The Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), an umbrella body of governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has given assurance that the party’s National Convention will hold in February. Kebbi State Governor Atiku Bagudu and Chairman of the PGF gave the assurance while speaking with journalists at the end of a closed […]
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• Olorunsogo, Alaoji, Geregu, Sapele, Omotosho, Ugheli plants hit • Nigeria to cut metering gap by 50%, reduce tariff, presidency says • Review of privatisation, liquidity crisis, experts canvass As President Muhammadu Buhari and stakeholders in the nation’s power sector deliberate on what becomes of electricity with the current administration winding down, attacks on gas […]
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By Tunde Odesola Globally, crime is the fugitive that lurks behind every insane quest for money, power and drugs. In most underdeveloped countries, Nigeria inclusive, crime walks unashamedly naked, bigger than the aforementioned threesome, bending the arms of the law over backwards like a twisted branch of a tree. In developed countries, however, crime – […]
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• States, Federal Govt may clash There are strong indications that state and federal governments are again on a collision course as the Federation Account Allocation Committee holds its first meeting in 2022 on Wednesday. State officials, who spoke to our correspondents on Sunday, faulted the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s continued deductions from FAAC funds […]
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The financial stress index continues to rise just as other key market indicators suggest an extremely fragile growth, monitored data have suggested. These come on the heels of rising political tension, which has compounded financial risks with experts saying the government may lack the fiscal discipline to apply necessary circuit breakers should the economy go […]
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By Martins Oloja That was a thorny question one of my sisters was asking emotionally as the undertakers were lowering the casket bearing the remains of my father last Friday afternoon. I was shaken that I would not see the ‘Baba Aladura’ again. Every one of the ten surviving children was sobbing, muttering nonsensical things […]
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The Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams, yesterday, said the Aare Onakakanfo’s office under his leadership will leverage the successes recorded in the last four years to reinvent his accomplishments in the South West. Adams stated this during the thanksgiving service held at the Saviour Ministries Cherubim and Seraphim (C&S) in Lagos, as […]
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• INEC stays on existing law Electronic transmission of results for the 2023 general election may no longer be feasible, The Nation has gathered. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is preparing for the election on existing legal framework. President Muhammadu Buhari has withheld assent to the Electoral Bill that made provision for e-transmission of […]
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•As Imo residents embark on panic buying, express confusion over conflicting orders •South East may experience four-day disruptions The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared sit-at-home on January 18, 2022 to solidarise with its leader Nnamdi Kanu as the Umuahia High Court hears Kanu’s fundamental human rights enforcement suit against the Federal Government. A […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alerted Nigerians to a plan by a cybercrime group to deliver ransomware to targeted organisational networks. The scheme, uncovered by security experts, has been categorised by the Nigerian Computer Emergency Response Team’s (ngCERT) advisory released at the weekend, as high-risk and critical. NCC, in a statement by its Director […]
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