By Dare Babarinsa So, The Guardian is 40. In 1983, when it debuted, it staked its claim to the highest echelon of the Nigerian press. It announced itself as The Flagship of the Nigerian Press, even before the first copy rolled out of the press. It was a venture of breathtaking audacity. The newspaper came […]
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• Lament lack of members’ access to palliatives • Seek FG’s payment of N25,000 monthly grant Retirees, under the aegis of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), yesterday, expressed their anguish over the recent removal of fuel subsidy, which they claimed, had brought about untold hardship and suffering for them. The pensioners, while urging the […]
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IPOB supporters The Enugu High Court’s recent voiding of the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and the court’s declaration that the continued detention of the organisation’s leader, Nnamdi Kanu, is unconstitutional, have jointly raised the bar in promoting a political settlement to the impasse surrounding the duo. Notwithstanding the right of the […]
Continue ReadingThe Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that all applications for admission to first-degree programmes, national diplomas, and others must be processed only through it. The examination body made this announcement in a short statement titled “Cessation Of Illegal/Irregular Admission” on its X account on Wednesday. According to JAMB, no institution should sell […]
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Senate president Godswill Akpabio The National Assembly says it is committed to ensuring timely amendment of the Electoral Act, to enhance transparency, and accountability in the electoral processes. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said this at the citizens’ townhall on electoral reforms organised by Yiaga Africa in collaboration with the Senate and House of Representatives Joint […]
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Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume of Nigeria has appealed to Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to consider lifting the ban on the Republic of Niger. His plea hinged on understanding that the ban has contributed to the sufferings of the people in the area. Ndume, who made the appeal on the platform of ‘Concerned Parliamentarians’, called […]
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President Bola Tinubu has presented Budget of Renewed Hope of N27.5tr for the 2024 fiscal year with Nigeria’s national defence and internal security, local job creation, macro-economic stability and investment environment optimization. Other areas of priority he listed include human capital development, poverty reduction, and social security while addressing a joint session of the National […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the Ondo State House of Assembly of breaching the law in the appointment of caretaker committees to run the state’s Local Governments and the newly created Local Council Development Areas. In a statement by Leye Igbabo, the Director of Media and Publicity in the state,the party said: “It […]
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Speaker, Ondo State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Olamide Oladiji Ondo State House Assembly has confirmed the appointment of interim management committee chairmen and vice chairmen for the 18 local governments areas and 33 Local council development areas of the state. they include 51 chairmen and 51 vice chairmen The confirmation was sequel to the […]
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Secretary to Lagos State Government, Bimbo Salu-Hundeyin (left); Special Adviser on Information & Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga; Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Noimot Salako-Oyedele; Chairman of the occasion, Olusegun Osoba and Keynote speaker/ reviewer of The Guardian Federalist Papers, Prof. Eghosa Osaghae at the 40th Anniversary Lecture in Lagos, yesterday • NIIA […]
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