Sudan truce extension brings renewed fighting, little aid

This picture released on the Sudanese Army’s Facebook page on May 30, 2023, shows army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan cheering with soldiers as he visits some of their positions in Khartoum. – Fighting flared again in Sudan on May 30 despite the latest ceasefire pledges of warring generals meant to allow desperately needed aid to […]

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Scarcity trails subsidy removal as Tinubu begins ‘housecleaning’

• Stakeholders call for more consultation, phased subsidy removal • You can’t remove fuel subsidy through mere announcement, says professor of energy economics • ‘Tinubu must increase revenue generation to achieve stable exchange rate’ • NLC, TUC, NECA: New President must engage labour before removing subsidy • HURIWA calls for mass protest, warns against unilateral […]

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Court sentences Adedoyin to death by hanging over Adegoke’s murder

Ramon Adedoyin, founder of Oduduwa University and The Polytechnic, Ile-Ife, Osun State Osun State High Court has found Ramon Adedoyin, the founder of Oduduwa University, guilty of the murder case of Timothy Adegoke. The court, under the ruling of Judge Adepele Ojo, sentenced Adedoyin, who is also the owner of Hilton Hotel, to death by […]

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Tinubu to review Buhari’s Naira redesign policy, says implementation was too harsh

President Bola Tinubu has vowed to review the Naira redesign policy by his predecessor Muhammadu Buhari. In his inauguration address as Nigeria’s 16th president at Eagles Square, Abuja, on Monday, he noted that the Naira redesign policy implemented by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) did not consider the number of unbanked Nigerians. He said: “Monetary […]

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Davido, Kunle Afolayan, Osimhen to be conferred with national honors

Davido, Kunle Afolayan, and 337 other notable Nigerians have been announced as recipients of the 2023 national awards. The Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, on Sunday, announced the award in various cadres. David Adeleke better known as Davido was awarded the Officer Of The Order of The Niger (OON). Multi-award-winning filmmaker Kunle Afolayan […]

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President-elect affirms democracy as cornerstone for sustainable development

• Buhari Says Nigeria’s Diversity Is Strength, Tasks Incoming Govt On Inclusivity • Kenyatta To Tinubu: Be A Rallying Point For National Unity • Akinwumi Seeks Economic Policies That’ll Move Nation Forward • ‘Incoming President Must Rise Above Party Lines, Remove Fuel Subsidy’ • India Sends Special Delegation For Inauguration President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu […]

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We are committed to massive investment in our children’s’ future – Akeredolu

says Ondo invests in Education, Health, Infrastructure  Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has said his administration is committed to programs and policies that will secure the lives and future of children in the State. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde, said that in his 2023 Children’s Day message, the governor said deliberate […]

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Group seeks government, agencies’ support for marginalised communities in Osun

A Non-Governmental Organization, the Youths Enterprise Development and Innovation Society (YEDIS), has called on Government and international agencies on the need to support marginalized communities. Also, they advocated for the introduction of water and climate-smart farm practices to advance food security for sustainable employment, gender equality, and community development. YEDIS emphasized the importance of solid […]

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Buhari, Kenyatta urge Tinubu to unite Nigerians

Outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari and former Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, on Saturday, tasked the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to work towards uniting Nigerians irrespective of ethnic and political affiliation. Both leaders gave the charge during the Inauguration Lecture at the International Conference Centre in Abuja. This was contained in the statement issued on Saturday by […]

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