It is human to mark anniversaries, whether personal milestones or national or key historical events. Institutions and businesses are no different and every major milestone is an opportunity to pause and reflect. For The Guardian, today, the paper will be rolling out the drums to celebrate its 40th anniversary, which actually was marked on July […]
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC), yesterday, approved a total expenditure of N27.5 trillion for next year, endorsing the continuation of spurious appropriation benchmarks and unambitious public spending. Details of the appropriation may be laid before the National Assembly tomorrow. With the 2024 – 2026 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP), a three-year rolling […]
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The Central Planning Committee for activities regarding the burial of the late Chief (Mrs) Alaba Lawson on Monday in Abeokuta disclosed that the deceased gave specific instructions before she died. Chairman of the committee, Mr Sanya Abiola, told a news conference at the late Lawson’s residence that she said there should be no drumming and […]
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The countdown clock for the great inactive Google account purge is ticking. Act fast to save your old Gmail and photos content. Here’s what you need to know and do. With just days to go until the December 1 deadline when Google starts enforcing an updated inactive account policy, users are understandably concerned about what […]
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the plot by some individuals to disturb the peace of Sierra Leonians. The condemnation is contained in a statement issued by ECOWAS on Sunday in Abuja. “The bloc has learnt, with utter disgust, a plot by certain individuals to aquire arms and disturb the peace […]
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The instability in the forex exchange market and the weakness of the naira pose a significant threat to Nigeria’s ambition of becoming a $1 trillion economy. Analysis by Nairametrics shows that naira devaluation has triggered a loss of about $193 billion in the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) when converted from naira to dollar. Our […]
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Osun State Government on Monday reeled out the achievements of the Ademola Adeleke administration in its first year in office. It said that in the last 12 months, it built 332 water projects; constructed at least 90 kilometres of roads, with another 45 kilometres still ongoing; rehabilitated 31 public schools, with another 31 still ongoing; […]
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar appeared not to be satisfied with the management of the American University of Nigeria, which he founded 19 years ago, regretting that the institution had yet to be on its feet as it ought. Atiku, in a paper delivered at the AUN as part of activities marking this year’s celebration […]
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President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday present the 2024 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly. This was confirmed to journalists by the Secretary of Research and Information at the National Assembly, Dr Ali Barde Umoru, who was at the Senate with respect to protocol arrangements. It was learned that the number and […]
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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new board and management team for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) with effect from December 1, 2023. The action, which is in compliance with Section 59(2) of the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021, sees Chief Pius Akinyelure named as Non-Executive Board Chairman. Mallam Mele Kolo […]
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