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3 days ago
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday declared that the country's economy is on the path of growth due to the government's policies, regardless of the challenges confronting the President Bola Tinubu-led administration. This is as he charged all Presidential aides to work towards assisting the administration to deliver on its mandate, adding, "the country is…
15 Oct
Vice President Kashim Shettima has defended the policies implemented by the Federal Government amid the hardship Nigerians are currently facing. Many Nigerians, especially the poor, have struggled under President Bola Tinubu, who assumed office in Abuja on May 29, 2023. One of Tinubu’s first actions as president was to end the fuel subsidy. His administration…
13 Oct
The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room has demanded the immediate return of President Bola Tinubu to the country to dialogue with citizens on its policy direction and urgently fulfil his promises to implement interventions that will alleviate the current suffering of citizens. The group convener, Yunusa Z. Ya'u who made this demand yesterday in Abuja…
15 Feb
Phrank Shaibu, Special Assistant on Public Communication to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has launched a scathing attack on President Bola Tinubu's administration, accusing its policies of pushing Nigerians deeper into poverty and hardship. In a statement released on Thursday, Shaibu painted a grim picture of the nation's economic situation, highlighting rising food prices, business…
24 Jan
Accountability Lab, Data and Digital Right Coalition has initiated a policy to correct the growing adoption of unregulated digital technologies and policies in Nigeria, particularly Section 24 of the Cybercrimes Act.
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The National President of the Association of Papal Knights and Medalists in Nigeria, Rt. Hon. Commander Steve Adehi, has urged the federal
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger State Command, says its anti-vandal team has arrested four suspects at Diko Junction along Tafa, in Tafa Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. The suspects, who specialise in vandalising critical national assets, including streetlight poles, were apprehended following a routine patrol. A statement issued to…
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The Managing Director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), Shehu Osidi, has stated categorically that the institution has concluded arrangements to increase its loan limit from ₦15 million to ₦50 million soon. Osidi made this disclosure during the House Committee on Housing and Habitat oversight visit to the bank in Abuja. He explained…
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Are-Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has joined the growing chorus of Nigerians calling for the restructuring of the country, describing it as the only solution to the perceived structural imbalances. According to him, unless Nigeria's constitution is reviewed to reflect the yearnings of Nigerians on restructuring to regionalism, the country will continue to falter."…
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The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has directed the immediate clampdown on confirmed cases of the proliferation of fake diplomatic and other unauthorised number plates as seen on some vehicles plying Nigerian roads. Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal, Olusegun Ogungbemide, who made this known in a statement, said the…
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has signed a Customs Mutual Administrative Agreement (CMAA) with its Indian counterpart. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, represented the NCS during the signing ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja. The agreement is part of the engagements during the state visit of Indian Prime…
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A 53-year-old woman, Igboh Mary, has been charged before the Ejigbo Magistrate Court after she allegedly slapped a man and pressed his penis during a brawl over an undisclosed issue in Lagos. The man, Emmanuel Chukwuemeka, was immediately hospitalised after the incident that happened at Tennis Club, NNPC Road, in the Ejigbo area of Lagos.…
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The Kwara State government has called on old students' associations to assist in rescuing and reviving education in the state.
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected the recent appointment of 'Prof.' Benard Odoh as the Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. Accusing the Amb. Greg Mbadiwe-led governing council of the university of violating extant laws in appointing Odoh as the Vice-Chancellor, the union appealed to the visitor, President Bola Tinubu, to intervene…