The Peoples Democratic Party Party (PDP), yesterday, said with the alarming N35 trillion debt and 97.7 service-to-revenue ratio, President Muhammadu Buhari had allegedly mortgaged the future of Nigeria. The main opposition party added that the declaration by Chairman of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council, Dr. Doyin Salami, that the country’s current debt level was “unmaintainable” […]
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The Senate of the University of Benin, UNIBEN, has scrapped the N20,000 late registration fee that led to a two-day mass protest by students of the institution. Mr Ademola Bobola, Registrar of the University, announced the removal in a statement issued on Thursday night in Benin. He noted that the senate, at a virtual meeting, […]
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• Using Ekiti, Osun governorship elections as bait Ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s national convention on October 30, leaders of the party in the Southwest have begun intensive consultations to convince its national leadership to micro-zone national chairmanship to the zone. Besides, they are also working assiduously to present a consensus candidate and […]
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned Nigerians to stop storing food items in containers used for chemicals, which are harmful to health. Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, gave the warning, yesterday, in Onitsha, Anambra State, during a sensitisation campaign. She said such containers contain carcinogenic substances, which no […]
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Lagos State APC Caretaker Committee has reaffirmed the likelihood of employing consensus arrangements to produce the state executives during the forthcoming October 2 state congress. The State’s Caretaker Committee Publicity Secretary, Seye Oladejo, gave this indication in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the state’s secretariat in Lagos on Thursday. The […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said seven more people have died from the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the country’s fatality toll to 2,647. The NCDC disclosed this on Friday morning via its official website. The additional 601 COVID-19 infections, on Thursday, indicated an increase from the 299 cases reported on Wednesday. It also indicated […]
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Helping in fight against insurgency, says Army Nigeria is expected to acquire new satellites in another four years for maximum coverage of the country. This is even as it has been revealed that through a platform invented by Nigeria Communication Satellite (NigComSat) Limited, the country saved over N8 billion in capital flights. Though, still silent […]
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Confederation of African Football (CAF) President, Dr. Patrice Motsepe (left); President Muhammadu Buhari; Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) President, Gianni Infantino and Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare during the visit of FIFA President to the Presidential Villa in Abuja…yesterday Gets jersey No 10 from FIFA President Infantino, Motsepe’s visit excites Pinnick […]
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We are first in the South South — CMD The University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH, on Wednesday made history by successfully carrying out its first open-heart surgery. The development was disclosed by Chief Medical Director, CMD of the hospital, Prof Ikpeme Ikpeme in a statement, yesterday. He said: “On September 15, 2021, at 6.43 […]
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Femi-Fani Kayode (R) meets the President, Muhammadu Buhari (C) and APC national caretaker committee, Mai Mala Buni on Thursday in Abuja Photo: Femi Adesina/Facebook ‘I worked behind the scene to exit Umahi, Ayade, Matawalle from PDP’ Claims wooing Makinde, Mohammed, Ugwuanyi Makinde not available for APC, he’s our shining star, PDP replies FFK FFK’s defection […]
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