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Debt servicing may have been responsible for the drop in Nigeria’s foreign reserves from $34.45 billion to $32.61 billion within one month. Speaking at the ongoing Springs meeting of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, the United States, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Yemi Cardoso said some…
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The stage is now set for the election or appointment of a new National Chairman for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) following a significant move by former chairman Iyorchia Ayu. On Wednesday, Ayu demonstrated his unwavering dedication to the party by withdrawing all pending appeals at the Court of Appeal, where he had been contesting…
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The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has said former Vice President Atiku Abubakar sparked controversy over the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project to discredit it. The group’s chairman, Chief Niyi Akinsiju Cifian, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Atiku Abubakar faulted the statement by Works Minister, Dave Umahi, that the 700km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway…
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President Bola Tinubu has issued a directive that will facilitate the inclusion of National Open University (NOUN) graduates in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. Tinubu directed the Federal Ministry of Education to provide the necessary modalities for NOUN graduates who fall within the age bracket to serve as allowed by the law. The…
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The Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan has ordered the remand of 29 suspected Yoruba Nation agitators for invading the premises of the Oyo State Secretariat in Ibadan on Saturday. The defendants were arraigned on Wednesday for their various involvements in the failed invasion of the secretariat and the Governor’s Office. The News Agency of…
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