In this interview with Geoff Iyatse, David Adonri, an economist and Vice Chairman of Highcap Securities Limited, x-rays the prospects and challenges of the economy as Nigeria heads into a crucial election year. He also speaks on naira redesign, which will see to demonetisation of the old higher banknotes in January, warning that any attempt […]
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Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi (right); New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso; Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and Moderator, Charles Aniagolu at Arise News Presidential Town Hall Series in Lagos… yesterday Candidates agree security, education key to poverty reduction Want financial autonomy for LGs Obi: Subsidy should […]
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NRC: FG only lost N113m to Abuja-Kaduna railway closure Fare hike takes effect today. We increased fares due to diesel cost, improved security, says Okhiria IGP assures of safety, deploys personnel on route, operational coaches Experts insist not safe to travel by train unless there is aerial surveillance, armed drone patrol Abuja-Kaduna highway to be […]
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The Management of Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), said the Abuja-Kaduna train operation would resume on Monday. The train service was suspended after an attack on the rail facility on March 28, 2022 by terrorists. Over eight months after the attack, the NRC in a statement at the weekend said the operation would resume on Monday. […]
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Pastor Evelyn TB Joshua has reeled off successful projects embarked upon by the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) one year after its reopening. The widow of the SCOAN’s founder, Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, spoke at a first thanksgiving service on Sunday to commemorate the ministry’s reopening on December 5, 2021. It followed the demise […]
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Lawyers for Reform Group (LRG) has taken President Muhammadu Buhari, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami and the Executive Director of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), Stella Erhuvwuoghene Okotete to court for violating the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act in appointment into NEXIM. In a suit filed before […]
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Highlights use of robots in fighting insecurity To launch Artificial intelligence hub As Nigeria launches the first humanoid robot in Africa, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the federal government will intensify efforts at harnessing talents among Nigerian youths in the area of Artificial Intelligence, (AI), for national development. The Vice President made this […]
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England captain Harry Kane has sent his best wishes to Pele as concerns remain over the Brazil legend’s health. According to Brazilian daily newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, the 82-year-old was moved to palliative treatment after chemotherapy stopped having the expected results as he battles colon cancer. Asked about the news report, Kane said, “First and […]
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After a long wait, speculations and disagreements among members of the Labour Party, LP, opposition parties and other vested interests, the party’s Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has finally released his campaign manifesto. Obi announced the release of the 62-page manifesto titled, ‘It’s POssible: Our Pact with Nigerians’, on his verified Twitter page on Sunday […]
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Interim government campaigner, Rev Chris Okotie, has warned Nigerians not to get carried away by the crowds they see at political rallies. In his latest bulletin released from his media office in Lagos by his media adviser, Ladi Ayodeji, Okotie said the presence of the mixed multitude at campaign rallies is no indication that a […]
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