BY ADOLPHUS DURU President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, listed major challenges that will affect the country’s economic and political stability in 2023. President Buhari made this known when he presented the 2023 budget before a joint session of the National Assembly. This is Buhari’s last budget before his exit fromContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, on Friday appeared to hesitate in endorsing his party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, which was monitored by Frontline Reporters, Mr Ngige, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, said he will make hisContinue Reading
BY ADOLPHUS DURU In continuation of its bid to help Nigerian businesses compete favourably in international markets, leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has announced plans to host the maiden edition of the Fidelity International Trade and Creative Connect (FITCC). Scheduled to hold on Tuesday, 15 and Wednesday, 16 NovemberContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has noted with great concern the socio-economic hardship ravaging millions of Nigerians, urging the federal and state governments to take urgent steps to address the challenges of hunger, mass poverty, unemploymentContinue Reading
Following the report of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP,) the Senate has approved the removal of Government-Owned Enterprises (GOEs) from the 2023 national budget. The affected agencies are; Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Nigerian Maritime Administration and SafetyContinue Reading
•To review, decide on court ruling Sunday BY GODWIN OBI The Court of Appeal, Abuja will today decide the fate of the two applications filed by the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), challenging the interlocutory injunction of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), asking members of theContinue Reading
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•Restates ban on use of mobile phones during voting BY JAMES AKINOLA Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday disclosed that it will deploy undercover security agents at polling units across the country as part of measures to curb vote buying and increase transparency in next year’s general elections. National CommissionerContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS John Cardinal Onaiyekan, the emeritus Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, yesterday, said he will not vote for Muslim/Muslim ticket in the 2023 general election. Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is fielding former Lagos and Borno states’ governors, Bola Tinunbu and Kashim Shetima, both muslims, as presidential andContinue Reading
•Says only those who break law’ll be arrested BY GODWIN OBI The Presidency has debunked claims by the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi of the arrest and intimidation of his supporters. In a tweet on his verified handle @PeterObi Tuesday, the former Anambra State governor said an electionContinue Reading