Atiku’s aide asks Tinubu to give evidence of meeting with investors in Paris

Following his exit from Nigeria about 10 days ago barely 2-weeks after he returned from his post-election vacation, President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has been asked to produce evidence of his alleged meetings with investors in France. When the president-elect traveled on May 10, there were speculations that he had traveled out again on medical grounds, […]

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Tinubu returns, set to tackle National Assembly leadership tussle

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, returned to the country from a holiday in France on Saturday and is scheduled to meet with members of the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress and aspirants jostling for leadership positions in the 10th National Assembly. His private jet touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, […]

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Oil revenue surpasses solid minerals’ earnings by $393bn – FG

The Federal Government has frowned at the poor contribution of the solid minerals sector to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product and revenue generation, as it revealed that oil and gas earnings surpassed revenues from solid minerals by over $392.6bn. The nation’s solid minerals sector and its oil and gas industry are both extractive sectors from where […]

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World Bank set to extend FG’s access to $750m loan

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance Zainab Ahmed The Federal Government is on the brink of getting a one-year extension to access the World Bank’s $750m concessional loan for Nigeria’s COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus on behalf of the 36 state governments and the Federal Capital Territory. The World Bank Task Team Leader for the NG-CARES, […]

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Buhari Years: Despite much rhetoric, insecurity triumphs

Amid claims by President Muhammadu Buhari of taming insecurity, violence remains stubbornly ubiquitous. While traumatised Nigerians are politely reminding Buhari of his unfulfilled pledge to secure their lives and property, bandits, terrorists, and sundry criminals are underscoring the reminder with blood, broken bodies, and pillage. The reality on the ground compels the conclusion that despite […]

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Chibok girls: Rescue Leah Sharibu, others, experts tell Tinubu

Stakeholders and experts in civil society and media have raised concern over the remaining Chibok girls including Leah Sharibu still in Boko Haram captivity years after the Chibok girls’ abduction. According to them, the incoming administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu should recover the remaining girls. The experts made the call after a media screening of […]

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APC US holds pro-Tinubu solidarity march to counter LP

The United States chapter of the All Progressives Congress says it plans to hold a political rally on Sunday evening to show solidarity for the planned inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on May 29. A statement issued on Sunday by the Chairman of the United States chapter of the APC, Prof. Tai Balofin, disclosed […]

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Why MKO Abiola International Airport is a must-complete project

By Semiu Okanlawon Even on account of its historical relevance, the MKO Abiola International Cargo Airport, Ido-Osun, Osun State, should be a thing of joy to lovers of economic progress. Siting a project of that nature on an expanse of land set aside for the same purpose since 1936, some 87 years ago, is enough […]

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