The head of the International Monetary Fund said Thursday that rich countries had met a target of reallocating $100 billion of funds from the institution to battle climate change and poverty in developing countries. “We meet the target, we do have the 100 billion,” Kristalina Georgieva told reporters at a …
Read More »Tribunal: Expert presents forensic report on BVAS in Atiku’s petition
Tribunal in session The Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar on Thursday called a digital forensic expert to testify in aid of its petition against the president, Bola Tinubu. The PDP and Atiku are protesting the declaration of Tinubu as the president by the Independent National Electoral …
Read More »114% salary increase: It’s insensitive to sufferings of Nigerians, says Transparency Advocacy
THE Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA), a nongovernmental organization, has opposed the 114% salary increase for government officials recommended by the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, describing it as a mark of insensitivity amidst suffering Nigerians. CTA, whose mission is to promote good governance to ensure that government …
Read More »Just in: Shettima, Bill Gates meet with governors in Aso Rock
Vice President Kashim Shettima, the co-Chairman of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates and the Chairman of Dangote Foundation, Aliko Dangote, on Thursday, met with state governors at the presidential villa, Abuja. The meeting wa part of the Gates Foundation’s commitment to work closely with communities and leaders …
Read More »Japa: Obi Backs Emigration Of Nigerians Seeking Greener Pastures Abroad
The candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 Presidential election, Peter Obi, has thrown his weight behind the mass migration of Nigerians to foreign countries. Obi in a series of posts made on his verified Twitter on account on Thursday said Nigeria’s brain drain will eventually result to …
Read More »Obi Condemns Proposed 114% Salary Increase For Politicians, Says Govt Should Prioritize Poverty Alleviation
Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate The candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25th presidential election, Peter Obi, has condemned the proposed 114% salary increase for public officers describing the move as inappropriate at a time when over 130 million Nigerians are living in poverty. Obi who took …
Read More »Obi, Atiku in sharp plummet as Tinubu gallops on Google ranking: See facts
Tinubu, Atiku and Obi President Bola Tinubu has taken a galloping lead over Labour Party and PDP’s presidential candidates in the last election, Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar respectively on Google Search interest. While Obi and Atiku’s rankings plummet sharply, Tinubu’s ranking on Google has continued to soar. The latest …
Read More »Nigerian Government Pledges To Reopen Seme Border For Importation Of Vehicles, Other Goods
The Nigerian government has approved the reopening of the Seme border to allow importation of vehicles and other goods from neighbouring West African countries. This was stated by Director of Road Transport in the Ministry of Transportation, Ibrahim Musa, on Wednesday at the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, …
Read More »I’m Coming Back Home; Nigerian Government Must Pay N20billion Damages It Owes Me – Sunday Igboho
Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, more commonly called Sunday Igboho, has again indicated his interest in returning to Nigeria more than two years that he fled the country. Igboho, who spoke in a viral video, revealed that he would soon return to his country home of Oyo – Southwest …
Read More »Emirates flags significant peak in outbound travel this June and July
Lagos, June 21, 2023: Emirates Airlines has recommended passengers to take time to plan their travel journey this June and July, as departure numbers increase significantly just before Eid al Adha on 24 June, and again on the 1 July as many families set off on summer holidays. With more than …
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