The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded Nigeria’s economic growth prospect by 0.2 percentage points to 3.2 per cent in the face of rising uncertainty across the globe. In its October World Economic Outlook (WEO) update released yesterday, the Fund projected the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) to grow at 3.2 per cent this year […]
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High cost of food: Adamu urges Nigerians to brace for tougher times PDP crisis: Ignore G-5 governors at your peril, Nnamani warns Osinbajo not sidelined, will work for Tinubu’s victory, says Gaya Lawyer writes Atiku, Tinubu to declare health status, threatens lawsuit After flagging off its presidential campaigns in Akwa Ibom on Monday, the Peoples […]
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Photo by STR / AFP Myanmar’s junta sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday to another six years in prison for corruption, a source with knowledge of the case said, taking the Nobel laureate’s total jail time to 26 years. Suu Kyi, 77, has been detained since the generals toppled her government in […]
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Twitter will be asking users to verify their birth-date before being permitted to view sensitive content, a report said. TechCrunch reported that Twitter aims to filter sensitive content to prevent users under 18 from viewing inappropriate material by asking users to verify their birthdates. “We’re constantly iterating on our work to give people more choice […]
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Labour Party’s Presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi and his running mate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed will poll a minimum of 15 million voters during the February 25, 2023 election. Dr Doyin Okupe, the Director General of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council, expressed this confidence in Abuja on Wednesday as the party unveiled its 1,234 member campaign […]
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The House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora has congratulated the Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on her conferment of the national honour by President Muhammadu Buhari. This was contained in a statement signed by the Committee’s Chairman, Rep. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, who also congratulated the former lawmaker on her 60th birthday. Akande-Sadipe […]
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The Directorate of Physical Planning, DPP, of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji, Ondo State will hold its sixth Annual Lecture today, Wednesday, 12th October, 2022 at the Twin Auditorium by 10:00 a.m. prompt. A statement by the institution’s Deputy Registrar, Information & Protocol, Mr Sanmi Enigbokan, said that the Lecture which is to be delivered by […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari, right, presenting the certificate of award of the national honour of the Commander of the Order of the Niger, CON, to Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, in Abuja on Tuesday October 11, 2022. The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State has described the national honour bestowed on the state’s Governor […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari during the presentation of the 2023 budget to the joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja; Photo: Philip Ojisua; Infographics: Olakunle Olaniyi Borrowing plan will aggravate economic woes, experts warn Stakeholders skeptical on manufacturing sector growth prospects Operators urge FG to channel funds to productive activities Excessive government borrowing from the […]
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PDP Presidential Candidate and former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; his running mate and Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa; former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki; Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal; Edo State Governor Andrew Obaseki and his Akwa Ibom State counterpart Udom Emmanuel, at the kick-off of the party’s Presidential Campaign in Uyo, Akwa Ibom […]
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