President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of nine new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a term of five years each. The appointment was subject to the confirmation of the Senate, according to a statement on Wednesday by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to Tinubu on Media and Publicity […]
Continue ReadingLagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has commissioned a new vehicle assembly plant which is a joint venture between his government and CIG Motors – a Chinese automobile company. He performed the inauguration ceremony of the fully equipped automobile assembly plant sited along WEMPCO Road in Ogba axis of Lagos, on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, two […]
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The Managing Director of IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, disclosed on Wednesday, to a Saudi investor forum that the ongoing Israel-Hamas war is adversely affecting the Middle East regionally economies. “You look at the neighbouring countries -Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan – where the channels of impact are already visible,” Georgieva said at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) in […]
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An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ogbomoso on Wednesday nullified the selection and installation of Oba Ghandi Olaoye as the new Soun of Ogbomoso. Kingmakers of the town had installed Olaoye, a pastor in the Redeemed Church, on September 8, 2023, following his clearance and announcement as the new Soun. But one of the […]
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Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. Photo/FACEBOOK/MuhammaduBuhari Lamentations by the leadership of the country’s judiciary on the increasing volume of cases in the courts, and how these constitute a serious burden on the judicial system, is a development that should worry all well-meaning Nigerians. On the one hand, it portrays the citizens as enlightened […]
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Dr Olaleye being taken into custody after court ruling yesterday. Justice Rahman Oshodi of a Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja, yesterday, sentenced the embattled Medical Director of Optical Cancer Care Foundation, Dr Olufemi Olaleye, to life imprisonment for defiling wife’s 16-year-old niece. The trial judge, who found him guilty as charged by […]
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From left: National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan; Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume and President Bola Tinubu during the Federal Executive Council Meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday (23/10/2023)27648/10/2023/Callistus Ewelike/NAN The […]
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Atiku Bagudu The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Sen. Atiku Bagudu, says Nigeria is a safe haven for foreign investors to take advantage of. The minister said this during a press briefing at the end of the 2023 Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja on Wednesday. He said: ” Nigeria is an investment haven for […]
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• 63,111 killed in Buhari’s era, 7,582 under Tinubu The National Assembly has been busy legislating on the delicate subject of insecurity in the last 16 years, but without commensurate return on investment. For the effort, the National Assembly has succeeded in passing over 261 resolutions, prepared and passed at least 25 legislative bills and […]
Continue Reading• Seeks commercialisation of Port Harcourt, Warri, Kaduna plants • Defends purchase of 107 Toyota Landcruisers for members at N160m each The wasteful management of Nigeria’s refineries, especially the N11.35 trillion Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) cost and another N1.6 trillion loss incurred on the moribund assets, which is now being rehabilitated for $2.2 billion is […]
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