It is with high sense of loss and compassion that we hereby send our sincere condolences and profound sympathies to the entire family of Late Chief Oni in Erukucity area of Kwara State over the dimise of our beloved son, brother, known as Maj Segun Oni It is obvious that …
Read More »Forex crisis: TETFund mulls suspension of overseas scholarships
Executive Secretary, TETFund, Sonny Echono The Tertiary Education Trust Fund has said the recent monetary policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria has created difficulties in the payment of foreign scholarship tuition and stipends. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, disclosed this at a one-day Stakeholders’ Engagement on Emerging …
Read More »Niger: ECOWAS tightens sanctions, junta demands power supply
Niger coup leader, General Abdourahamane Tchiani President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said the biting sanctions imposed by the Economic Community of West African States on the Niger junta would not be lifted despite the military leaders’ promise to negotiate with the regional bloc to resolve the crisis in the francophone …
Read More »Nigerians may wait longer for Tinubu’s cabinet despite hasty screening
President Bola Tinubu • Office of SGF, CoS preparing for swearing-in, retreat next week – Source • Economy drifting, needs an anchor with cabinet running, says Osaikhuiwu • Oshiomhole: Tinubu inherited terrible economic situation • BudgIT demands clear roadmap for Tinubu’s economic relief package Eighty days into the administration, …
Read More »Niger Coup: On Russian mercenaries, NATO forces and looming proxy wars in ECOWAS
Niger Republic Military junta The hurriedly declared resolution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to deploy troops to restore democracy and reinstate the ousted President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger Republic, after the military takeover of power on the 26th of July, might have been influenced by the …
Read More »‘Nigerians take too much rubbish from politicians’ — Sanusi Lamido
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Emir of Kano The former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II, has said Nigerians take too much rubbish from politicians, encouraging the masses not to be intimidated by political leaders. According to Sanusi, if the politicians are not held to account, coming generations might have …
Read More »Appeal Court strikes out Adebutu’s appeal on vote buying
…. described the appeal as belated and an afterthought A special panel of the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Wednesday affirmed the decision of the Ogun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which had earlier struck out all allegations of vote-buying and voter inducement made by the Ogun State …
Read More »FG in deregulation dilemma as 24% inflation worsens poverty
• Stakeholders insist figures are under-reported •‘Nigerian manufacturers have become endangered species • Palliatives will not have any effect this year – AFAN • Expert foresees higher interest rate at next MPC meeting • We need to look beyond monetary policy for a solution, ICSAN warns As inflation bites further, mostly from …
Read More »JUST IN: Cross River Gov Otu Swears In Senator Odey, 30 Others As Commissioners
Governor Bassey Edet Otu Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has sworn in former senator Stephen Odey and 30 others as Commissioners. Odey represented the Cross River North Senatorial district in the 9th Assembly and was Chairman Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, during the last administration of Ben Ayade. He …
Read More »Bill To End Multiple Taxation Underway, Says Speaker Tajudeen Abbas
Tajudeen Abbas, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has said that the 10th National Assembly is committed to resolving the issue of multiple taxation in the country. To achieve this, a bill addressing the concern will be introduced while a committee has already been formed in this regard. Abbas …
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