Eze Onyekpere
21 Oct
This is obviously not the best of times for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who since assuming office on May 29, 2023, has continued to lobby foreign investors.
For records, within his first year in office, the president has made at least six foreign
9 Sep 2024
Economists have warned that the current spending pattern adopted by households as a result of the rising inflation rate in the country which relegates savings and investments to the background could lead to a higher poverty rate.
29 Jul 2024
There is growing concern over the huge revenue Nigeria gives up yearly in tax waivers, which experts estimate at N6 trillion yearly. Although some economists believe it is not lost revenue since it is meant to serve as an incentive to attract more investments, their worry stems from the fact that the country has not…
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Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has pleaded with the Federal Government to establish a system that prevents beneficiaries, who receive training through the Students Loans scheme, from being tempted to leave the country in search of better opportunities, commonly referred to as the Japa syndrome.
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) has waned of increased heat waves across the federation over the next four days
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Protesters at the National Assembly entrance, yesterday, demanded stricter sanctions against Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, if she continued to mobilise supporters against the Senate.
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The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday described the petition filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) against Justice Yinka Aderibigbe of the State High Court, Ilesa Division, at the National Judicial Council (NJC) as an act of desperation. Justice Aderibigbe had, a day before the February 22 local government…
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Lamine Yamal and Raphinha dazzled as Barcelona thumped Benfica 3-1 on Tuesday, reaching the Champions League quarter-finals 4-1 on aggregate. Raphinha netted either side of a stunning Yamal strike as the Catalans dominated in the first half, building on their 1-0 last 16, first leg win in Lisbon. Nicolas Otamendi had quickly levelled Raphinha's opener…
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Members of the Fulani Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) may have become targets of suspected assassins in Kwara State. The Guardian gathered that no fewer than four members of MACBAN have been killed in recent times. The latest victim was their chairman, Alhaji Idris Abubakar, who was ambushed and killed last Saturday in front…
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A prominent leader and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has reacted to the accusation of anti-party activities leveled against him by the party’s flag bearer in the 2023 Lagos gubernatorial election, Adediran Olajide, popularly known as Jandor, describing it as "an insult." George, while speaking on Tuesday during a live…
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The Sokoto State Commissioner for Health has alerted residents to the increasing cases of meningitis identified in some local government areas. In a statement, the Commissioner, Dr. Faruk Umar Abubakar Wurno, stressed the need for vigilance as laboratory investigations confirmed meningitis in most of the samples collected by the Ministry. Wurno stated that the Ministry…
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Tiger Woods revealed Tuesday he had undergone surgery to repair a ruptured left Achilles tendon, derailing the veteran golf superstar's comeback plans in the latest injury setback to rock the twilight of his glittering career. "As I began to ramp up my own training and practice at home, I felt a sharp pain in my…
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Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have arrested a notorious gunrunner and suspected kidnapper, Blessed Paul, in Garaje Community, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency media expert, on Tuesday that the suspect, 22, had been on the wanted list of security agencies for his involvement in gunrunning…