By Eze Onyekpere Last week, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, announced that the Federal Government had negotiated and got the approval of the World Bank for a loan of $800m. She stated that the loan would be used to provide palliatives for 50 million poor Nigerians after the removal of […]
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Chairman, National Population Commission, Nasir Kwarra While Nigerians bicker over the conduct and results of the recently held general elections, another potentially divisive statutory national exercise is less than four weeks away. The National Population Commission has stepped up preparations for the 2023 national census slated for May 3-5, the first since 2006, including training […]
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Most of Nigeria’s 36 atomised states are living on the edge of financial disaster. Proof of this is provided in a new economic outlook released by the National Bureau of Statistics, showing that 27 of the sub-national entities attracted zero Foreign Direct Investment throughout 2022. With high inflation making nonsense of the monthly income sharing […]
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The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State said it is considering approaching a court of competent jurisdiction to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission to produce Certified True Copies of documents used in the last governorship election at the tribunal. This is as the party disclosed that seven of its House of Assembly candidates have […]
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Sixteen House of Assembly candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State have filed petitions before the election petitions tribunal in Isabo, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, against the All Progressives Congress candidates. The APC candidates were declared winners by the Independent National Electoral Commission in the March 18 governorship and House of Assembly […]
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National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Shehu Gabam, shares his thoughts with Dirisu Yakubu on the party’s decision to challenge the National Assembly elections in some states, among other issues. What is your general assessment of the February 25 presidential election? The party has issued an official position as regards the February 25 presidential […]
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Tinubu displaying his Certificate of Return The All Progressives Congress has prayed the Presidential Election Petitions Court in Abuja to dismiss petitions filed by three opposition parties challenging the victory of its presidential candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu, in the February 25 election. Iturged the tribunal to discountenance the petitions, in three separate responses filed at […]
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Loan apps on Play Store will lose their ability to access their users’ contacts or photos from May 31, 2023. This came as the Federal Government said it would enforce the latest policy by Google, saying the action was consistent with the Nigerian authorities’ move to curtail the invasion of customers’ privacy by loan app […]
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Gas stations to cushion subsidy removal effect as PMS may sell for N750/litre NARTO wants end to subsidy, NLC to meet incoming govt over removal date Oil marketers have written to the Federal Government over their proposal to build about 30,000 gas stations to cushion the effects of the proposed subsidy removal on Premium Motor […]
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Adamawa State Police Command, in collaboration with hunters, killed a suspected kidnapper and rescued two victims in the Toungo Local Government Area of the state on Sunday. Police spokesman, Suleiman Nguroje, stated in Yola on Monday that it was one of the successes of the police’s collaborative strategies to end kidnapping, robbery, cattle rustling, and […]
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