President Bola Tinubu
7 Dec 2023
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been called upon to clear outstanding salaries and allowances of National Assembly members in the botched Third Republic
4 Dec 2023
Owing to a heavy national debt inherited by the present administration, which at the end of June 2023 stood at N87.38 trillion, and a N9.18 trillion deficit in the N27.5 trillion 2024 budget presented by President Bola Tinubu last which with N7.83 trillion of the deficit to be financed by new borrowings, taking the total debt to over N95 trillion, experts have predicted a steep rise in the debt profile due to expanding fiscal deficit and reducing revenue generation.
4 Dec 2023
For a nation groaning under huge debt burden, inflation, rising poverty, reactions continued to trail Nigeria’s large delegation at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), yesterday, as some Nigerians, including the presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, urged President Bola Tinubu to make Nigeria great by competing with China in production; not in the size of contingents to events.
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France's richest man, LVMH chief Bernard Arnault, testified Thursday in the influence-peddling trial of a former head of France's domestic intelligence agency, denying any knowledge of an alleged scheme to protect the luxury group. Bernard Squarcini, former head of the DCRI security service (since renamed the DGSI), is among 10 people on trial in Paris…
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Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani on Thursday reopened the Birnin Gwari cattle market, which had been closed for over a decade due to insecurity. Sani also received some repentant bandits, stating that his administration would be fair and just to everyone to achieve lasting peace and development in Kaduna State. The governor disclosed that the…
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The Federal Government on Thursday handed over 15 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered buses in Abuja. The Minister of Transportation, Said Ahmed Alkali, during the launch ceremony, said buses symbolise the government’s commitment to empowering citizens while transitioning to a cleaner energy economy. The buses were handed over to major transport unions, including the National Union…
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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has disbursed N5.3 billion to about 95,000 Nigerian pilgrims who performed the 2023 Hajj exercise. While N4,479,362,880 was remitted to States’ Pilgrims’ Welfare Boards, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the Armed Forces, N917,148,479.99 was disbursed to 192 accredited Tour Companies that participated in the 2023 Hajj. NAHCON…
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against selling or purchasing
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Popular Canadian stage actor, Julian Arnold, passed away on Sunday evening while performing in A Christmas Carol at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton. The 60-year-old was playing the roles of Marley, Mr. Fezziwig, and Banjo when he collapsed mid-performance, leaving the audience and cast in shock. READ ALSO: Xmas chicken sparks uproar as seller lists…
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Four officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have been confirmed dead after a Boko Haram ambush on November 18, 2024, in Shiroro Local Government Area, Niger State. The attack occurred near the Niger-Kaduna state boundary during an inspection tour of national grid installations. NSCDC spokesperson Babawale Afolabi confirmed the incident in…
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President Bola Tinubu and French President Emmanuel Macron took bilateral relations to the next level on X by exchanging pleasantries in Pidgin. Tinubu and his wife arrived in France on a two-day trip on Thursday, the first state visit by a Nigerian leader since 2000. Macron celebrated the occasion with a heartfelt post on X…