By Abiodun Olusoga Fanoro President Muhammadu Buhari last week Thursday broke his own record when against his tradition since he assumed office, he made a sudden nation-wide broadcast on crisis, suffering, violence and blood-letting that accompanied the ill-timed Naira redesign and its twin brother, artificial fuel scarcity; all induced and imposed on hapless Nigerian masses […]
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By Adolphus Aletor Mr. Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, will go down in history as the busiest and the most castigated CBN governor in the history of Nigeria. The past few days have seen attacks on commercial banks branches, which the Governor superintends due to banks’ failure to dispense cash […]
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Celebrates deal with private security outfit to check oil theft Osinbajo weighs in on menace, says those in charge must be accountable for failures The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) confirmed that the country’s oil production has risen to 1.6 million barrels per day, a few millions short of the 1.8 million bpd quota […]
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Motor-Park NYSC deploys 200,000 corps members, sets up distress call centre NRC suspends train operations till Feb 28 Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Ohanaeze Ndigbo and Northern Elders Forum (NEF), yesterday, urged Nigerians not to flee to their states of origin over security concerns. The admonition comes as the nation counts down to general elections slated […]
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The National Christian Elders Forum (NCEF), led by a former Minister of Defence, General Theophilus Danjuma, and other elder statesmen, has endorsed the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, for the February 25 election. The Forum also said reports that some regions were preparing to unleash violence during the general elections should not […]
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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council, yesterday, accused Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, of killing democracy in the state and country by hounding people, who disagree with his views. A spokesman of the Council, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, who is the Delta State Commissioner for Information, slammed Wike for criticising Atiku’s meeting with Rivers leaders […]
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Presidential directive on N200 notes stands, CBN insists To arrest, prosecute anyone spreading fake news Aisha Buhari denies posting fake CBN statement on social media Keep your old naira, Buhari, Emefiele not relevant after presidential election, says Oshiomhole Three governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) – Nasir el-Rufai (Kaduna), Yahaya Bello (Kogi) and […]
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Nigeria lost to Senegal in their opening game of the ongoing Egypt 2023 Africa U-20 Nations Cup Nigeria must avoid defeat to remain in contention It is crunch time in Egypt for Nigeria, as the Flying Eagles confront hosts, Egypt, in a game they must win to remain in contention for a second round ticket […]
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The Debt Management Office (DMO) has assured that it will not exceed the legally approved new borrowing in the 2023 Appropriation Act. The DMO was reacting to a report that the Federal Government had borrowed N2.13 trillion between January and February this year through regular bond issuance, the retail savings bonds and treasury bills. The […]
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National Commissioners of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mrs. May Agbamuche-Mbu (left); Dr. Sam Oyemekun; Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and National Commissioner, Festus Okoye, during Yakubu’s briefing of accredited local and international observers on preparedness for this weekend’s presidential election in Abuja…yesterday. Photo: Lucy Ladidi Ateko Britain vows to punish election riggers, others NCC unveils […]
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