President Muhammadu Buhari will unveil the newly redesigned N200, N500, and N1,000 notes on Wednesday. Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele stated this at the end of the last Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja. He said Buhari will unveil the new notes by 10 am in the Council Chambers during the […]
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PDP Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Most Rev. Daniel Okoh; and Atiku’s Running Mate, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has told the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) that he believes totally in the strategy document of the religious body. The […]
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A woman takes Nigerian Naira from a bank’s automated teller machine (ATM). Credit: Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye Cases of fiscal mismanagement leading to high levels of trust deficit and lack of confidence in public institutions have been identified as factors limiting Nigeria’s potential and aggravating its economic woes. Economists believe that the inability of most Nigerians to […]
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Says investigation on Kuje prison attack concluded Plans ongoing to open more passport centres nationwide Federal Government has raised the alarm over what it called an “increasing resort to fake news and disinformation by a section of the media,” warning that this portends a serious threat to the success of the 2023 general elections. Minister […]
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The principle of Separation of Powers provides that the three arms of government would function interdependently and act as checks and balances to one another, to frustrate arbitrariness. This governance principle propounded by John Montesquieu, is observed in the breach at the states level. The Legislature and the Judiciary are like mere appendages of the […]
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‘I can’t predict my supporters’ reaction if I lose’ ‘I didn’t offer Kwankwaso N40b to step down for me’ Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, yesterday, declined comments on the possibility of conceding defeat, if the outcome of next year’s election went contrary to his expectation. He also declared that he […]
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Photo/facebook/TheAsoVilla Stakeholders demand transparency, accountability as NNPC spends state fund for exploration ‘There’s oil in Gongola basin, but one billion barrel elusive’ With 95 days to the 2023 general elections, President Muhammadu Buhari, who doubles as the Minister of Petroleum Resources, is today returning with key members of his cabinet to Gongola Basin, bordering Bauchi […]
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Governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo State; Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia; Nyesom Wike of Rivers; Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu; and .Samuel Ortom of Benue Five governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and some aggrieved party stalwarts, on Sunday, announced the formation of the Integrity Group within the party. The G5 Governors […]
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At least 10 million unintended pregnancies occur each year among adolescent girls aged 15–19 years in low and middle-income countries, including Nigeria, the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH), a multi-constituency partnership hosted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. The organisation also noted that pregnancy and childbirth complications were among the […]
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To ascertain the cause of death of a businessman and hotelier, Alaba Bakare, his family has appealed to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu to order a coroner inquest. They are also asking the governor to order the release of the autopsy report conducted on his body at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) […]
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