• Decries rising poverty despite $6.7tr resources • Rejects ‘poverty alleviation’, seeks quantum leap in per capita GDP • Nigeria, others’ food imports may hit $110 billion • Africa receives only 2% of $3 trillion renewable fund The inability of Nigeria to feed itself in the face of rising population and over $6.7 trillion natural […]
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Olowu of Kuta Kingdom in Ayedire Local Government Area of Osun State, His Royal Majesty, Oba (Dr) Hammed Adekunle Makama Oyelude (Tegbosun III), CON, in a group photograph with the organisers and finalists of the Face Of Osun Pageant 2023, Season Eleven, The Light Edition of The Face of Osun Pageant, during a courtesy visit […]
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Ondo State House of Assembly on Tuesday commended the revered elder statesman, Pa Rueben Fasoranti for his intervention which led to the resolution of the political crisis which had been rocking the state for some months. It declared its support for the peace deal agreed with President Bola Tinubu by stakeholders in Abuja on Friday […]
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President Bola Tinubu will, on Wednesday, November 29, depart Abuja for Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), to attend the COP28 Climate Summit. The summit with the theme, ‘Unite, Act, and Deliver’, has been scheduled to hold on December 1 and 2, 2023. The presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, who made known in a statement on Tuesday, […]
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Suspended governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele (R) appears at the Federal Capital Territory High Court over allegations of breach of procurement act and financial fraud in Abuja, Nigeria, on August 17, 2023. (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP) A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has adjourned the trial of former Central […]
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About $2 billion in annual income has been identified by analysts as one of the potential benefits from the federal government’s initiative to make expatriates’ employment contribute more to the national purse. Some other benefits include increase in employment rate and lowering of the quest for foreign exchange. The planned initiative to bring working expatriates’ […]
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The Federal Government is not in a hurry to start off the controversial Nigeria Air as a national carrier, Aviation & Aerospace Development Minister, Festus Keyamo, said yesterday. Some details of the contractual agreement with the private investors – Ethiopia Airline, will be reviewed, Keyamo said. He was responding to queries on the status of […]
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Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) Plc yesterday delisted its shares from the Nigerian stock market to complete a process of reversion to a private limited liability company, ending more than five decades of trading at the stock market. A circular obtained by The Nation yesterday indicated that the entire issued share capital of UBN was […]
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For the first time in its history, the Supreme Court will soon have the full complement of 21 justices, Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, promised yesterday. He expressed his determination to break the jinx as one of his legacies. The number of Supreme Court Justices dropped to 10 from 13 with the retirement […]
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The Vice-Chacellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, Prof Adenike Oladiji, has stressed the need for women to pursue quality education and health. She said this is the best way for them to contribute actively to their communities, challenge societal norms, break gender stereotypes and participate in the socio-economic and political spheres. Speaking […]
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