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President Muhammadu Buhari has again urged the United Nations to consider outright cancellation of debts for countries facing the most severe challenges. Buhari made the appeal on Wednesday during the General Debate of the 77th session of United Nations General Assembly, a forum in New York, United States where Heads …

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, APC presidential aspirant Former Governor of Anambra State and Chairman of Igbo Elders Consultative Forum, IECF, Chukwuemeka Ezeife, has said the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, is unwell and unfit to be president of Nigeria. Ezeife, in a statement issued on Tuesday night from …

NANS Protest in Lagos The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has rejected an Industrial Court judgement which ordered Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) to suspend its ongoing strike immediately. The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) in Abuja had ordered ASUU to immediately suspend the ongoing industrial action. …

Kwankwaso and Idahosa Bishop Isaac Idahosa, the Vice Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), has vouched for the competence of Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, the Presidential candidate of the party. Idahosa said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja ahead of the 2023 General Elections. He said …

Tinubu and Akeredolu The APC Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has given reason he appointed Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu Southwest coordinator of the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council. Tinubu had in a letter appointed Akeredolu to to head the Southwest campaign to push for his election as president in 2023. …

Buhari and Marwa President Muhammadu Buhari has commended Buba Marwa, chairman of the National Drug law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), over the agency’s recent “cocaine bust” in Lagos. Earlier on Monday, the agency had said its operatives, in what “appears to be the biggest singular cocaine seizure”, seized an estimated N194 …

Emmanuel Bwacha A Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo, Taraba State, has sacked Emmanuel Bwacha as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2023 election. The court’s decision comes after David Sabo Kente, one of the aspirants, filed a suit against his candidature. Delivering judgment on Tuesday, Simon …

Patience Oniha, DMO DG and President Muhammadu Buhari …Debt To GDP Ratio Now 23.27% The Federal Government’s appetite for borrowing continued in the second quarter of this year with the debt stock rising by N1.24trn to N42.84trn. Figures released by the Debt Management Office revealed that domestic debt has pushed …

Heritage Bank Plc has upped the ante of its support in the corporate social responsibility space by joining forces with Gail Sickle Initiative to rescue people living with sickle cell anaemia. The partnership with Gail Sickle Initiative, a non-profit organisation, according to the Executive Director, Heritage Bank, Osepiribo Ben-Willie with …

UNGA77: Muhammad Sanusi II seeks inclusivity, gender representation in govt Muhammadu Sanusi II Muhammad Sanusi II, the 14th Emir of Kano, has advocated for scaling up of girls’ education and women empowerment in sub-Saharan Africa. He called for deliberate policy change that would cater for marginalized groups in government institutions …