The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has said he has no preferred candidates for the leadership of both the Senate and the House of Representatives in the 10th National Assembly. Tinubu, represented by the Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima, disclosed this at the meeting with new members-elect to the National Assembly in Abuja. A member-elect for Bungudu/Maru Federal […]
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By Ighodalo Clement Eromosele A polling station official marks a voter’s finger with a marker pen before he casts a ballot at a polling station in Ibadan on February 25, 2023, during Nigeria’s presidential and general election. (Photo by Samuel Alabi / AFP) The expectation by Nigerians of a free, fair, transparent and credible presidential […]
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By Ray Ekpu While the politicians were brawling over the results of the last presidential and National Assembly elections a distraction occurred in Shogunle, Ikeja, Lagos State. If it had been a pleasant distraction it would have been that: pleasant. This was a horrible accident between a train and a BRT bus in the early […]
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Experts have stressed the need for the new administration to focus more on policies that would help tackle the nation’s huge infrastructure deficit, especially the issue of power, as well as maximise potential in leveraging African Continental, Free Trade Agreement opportunities (AfCFTA) to alleviate poverty. Speaking on Nigeria’s economic outlook at a press briefing in […]
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Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX). Photo/FACEBOOK/ ngxgroup Transactions in the equities sector of the Nigeria Exchange Limited (NGX) reopened on a downturn, yesterday, as profit taking in NGX Group Plc and 20 stocks dragged market capitalisation by N4 billion. At the close of trading yesterday, the All-Share Index declined by 6.14 per cent, representing a decrease […]
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NIN verification to cost N1,000, $5, $15 The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has agreed on a framework with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to improve the quality of service, accuracy and speed of passport services through the timely verification of the National Identification Number (NIN). In a statement, yesterday, signed by its Head, Corporate […]
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Looking for the best place to study Nursing? Well, Nigerian students are continuing to accept places to study nursing at the University of Dundee in the UK and they have a range of scholarship options for African undergraduate students up to £6000 per year of study. Here are some of the reasons why they are […]
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Take the rule of law. The document says rather vapidly: ‘A Tinubu government will operate on the premise that the rule of law is paramount’; that ‘all citizens are equal before the law and our administration will ensure that all Nigerians are afforded equal treatment under the law.’ The non-adherence to the rule of law […]
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Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Olabode Ladipo (right); wife of Chief Medical Director (CMD), University College Hospital (UCH), Mrs. Bolanle Otegbayo; her husband, Prof. Abiodun Otegbayo; Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire and others during the minister’s working visit to UCH in Ibadan…yesterday. Credit: NAN The Federal Government, yesterday, said it had begun work […]
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Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour To put to rest the allegation surrounding the legitimacy of the Labour Party’s (LP) candidate for Lagos governorship election, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, a team of legal practitioners representing the standard-bearer, has dismissed claims by a former governorship aspirant, Ifagbemi Awamaridi, that he was the authentic flagbearer […]
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