American forces can’t be fighting a war Afghan forces are not willing to fight themselves, according to President Joe Biden, who stressed that the US mission in the Taliban-torn Afghanistan 20 years ago was to get the attackers of September 11, 2001 and not to build the landlocked Asian country. His words: “American forces cannot […]
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The Federal Government will borrow about N4.89 trillion from local and foreign sources to finance its budget deficit for 2022 due to decreasing revenue from government sources, according to the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Hajia Zainab Ahmed. She spoke yesterday in Abuja during the 2022-2024 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), and Fiscal […]
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Nigeria gets 698,880 doses of AstraZeneca, second phase vaccination begins The Federal Government on Monday announced the arrival of another 698,880 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine in the country. This is as it also commenced the second phase of COVID-19 vaccination. Recall that the country had earlier received 4,000,080 doses of the Moderna vaccine from […]
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The current state of desolation of what was once the pride of Ogun State, the Gateway Hotel, Ota, owing to a political war among the state’s gladiators, is the subject examined in the following report. Enjoy… Despite its strategic location and proximity to Lagos, the commercial centre of Nigeria, the Gateway Hotel, Ota, one of […]
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Using Southern money for oil exploration in Sokoto, others outrageous, fraudulent, says Edwin Clark-led group The quests for oil in the Northern region and other parts of the country have received a significant boost with the signing of the Petroleum Industry Bill 2021 into law by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday. However, the Pan Niger […]
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With the PIB Act being effective following its approval on Monday by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Federal Government may soon scrap subsidy on petroleum products, implying that Nigerians may start paying higher prices for the products any time from now. It was gathered on Monday that the government’s position on fuel subsidy would form the […]
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Activities were grounded on Monday in Southeastern Nigeria despite the suspension of the sit-at-home order in the region by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, which initially ordered the exercise to press for an unconditional release of its detained leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. But the group has made a U-turn and threatened to recommence from […]
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The United States has given conditions for recognising a Taliban government in Afghanistan. US Department spokesman, Ned Price, said on Monday that the US would only recognise a Taliban government in Afghanistan if it respects the rights of women and shuns, denounces extremist movements such as Al-Qaeda. “Ultimately when it comes to our posture towards […]
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Despite the suspension of the sit-at-home initially ordered by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, in the South east states of the country to press for the unconditional release of its detained leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, many people remained indoors in the region on Monday for fear the unexpected might happen to them. The group […]
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Police Inspector General, Usman Baba on Monday ordered the deployment of two Units of Police Mobile Force (PMF), a Police Surveillance Helicopter and two cells of Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) to Plateau State. He described the deployment as part of the ongoing coordinated efforts at restoring public order in Rubuka and its environs, following the […]
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