The Chief Economist at SPM Professionals, Paul Alaje on Friday warned the Federal Government to be careful with advice given by global financial institutions like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He warned during an interview an Channels Television’s Politics Today, saying that adhering to sweet talk by the institutions could lead […]
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Popular Nollywood actress Faithia Williams late Thursday disclosed the intentions behind her upcoming biopic movie titled ‘Efunroye: The Unicorn.’ The movie has gained a large reaction on Nigerian social media space, especially X (formerly Twitter), as some netizens have given different views about the history surrounding the movie’s main character, Efunroye Tinubu. Tinubu (c. 1805–1887) […]
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The hike in the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas―also known as cooking gas —from N700/kilogramme in June 2023, a month after President Bola Tinubu assumed office to N1,500/kilogramme in October 2024, is one that should call for urgent and strategic actions from the Federal Government. The price increase is tied to the current foreign exchange […]
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday, recounted the experience of losing the 2015 presidential election, saying it was a tough moment in his political life. The ex-president admitted that he was emotional when he learned the result, adding that it felt as if the whole world was against him. He confessed jn Abuja at the […]
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has explained how he secured debt forgiveness for the country between 1999 when he assumed power as elected president and 2007 when he left. Obasanjo who lamented a deficit and waning of leadership and corruption in the country, explained that it was not an impossible feat to secure a consideration for […]
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After several speculations, President Bola Tinubu recently returned from London to announce a cabinet reshuffle. While Nigerians continue to debate the prospects of the redeployed and appointed ministers, the removal of some underperforming ministers could only be justified by a clean sweep of other underachievers who have clung to power and influence as ministers. Unfortunately, […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced plans to conduct a mock accreditation of voters ahead of the Ondo State governorship election, scheduled for November 16, 2024. The exercise, set for Wednesday, November 6, 2024, will test the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System and the real-time result upload to the INEC Result Viewing […]
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been appointed Chairman of the National Campaign Council, formed by the ruling All Progressives Congress to drive the party’s campaign for the upcoming Ondo State governorship election. This was disclosed in a list issued by the APC’s National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu, on Thursday. The Ondo governorship election is […]
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Nigeria’s total public debt stock surged by N12.6tn in three months to N134.3tn ($91.3bn) by the end of the second quarter of 2024, The PUNCH reports. This is a 10.35 percent increase from the N121.7tn ($91.5bn) recorded in the first quarter of this year. The rise has been attributed primarily to the devaluation of the […]
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By Abimbola Adelakun Each time another minister of the FCT declares yet another war on the beggars in the nation’s capital, I am reminded of Aminata Sow Fall’s famous novel, The Beggars’ Strike. The plot is built around a government that wants to get beggars off the streets so they can effectively promote tourism. The […]
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