Nigeria's Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Chief Whip of the 10th Senate, Senator Ali Ndume, were engaged in a shouting match and heated exchange of words on Tuesday.According to reports, the shouting row between the two senate leaders was over the conduct of Senator Akpabio, which does not sit
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has disclosed in its forecast that South Africa may topple Nigeria as Africa’s biggest economy.According to the IMF World Economic Outlook, South Africa, the most industrialized country on the African continent, is reaching toward achieving $401 gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024.The global financial institution,
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The Kano State Police Command has trained and converted 50 hardened criminals into police constables.The idea behind the development, according to investigations by a newspaper, was to use the repentant criminals against their colleagues who have refused to repent and shun criminal activities.The Commissioner of Police, CP, Mohammed Usaini Gumel,
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The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun has announced that President Bola Tinubu's administration has secured $1.5bn zero-interest World Bank loan.Mr Wale Edun, disclosed this to State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja on Monday.Mr Wale Edun said that
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A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has said that the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, won the February 25 presidential election and not Bola Tinubu, as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).Lawal made the declaration in a statement on
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and officers of the Nigeria Police Force have engaged in a physical tussle over the arrest of a police inspector’s wife, allegedly caught with a bag of cannabis sativa and other illicit drugs.According to SaharaReporters, the incident happened around 11 a.m.
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The Federal Government has announced that President Bola Tinubu will launch the new cash transfer program to 15 million households across Nigeria on Tuesday, October 17.The Nigerian Presidency made the announcement in a tweet on Tuesday.The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, had disclosed the FG’s
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Senate President Sen. Godswill Akpabio has responded to an allegation by Sen. Elisha Abbo that he was involved in his removal at the Court of Appeal.The spokesperson for Senate President, Eseme Eyiboh, says his principal has no hand in the removal of Senator Elisha Abbo, who represented Adamawa North in
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A set of conjoined twins delivered by medical experts at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) have died, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.The Chief Medical Director, LASUTH, Adetokunbo Fabamwo, a professor, made this known in an interview with NAN on Monday in Lagos.The hospital's management had announced that
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a 30-day implementation plan for the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the federal government and organized labour unions.The Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, made this known on Monday in Abuja while speaking to State House correspondents at the end of the
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