Tinubu to decide subsidy removal date after inauguration

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has said the incoming administration of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu will decide the date the fuel subsidy will be removed. Though the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari said the subsidy policy would end by June when the budget for the initiative would lapse, the Chief Spokesperson for the All […]

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Chinese loans rise by 209% under Buhari, hit $4bn

Federal Government’s borrowing from China has grown by 209.15 percent under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. This is as total bilateral loans rose by 219.91 percent from $1.58bn as of June 2015 to $5.07bn as of December 2022. Total borrowing from China rose from $1.39bn to $4.29bn in the period under review. Available data from […]

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Controversy surrounds Obi, Oyedepo’s phone conversation

Controversy has continued to trail the telephone conversation between the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and the Founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, aka Winners’ Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo. Obi was heard in the audio clip which went viral on Saturday asking Oyedepo to help spread his message to Christians in […]

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End of tenure: Buhari, Osinbajo, 28 governors, ministers to begin asset declaration

Outgoing public office holders must declare assets by May 29 – CCB official President-elect, Tinubu, Shettima, 28 incoming govs get CCB form this month President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, and the 44 ministers in the Federal Executive Council will soon start declaring their assets ahead of May 29 when their tenure will end. […]

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I resigned from NNPP to give room for fresh hands – Alkali

Bauchi APC boss kicks after suspension from ward Professor Rufai Alkali has explained that he resigned as National Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to allow fresh hands to bring new ideas to the party and improve on his modest contributions. Alkali disclosed this in a letter addressed to the party’s secretariat and […]

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President and CBN Governor’s disobedience of Supreme Court

CBN governor Godwin Emefiele and Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari… Photo: Twitter/NigeriaGOV By ignoring two interim orders of the Supreme Court, and seemingly disregarding a third final order for 10 days, President Muhammadu Buhari and the Governor of Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, ran afoul of the nation’s constitution and set a bad example for Nigerians. The […]

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One year after partial closure of Eko Bridge, tales of woes from residents, motorists

• It’s Busy As Usual For Traders Under The Bridges As Govts Fail To Enforce Eviction Order • Closed Bridge To Be Re-opened By End Of May— Federal Works Controller One year after the fire incident at Apongbon market under the Eko bridge led to the partial closure of the bridge to vehicular movement, the […]

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One year after Abuja – Kaduna train attack, NRC struggling to restore full service

• Train Now Runs One Trip Daily • Government Yet To Install Security Gadgets As Promised One year after the unfortunate terrorists’ attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train service (AKTS), commercial operation on the corridor is fast becoming a shadow of its old self as the service has gone from the operation of eight trips daily […]

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Aligning credible 2023 population and housing census with national development

Some Nigerians at a public function Statutorily, Nigeria is seven years behind in the conduct of its Population and Housing census. Ideally, a census should be conducted every 10 years, but since the last exercise held in 2006, multiple factors have prevented Nigeria from conducting the exercise as when due. A fresh exercise was due […]

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Confusion as Labour Party campaign spokesman ‘validates’ viral Peter Obi, Oyedepo audio

Labour Party’s Presidential candidate Peter Obi (C), flanked by wife Margaret (R) and his running mate Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed (L), greets supporters during a campaign rally at Adamasingba Stadium in Ibadan, southwestern Nigeria, on November 23, 2022, ahead of the 2023 Nigerian presidential election. (Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei / AFP via Getty Images) The […]

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