Sorry state of Nigeria’s foreign missions
Reflecting the prevalent culture of maladministration at home, reports on the dilapidated condition of Nigerian embassies and missions abroad further sully the country’s international image and deserve decisive remedial action. The sorry state of the foreign missions was graphically captured by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, who while meeting with the […]
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Fuel sells for N400/litre in Abuja, others, scarcity persists in Lagos
Marketers still struggling to return adulterated petrol to NNPC Residents of Abuja and neighbouring states of Niger and Nasarawa are still facing tough times sourcing for Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, with the commodity selling for as high as N400/litre by black marketers. The development came almost one week after the import of millions […]
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Constitution amendment: APC plans screening of ministerial nominees, others
Persons seeking to be ministers, ambassadors and heads of critical agencies in the All Progressives Congress-controlled Federal Government must pass a litmus test set by the party before their names are forwarded to the Senate for confirmation. This is according to a proposed amendment of the APC constitution. According to the proposed constitution, which is […]
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Agbekoya threatens to confront aggression against Igboho
The Agbekoya Farmers’ Society of Nigeria has condemned Saturday’s attack on the Soka, Ibadan residence of the Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. The group said whoever was behind the attack should desist because its members would not hesitate to fight Igboho’s enemies, because any attack on him would be considered […]
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Ondo South people and the coming Senatorial election: Matters arising
For over ten years running, virtually all the communities of Ondo South Senatorial District, which is made of six local government areas of Ilaje, Ese Odo, Okitipupa, Irele, Odigbo and Ile Oluji-Oke Igbo, have been under a blanket blackout. Many petitions and appeals by the people of the District to the authorities, particularly the Benin […]
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Nigerians must understand there’ll always be difficult, joyful times – Tinubu
The National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has disclosed that he told President Muhammadu Buhari he wanted to step into his shoes and not on his toes . Tinubu said this on Saturday while speaking at the palace of the Alake and paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, in Abeokuta when […]
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#EndSARS: Lai Mohammed accuses Twitter, Canada of double standards over truckers protest
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has slammed the Canadian government and social media giant, Twitter, over the truckers protest against COVID-19 restrictions in Canada. Recall that during the #EndSARS protest against police brutality and bad governance that took place in Nigeria in October 2020, the Canadian government condemned the actions taken to […]
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Why Nigera’s rail projects may fail
Lagos-Ibadan train | Image: Twitter/CCECC8 Stakeholders Skeptical Of Securing Fresh Loan In Europe $318m Paid To CCECC, $1.2b Needed For Next Phase Of Kaduna-Kano Line We’re Pressurising Money-lending Institutions For New Funds To Complete Projects – Amaechi Chinese Loans ‘Political,’ ‘Expensive,’ Lack Sound Business Reasoning – Atagub Govt Approach To Modernising Railway Not Best […]
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