip Ojisua President Bola Ahmed Tinubu officially assumed office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday, same as Vice President Kashim Shettima. Tinubu, who arrived at the forecourt of the Presidential Villa, a day after he […]

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Nationwide chaos, pain as stakeholders seek caution on subsidy removal

• Tinubu backpedals as NNPC claims FG owes it N2.8tr • Shettima: Nigerians will soon appreciate FG’s position on subsidy removal • Marketers divided as MOMAN, IPMAN, DAPMAN back move • Nigeria’s 36.9m MSMEs, 96.7% businesses face collapse • TUC, NUPENG reject immediate subsidy removal • NLC: Instead of hope, Tinubu’s inauguration day brought tears, […]

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Court sentences Adedoyin, two staff to death over murder of OAU student

Update The owner of Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife, Dr Rahmon Adedoyin has been sentenced to death by hanging over the murder of a Masters student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Timothy Adegoke. Adedoyin, who is a traditional chief of Ile-Ife, was sentenced to death with two of his staff, Adeniyi Aderogba the manager of the hotel, and […]

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Tinubu meets Emefiele, Kyari as Shettima defends subsidy removal

The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday, assured Nigerians that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration means well for the country with better years ahead under their administration. Shettima on his first day of resumption arrived at the Vice President’s wing of the State House in Abuja on Tuesday at 12.39 pm. The president was […]

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Subsidy Removal: Long queues return in Osun, as Govt threatens marketers hoarding fuel

Long queues have returned to filling stations in Osun State following the pronouncement of fuel subsidy removal by President Bola Tinubu on Monday. New Telegraph observed that many filling stations in Osogbo metropolis, stopped selling Premium Motor Spirit (petroleum) to motorists when they heard of Tinubu’s speech on petrol subsidy removal. Few filling stations that […]

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Court sentences Ramon Adedoyin to death by hanging over murder of OAU student

Update Popular hotel owner, Dr. Ramon Adedoyin, has been found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging over the murder of Timothy Adegoke, a former student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, who died between November 5 and 7, 2021, at Hilton Honours Hotel, Ile-Ife. Sentenced for the same offence alongside Adedoyin are two of […]

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Humongous allowances, pensions for Buhari and company

Continuous pilferage of the country’s commonwealth by political officeholders, through humongous allowances and takeaway benefits, has become very worrisome. This indeed constitutes a serious threat to the economic well-being of the ordinary Nigerian. And if the new administration – across national and state levels – would not further lead the economy down the slippery slope […]

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Tinubu orders DSS to vacate EFCC Lagos office immediately

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to vacate the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ikoyi, Lagos, immediately. He said on Tuesday evening that if there were issues between the “two important agencies of government”, they would be resolved amicably. The President said this, according to […]

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