By Abdu Rafiu A former colleague and Professor drew my attention to a statement Professor Wole Soyinka made on Sunday, answering questions on the occasion of the public presentation of what PMNews called “his two-volume collection of essays, Of Power and Freedom and the forthcoming release of a collection of poems.” What a great interactive […]
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Fuel queue at Rainoil filling Station along Oshodi road in Mafoluku… yesterday; Credit: Femi Adebesin-Kuti …Queues resurface in Lagos Apparently preparing Nigerians for a full deregulation regime, depot owners and some petrol marketers have again put the nation in another panic mode by hoarding available products in a push to ensure prices are adjusted to […]
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Threatens Visa sanctions against promoters of violence INEC: We’re tracking campaign finances, illicit financial flow Reiterates use of BVAS, IReV for 2023 elections APC expresses reservation over BVAS, electronic transmission of results With 92 days to the first round of 2023 general elections, the international community is stepping up its observatory role of the exercise. […]
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Nigerian Society of Engineers The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) insists that presidential candidates of political parties must have a clear roadmap for infrastructural development of the country in their manifestos and also engage relevant stakeholders on how to achieve the goal. Speaking at the opening of the National Engineering Conference and yearly general meeting […]
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Federal Government revealed, yesterday, that it has recovered about $1 billion since inception of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration in 2015. Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, made the disclosure while briefing reporters on outcome of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, presided over by Buhari, at the Presidential […]
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New notes fortified against counterfeiting, says Buhari Emefiele: EFCC, ICPC to track withdrawal of large volumes of cash Old banknotes should be allowed to phase out over time, Adi insists Experts say currency redesign has no economic relevance Images of the new N200, N500 and N1000 notes dominated the social media, yesterday, 29 days after […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday unveiled the re-designed Naira notes as proposed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). He performed the brief ceremony just before the start of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Buhari presented the new N1000, N500 and N200 notes to the […]
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Atiku and Okowa during meeting with CAN leaders If we implement CAN’s road-map for Nigeria’s development document, there is nothing again to do – Obi We’re still against same faith ticket – CAN The Peoples Democratic Party’s Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has said the ruling All Progressives Congress does not keep promises, insisting that the […]
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Assembly on familiar terrain If not for the present leadership crisis in the Ekiti State House of Assembly, the sixth assembly inaugurated on June 5, 2019, might not have been a problem in a house of assembly that has a history of leadership crises. Although the First Assembly was relatively peaceful, crises have been a […]
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Bayelsa government confirmed on Tuesday that it had been receiving refunds of arrears of 13 per cent oil derivation proceeds from the Federal Government. It did not state how much had been received, however. Tuesday’s confirmation by Bayelsa followed Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike’s declaration and commendation for President Muhammadu Buhari for authorising the payment of […]
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