Isabel Anani
11 Oct
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Tajudeen Abbas has explained why he yielded the ground for Ms. Isabel Anani to preside over the affairs of the House. Abbas remarked that the historic event that momentarily took place during a plenary session of the House on Thursday was aimed at encouraging women’s participation in…
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In a nation grappling with significant economic difficulties, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's recent request for a multi-billion-dollar loan
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Emerging economies reliant on oil exports, including Nigeria, Angola, and Ecuador, face increasing financial pressure as oil prices hover below $100 per barrel, according to a recent report by Reuters. These countries, which depend heavily on oil revenues to balance their national budgets, are particularly vulnerable to price fluctuations. "Following the oil price crashes of…
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Senator Adams Oshiomhole, representing Edo North, has said that it is preferable to have 774 local government chairmen who are corrupt than a single centralised leader who controls all the resources. Oshiomhole made the statement during a forum on local government autonomy organised by the House of Representatives on Monday. The former Governor of Edo…
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The federal government has begun distributing a new malaria vaccine in Bayelsa and Kebbi states for the first time, aiming to address
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Nigerian Singer, Inetimi Alfred, aka Timaya, has revealed that Grammy-winning artiste, Burna Boy, once asked singers Omawumi and Waje to leave a studio session after they doubted his prediction that he would one day be paid to fly in private jets. In an interview with Naija FM, Lagos, on Monday, December 2, 2024, Timaya described…
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has described 2024 as the most challenging for workers in the country. Mr Joe Ajaero, the NLC President, said this at the 2024 “Harmattan School” on Monday in Abuja, with theme “Trade unions and the Quest for a New Social Contract”. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
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As the National Assembly considers the proposed tax reform bills, a member of the House of Representatives, Dr. Ghali Mustafa Tijjani
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Teresa Clarke, Chair, CEO, and Executive Editor of Africa.com, interviewed Paulin Basinga on advancing public health initiatives in Africa. In an era where global narratives about Africa often oscillate between despair and paternalism, Dr Paulin Basinga the newly appointed leader of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Africa, spoke of a vision of philanthropy…
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The Ado Bayero family has said the tax reform bills have nothing to do with moving the venue of the wedding of their daughter, Maryam Nasir Ado Bayero, to Jibrin (Abba) Barau, the son of the Deputy President of the Senate. Reports had claimed that the wedding was relocated from Kano to Abuja due to…
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Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has said that 90 per cent of Nigerians support the tax reform bills currently before the National Assembly. Taiwo, who stated this on Monday at a special town hall on the tax reform bills on Channels TV, said his team conducted a…