Ayo Opadokun Prof Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate, will chair the 32nd anniversary event of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO). According to a statement on Wednesday, the event will also feature the public presentation of a memoir by Ayo Opadokun, the group’s general secretary, and awards to individuals and institutions recognised for their roles in Nigeria’s […]
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The recent Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy has continued to generate debate across Nigeria’s political and legal circles, with renewed concerns emerging over its interpretation and possible implications for governance at the grassroots level. At the heart of the controversy is the court’s position on the financial and administrative independence of local governments, […]
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Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has said he would serve only one term of four years if elected president, insisting he would serve only one term in office “even with a gun to my head.” Obi made the statement in a clip from an interview scheduled to air on News Central TV on […]
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The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said the group rejected requests by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to increase its 7.25 per cent stake in the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. Dangote stated this in an interview with the Chief Executive Officer of the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund, Nicolai Tangen. The interview […]
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By Olubunmi Adebayo *Being hardworking is good. But being diligent is far better.* *The difference between hard work and diligence is that the diligent fellow is able to go beyond the normal line of duty in executing his job.* *No wonder the Bible says :* *Prov 22: [29] Seest thou a man diligent in his […]
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Former Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Madueke The defence and prosecution have closed their cases in the ongoing trial of former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, at the Southwark Crown Court in the United Kingdom, with a jury now set to deliver its verdict later this week. Alison-Madueke is standing trial alongside oil […]
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The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, has strongly opposed the Federal Government’s decision to exempt candidates seeking admission into the Nigeria Certificate in Education, NCE, programme from writing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, warning that the policy could further weaken standards in the teaching profession. National President of the NUT, Audu Amba, voiced the […]
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Four Nigerian banks have published details of 321,181 dormant accounts in compliance with a Central Bank of Nigeria directive, sparking debate over customer communication, privacy and account reactivation. Access Bank, Union Bank, Stanbic IBTC and Fidelity Bank released the lists after the CBN’s July 2024 guidelines required lenders to publish dormant account details six months […]
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Narges Mohammadi Over 110 Nobel laureates have called for the immediate and unconditional release of Narges Mohammadi, the imprisoned Iranian human rights activist and Nobel peace prize laureate, after she was transferred to hospital amid concerns over her rapidly deteriorating health. In a statement released on Tuesday, 112 Nobel laureates urged the Iranian authorities and […]
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Gbenga Daniel and Dapo Abiodun Senator Gbenga Daniel has said he will defeat Governor Dapo Abiodun by a wide margin if the APC holds a free and fair primary for the Ogun East senatorial seat ahead of 2027. Speaking Tuesday at an empowerment programme organised by the Bola Ahmed Tinubu–Otunba Gbenga Daniel Movement in Ijebu-Ode, […]
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