Ahmed Bola Tinubu
3 Mar
In the 1980s and 1990s, democratic movements across the world were dominant in the promotion of human rights, liberty, freedom, and democracy in developing countries.
23 Feb
Some eminent ex-Niger Delta warlords in the country on Friday held a stakeholders’ meeting on how to arrest the current economic hardship in Nigeria, particularly in the Niger Delta region.
21 Feb
One of the 11 chief executives of culture appointed over a month ago by President Ahmed Bola Tinubu has resumed this week. Their appointment, which was announced in January, was with immediate effect.
28 Jan
Before some headline and title readers arrive on this scene to deplore this article before reading it, let me quickly state from the outset that this stuff isn’t about the elite in the North some of whom have been quite remarkable in their interventions on National issues.
11 Jan
The National Youth Leaders Forum of Political Parties in Nigeria (NYLFPPN) has lamented the scandal rocking the Ministry of Humanitarian
24 Dec
The removal of fuel subsidy and the move to merge foreign exchange rates, two headline reforms introduced by the Tinubu administration since late May, triggered problems such as high fuel prices and the depreciation of the Naira
29 Nov
Nigeria is on track to be the world’s fourth-most populous country by 2050. It already has the largest economy in Africa and, with 60 percent of its population under the age of 25, it stands on the threshold of a demographic dividend that can dramatically...
21 Nov
The Presidency has condemned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for claiming President Bola Ahmed Tinubu plans to use the judiciary to make Nigeria a one-party state. Atiku, in a statement on Monday by Paul Ibe, his media adviser, said just like in Lagos when Tinubu was governor, the president…
29 Oct
Chief Executive Officer of National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure, NASENI, Khalil Suleiman Halilu has assured Nigerians that the administration of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu will open up opportunities for socio-economic development of the country.
27 Oct
A former senator Ben Murray-Bruce has called on the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) to congratulate President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his victory in the 2023 election. Murray-Bruce made this call on Friday after the Supreme Court dismissed the appeals made by…
26 Oct
One thing that has become a refrain in Nigeria for decades is that our country has never been in short supply of beautiful policies.
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The National Examinations Council (NECO) has re-scheduled the 2024, National Common Entrance Examination into Federal Unity Colleges as well as Federal Government Academy, Suleja, NECO spokesperson Azeez Sani in a statement on Tuesday, said the National Common Entrance Examination which was earlier scheduled to be held on 20th April 2024, will now be held on…
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The National Examinations Council (NECO) has re-scheduled the 2024 National Common Entrance Examination into Federal Unity Colleges and the entrance examination into Federal Government Academy, Suleja. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday by Azeez Sani, acting Director, Information and Digital Communication, of the council. Sani stated that…
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An 88-year-old man from the French island of Reunion was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison for killing his ill wife and her in-house carer, a judicial source said Tuesday. The accused, a retired teacher, said that he had acted out of compassion because his 78-year-old spouse suffered from Alzheimer's disease. The double…
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The Federal Government said it is planning to reduce the cost of tax expenditure and ensure tax incentives aimed at impacting the economy positively. The Ministry of Finance made this known on Monday in a statement by spokesperson, Mohammed Manga. Manga said to achieve this, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy,…
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The Federal Government has concluded the allocation for the first batch of completed houses across the 36 states of Nigeria. Salisu Haiba, spokesperson for the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Marcus Ogunbiyi disclosed this in a statement. Ogunbiyi said the first batch of the allocation process for successful applicants…
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The Air component of Operation Hadarin Kai (OPHK) has executed a precision airstrike on the hideouts of ISWAP terrorists nestled within Kolleram village along the shores of Lake Chad. The operation, conducted on April 13, 2024, reportedly yielded significant success as the Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) post-strike conducted revealed the neutralization of over 30 terrorists.…
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A lecturer at the Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo, in Oyo State, Alabi Ogundeji, has explained why he took part in the invasion of the Oyo State Government Secretariat last Saturday. Ogundeji was part of the 21 Yoruba Nation agitators paraded on Monday by the Oyo State Commissioner, Hamzat Adebola. He, alongside other agitators…
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The body of a fourth construction worker who died after a bridge collapsed when it was struck by a container ship in the US city of Baltimore last month has been recovered, officials said Monday. The Francis Scott Key Bridge, a major transit route into the busy city and port of Baltimore, collapsed on March…