The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has advised President Bola Tinubu to implement Argentina’s President, Javier Milei’s type of economic reform to tackle the current economic crisis in the country.In a statement titled “Argentina’s Javier Milei approach to reforms should serve as a lesson for
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President Bola Tinubu has called for the suspension of economic sanctions imposed on Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea by ECOWAS.Speaking at the Extra-ordinary Summit of ECOWAS in Abuja on Saturday, President Tinubu, who is the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the organisation, stated:
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On Friday, Nigerians besieged the South West zonal office of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Yaba, Lagos, to purchase 25 kg of rice launched by the service to reduce the soaring price of food in the country.Recall, that the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, flagged off the distribution
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Uchechukwu Okoroafor,AbujaAgainst the backdrop of the free fall of the naira, the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have initiated a joint effort in a renewed attempt to safeguard Nigeria’s foreign exchange market and combat speculative activities.The move announced recently by Zakari
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Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court, Ilorin, has granted bail to the former governor of Kwara State, AbdulFatah Ahmed.The bail conditions are that he should deposit N50 million to the court and produce a surety that has landed properties in Ilorin, among others.He is expected to be kept
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has released its report on the 2023 general election.The commission said the publication of the report is in keeping with its tradition over the last four electoral cycles and commitment to transparency.This was made known in a statement by Sam Olumekun, the National Commissioner
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Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, will return to his Soka, Ibadan, residence on Saturday.The return, which could be termed a homecoming, will be the first time the activist has visited the residence in the last three years.It was gathered that the activist will be at
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The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that failure to accept him as its candidate in the state governorship election will spell doom for the party in the state.Asue Ighodalo won the PDP primary at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City on
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The House of Representatives has urged the Council of Legal Education to put the Nigerian Law School fee increment from N296,000 to N476,000 in abeyance.This was a sequel to the adoption of a motion moved by the minority leader, Hon. Kingsley Chinda, and presented by Hon. Ginger Owusibe from Abia
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The Department of State Services (DSS) has urged organized labour to consider negotiation and dialogue as opposed to the planned protests slated for February 27 and 28.In a statement by DSS spokesperson Dr. Peter Afunanya, the Service said it is aware that some elements are planning to use the opportunity
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