Senate President Godswill Akpabio is receiving bash , tongue lash and verbal attacks from State governors in Nigeria. He is ‘suffering ‘ for making a revelation that the Federal Government disbursed N1.08tn to states to address the food crisis in the country. During the inauguration of the renovated central mosque in the Iseyin area of Oyo State on Thursday, the ...
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February, 2024
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24 February
Makinde asks Akpabio : Why play Politics with Unconfirmed report ?
The Vice-Chairman of the NGF, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, at Iseyin, denied receiving N30bn from the central government. Speaking on behalf of other governors, Makinde, wondered why the President of the Senate would rely on an unconfirmed report. Makinde said he could speak for himself and other state governors said no such money was disbursed to any state. ...
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24 February
CBN’s latest strategy on naira fall, orders sellers above $10,000
The Central Bank of Nigeria has mandated foreign exchange sellers to Bureau De Change of the equivalent of $10,000 and above to declare their forex sources. Haruna Mustapha, Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department of the CBN, said this. He said this in a revised regulatory framework to curtail excesses of BDCs and check uncertainty in the foreign exchange market. ...
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24 February
Tinubu under Emirs pressure, Yoruba against their own
FROM PALACE TO POLITICS: FULANI EMIRS MASS AGAINST TINUBU THE EMIR OF KANO SENDS HIS INSULTS Sitting regally on an elevated chair, heavily hooded in conflicting colours, looking blank and unemotional and acting pretentiously harmless, Emir Ado Bayero of Kano, having conveniently installed a translator in spite of his erudite and educated background was determined to milk this ambush he ...
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24 February
Mr.& Mrs.Wigwe & son’s funeral for March 4 – 10, 2024
Plans to honour the lives of Herbert Wigwe (1966 – 2024), his wife and son and span from March 4 to March 10, 2024, as detailed in a schedule. The somber events include various ceremonies and services to pay tribute to the departed souls. Monday, March 4, 2024 marks the Bankers Committee’s Celebration of Herbert, followed by a Service of ...
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24 February
Igboho blames Buhari, exonorates Tinubu for rot in Nigeria
Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Igboho, has described as incorrect, the assertion made by some Nigerians that President Bola Tinubu is responsible for the rot in the country. Tinubu, who was sworn in on May 29, 2023, announced the removal of the subsidy during his first address, a decision that increased the cost of petrol and economic ...
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22 February
Cutizen ask : Why the error at Ife Zoo
Double Jeopardy! We lost a man untimely and wasted the life of a lion. End of the story? No inquiry about what happened, how, and why. I had a one-on-one encounter with a Lion in the same place, that same section of the University of Ife Biological Garden over four decades ago. Those to whom I narrated my unwarranted escape ...
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22 February
Feb 27, 28 ‘Ebi npawa’ protest suffers setback
To be or not to be is the befitting phrase for the planned two-day nationwide protest declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress. The protest is austensibly because of the high cost of living, inflation, insecurity, and hardship in the country. The Trade Union Congress has backed out of it ! The Vice-President of the TUC, Tommy Etim, confirm on Wednesday ...
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22 February
Tinubu’s govt pinpoints why Labour Protests unnecessary
The Federal Government said it had reviewed the commitments made with the organized Labour in the agreement signed on October 2, 2023. This was contained in a statement signed by the Minister of State Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, on Wednesday. The minister said the government had paid four out of six months of the minimum wage award of N35,000, ...
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22 February
Tinubu Appoints New Immigration CG
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of DCG Kemi Nanna Nandap as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesmanwho announced this in a statement on Wednesday, said the appointment is effective from March 1, 2024. “DCG Nandap takes over from Mrs. Caroline Wura-Ola Adepoju, whose term in office expires on February 29, 2024. “Before ...