Minister of Agriculture, Mohammed Nanono A new report by the Institute of Development Studies, a UK-based think tank, has placed Nigeria as the second poorest country in the world in terms of food affordability. The report, which was compiled through a publicly available global cost-of-living database, Numbeo, was used in creating a ‘cost of food […]
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12 supporters granted bail An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, the state capital, yesterday granted an order restraining Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami (SAN), the Department of State Security Service (DSS) and its Oyo State director from arresting or harassing the embattled Yoruba nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo (aka Sunday […]
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The Lagos State Government has withdrawn a murder case against a Yoruba Nation protester, Tajudeen Bakare, popularly referred to as Ogboni Chief. While 47 Yoruba Nation protesters arrested by the police during a rally in Ojota on July 1 were released, one of them, Tajudeen Bakare, was detained and charged with the murder of a […]
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The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, is battling to retain his position as opposition to his chairmanship mounts, it has been learnt. It was gathered on Wednesday that Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and other party chieftains opposed to Secondus were bent on removing him before the National Executive Committee meeting of […]
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Businesses in Nigeria may have lost N150.46bn ($366.88m) since the Federal Government’s ban on Twitter took effect in the country on June 5. This figure was calculated based on the NetBlocks Cost of Shutdown Tool. According to the tool, it costs Nigeria’s economy N102.77m ($250,600) every hour to ban Twitter. It has been 1,464 hours […]
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Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed The Federal Government has appointed transaction advisers to facilitate the issuance of Eurobonds in the international capital market. This was contained in a press statement titled ‘Towards financing the 2021 Appropriation Act – FGN appoints transaction advisers for a Eurobond issuance’, which was made available […]
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Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have started arriving in Abuja for a meeting on the state of the party. The meeting, which, barring last-minute changes is due to hold on Thursday (today), is aimed at finding a political solution to the challenge posed by the Supreme Court judgment on […]
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It was a devastating moment for residents of Osogbo, the capital of Osun, yesterday, as a four-hour torrential rainfall caused flooding which destroyed houses. An eyewitness said the flood destroyed property worth millions of naira, including public utilities. One of the affected places was the Osun State Government House in Oke-fia area of Osogbo as […]
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By Dare Babarinsa When Abayomi Dairo was shot down from the sky on Sunday July 18, it marked a new milestone in Nigeria’s fight against terror. For several years now, the Federal Government has chased the terror gangs ravaging the North-West and the Middle-Belt of Nigeria on land and in the air. When these criminals strike […]
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Group charges Ndigbo on dialogue President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof. George Obiozor, has commended the military for its role in the restoration of peace to South East region. He made the commendation in Enugu, yesterday, when he hosted the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division, Maj-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, at the national secretariat of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. […]
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