The presidents of Benin, Niger, and Guinea-Bissau arrived at the Aso Rock Villa, on Tuesday, to visit their Nigerian counterpart, Bola Tinubu. President Patrice Talon of Benin, Mohamed Bazoum of Niger, and Umaro Embaló of Guinea-Bissau were received by Tinubu at the forecourt of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Soon afterward, he led […]
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A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.), on Tuesday, said Nigeria currently ranked fifth globally in countries affected by organised crime behind the Democratic Republic of Congo, Colombia, Myanmar, and Mexico. According to him, Nigeria also ranked second among 54 countries in Africa and first among 15 countries in West Africa. While […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on Tuesday attributed the rise in the petroleum pump prices in the country to ‘market forces’. The NNPCL Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, disclosed this while speaking to journalists after a closed-door meeting with Vice President Kashim Shettima at the State House in Abuja. Kyari said with […]
Continue ReadingThe House of Representatives has urged the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to take over the investigation and prosecution of the officer(s) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) involved in the shooting and killing of a two-year-old boy, Ivan Onose Omhonrina, in Delta State. Insisting that the perpetrators must be brought to book, […]
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About 60 constitutional and human rights lawyers, yesterday, commenced a contempt charge against the Director General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi, at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory. The charge bordered on alleged disobedience to multiple judgments and orders of the court directing the release of suspended Central Bank Governor, […]
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Remarkable as the revenue being generated by the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) for the federal government is, the debate that has ensued over the impact or otherwise of the funds on improving tertiary education should not be surprising. It is indeed true that money being generated by JAMB is not being used, at least […]
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President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the death of two-year-old Ivan Omhonrina, killed by a stray bullet during an operation by officers of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Okpanam in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy, […]
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• CBN’s overdraft gulps N1.2 trillion • Revenue performance below 70 percent • Fiscal deficit hits N25.5 trillion in less than eight years • Maturing debt fund account receives no allocation in nine months • Inflation hits 22.79, far below experts’ projection • Economists balk at NBS’ inflation reading, call for integrity test Nigeria’s grave […]
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For the first time in several months, full academic and business activities resumed in Enugu State, yesterday, as the government intensified efforts to eradicate the sit-at-home order imposed by Biafra agitators. This was as Governor Peter Mbah, who monitored compliance with the forced restriction, yesterday, warned traders at Ogbete Main Market, Garki, Kenyetta and other […]
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Nigeria’s secret police Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday suggested that Godwin Emefiele has a connection with the separatist group Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). President Bola Tinubu suspended Emefiele as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in January. The former CBN governor last week was charged with illegal possession of firearms […]
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