Nigeria’s economy at ‘turning point’ as NESG projects 2.9% growth

‘Inflation to moderate at 14.5 per cent’ The Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG) has projected that the Nigerian economy would grow by 2.9 per cent this year and achieve a sustained high growth rate up to 2025 in line with the expected global recovery. The NESG, in its 2021 Macroeconomic Outlook unveiled yesterday, said the […]

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Obasanjo asks Buhari to wake up, fight banditry in his backyard

‘How Yar’Adua emerged my successor’ Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to wake up and fight the banditry in his backyard. He also explained the emergence of the late President Musa Yar’Adua as his successor, saying he knew that Yar-Adua was ill before he supported him to emerge as the presidential candidate […]

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Nigerians react as Buhari appoints new service chiefs

Ex-defence chief, minister ask Nigerians not to expect much YCE, security scholar laud appointment Wike, PANDEF, others say action belated Nwodo, others fault Buhari as Ohanaeze keeps mum Stockbrokers applaud, expect an end to terrorism, banditry PDP, Fayose seek probe of former security chiefs Nigerians yesterday expressed conflicting views as President Muhammadu Buhari finally replaced […]

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Nigerians consider alternatives as countries scramble for COVID-19 vaccines

Nigeria, like many other countries of the world, is experiencing the second wave of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. More and more people are getting infected by the day as the daily reports by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) show. As at 2.41pm yesterday, the NCDC Coronavirus Microsite showed that Nigeria recorded 1,964 new cases […]

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Restructuring: Go to National Assembly, Presidency tells advocates, as agitation spreads

Prominent Nigerians, including the immediate past President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nwodo; a chieftain of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo and the Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum, Chief Audu Ogbeh, on Thursday said there is an urgent need to restructure  Nigeria for it to attain its full potential. They made the call at the […]

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Afe Babalola University soon produces indigenous COVID-19 solution – Researchers

Scientists and researchers at the Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, and the ABUAD Multi-system Hospital, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, on Thursday, said they had a breakthrough in understanding why humans were more vulnerable to infections by the new variant of COVID-19, popularly known as N501Y SARS-CoV-2 mutant. The bio-medical scientists and researchers, led by Dr […]

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Restructuring should stress Nigeria’s unity, tackle fundamental issues – Jonathan

By Banji Ayoola Nigeria’s former President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday threw his weight behind the strident calls for restructuring of the country, but this, he stressed, should be on the basis of love for the country, national unity, unifying leadership and building of strong institutions and values. Besides he said that for restructuring to be […]

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What Nigerians expect of President Buhari’s remaining years

By Olawunmi Ojo President Muhammadu Buhari rode to power in 2015 largely due to widespread discontent among the population with the nation’s socio-economic fortune and worsening security situation. Following his victory at the polls after three attempts, he took the oath of office, promising to fix pervasive insecurity, end insurgency in the north, tackle corruption […]

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