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Ahead of Presidential Primary, Osinbajo Begins Second Nationwide Consultation, to meet with party delegates 

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Ahead of Presidential Primary, Osinbajo Begins Second Nationwide Consultation, to meet with party delegates  °Gaya emerges support groups’ DG The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is expected to begin his second round nationwide consultation ahead of the presidential primary of the All Progressive Congress (APC) slated for June 1, 2022, THISDAY gathered yesterday. The move, … [Read more…]

PDP Raises Alarm over Incessant Military Plane Crashes

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PDP Raises Alarm over Incessant Military Plane Crashes NAF Chief commiserates with families of late officers  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday raised  the alarm over  the incessant  crashes of  military aircraft following the  crash of  plane belonging to the Nigerian Airforce (NAF) in Kaduna on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. The PDP pointed to the … [Read more…]

17 PDP Presidential Aspirants rake in N646m for party through forms

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17 PDP Presidential Aspirants rake in N646m for party through forms •Ayu to Amaechi: We don’t want president that can run round stadium like Usain Bolt, but can’t run railway transportation 17 presidential aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have been listed for further screening ahead of the party’s primary elections. The aspirants are … [Read more…]

Rethink Your Policy on Fuel Subsidy, World Bank Tells Nigeria

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Rethink Your Policy on Fuel Subsidy, World Bank Tells Nigeria •Insists the rich benefit more from fuel subsidy than the poor •Says barriers distorting country’s trade flows The President of the World Bank Group, Mr. David Malpass has once more reiterated the need for Nigeria’s federal government to reconsider its policy on fuel subsidy, saying … [Read more…]

Call For Interim Government: Nigerians React

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Call For Interim Government: Nigerians React The suggestion to set up an interim administration at the end of the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari made by prominent legal luminary, Aare Afe Babalola, is a call to anarchy, Imo State governor, Hope Uzodinma, has warned. Speaking to correspondents after a meeting with President Buhari at the … [Read more…]

Controversial Easter advert: CAN wants Sterling Bank Chief Executive, management removed

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Controversial Easter advert: CAN wants Sterling Bank Chief Executive, management removed CAN National President, Rev (Dr) Samson Ayokunle The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called for the removal of the Chief Executive of Sterling Bank and his management, over the controversial Easter advert which likened the resurrection of Christ with Agege … [Read more…]

Just In: APC Pegs Presidential Forms at N100m, settles for indirect primary, rules out consensus

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Just In: APC pegs Presidential Forms at N100m, settles for indirect primary, rules out consensus The All Progressives Congress (APC) has resolved to sell its presidential form at the cost of N100 million. While the Expression of Interest form is fixed at the cost of N30 million, the nomination form cost N70 million. This was … [Read more…]

How Devcareer’s $100,000 grant’ll raise 100 tech engineers

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Africa has a growing youth population; apparently, the rest of the world is looking at it to source talents; especially, technology talents. Unfortunately, the formal education systems are overwhelmed, resulting in a huge deficit of the requisite skilled talents. However, to get more youths that could compete on a global stage, African tech start-ups are … [Read more…]

N4trn bill: How petrol subsidy grew by 349.42% in 3 years

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Petrol subsidy payments grew by 349.42 per cent from N350 billion in 2019 to N1.573 trillion in 2021, propelled by the rising price of crude oil in the international market and the falling value of the Naira. The cost of subsidizing the product in 2020 was N450 billion. In 2022 alone, the total cost of … [Read more…]

Presidency: Bishop Kukah’s utterances dividing Nigeria

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The Presidency, yesterday, knocked critics who have accused President Muhammadu Buhari of nepotism, poor leadership and graft. Particularly, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, in his Easter message, had lamented that the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government had destroyed Nigeria, impoverished and divided citizens along ethnic lines. But spokesman for the president, Mr. … [Read more…]