… PDP ex-National Chair, others declare support for Tinubu, more in News-In-Brief CBN Adjusts Dollar Rate Again As Naira Bounces Back The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has once again reviewed downwards the foreign exchange rate for the Nigerian Customs Import Duty. This is the 5th time in two (2)Continue Reading
“We are at liberty to pick any venue of our choice” -LP Legal Adviser ‘We weren’t part of the National Convention’ -INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned Wednesday’s Labour Party (LP) National Convention in Anambra. Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, said thisContinue Reading
…as Naira continues to bounce back against Forex This morning, at Zone 4 Abuja, along the Sheraton Hotel, the dollar is selling at N1,000 – $1. Abdulsalam BDC is selling N900 if buying over $5000. There’s a mad rush to dispose of dollars at Zone 4. The dollar in theContinue Reading
‘…if anything happens to me…’ “They also broke into my late brother, Ambassador Akporode Blessing Clark’s house” Military personnel in five trucks have raided the country home of foremost Ijaw leader, Pa Edwin Clark. Daily Report Nigeria reports that the raid occurred at Clark’s home in Kiagbodo, Burutu Local GovernmentContinue Reading
“Among the projects being targeted are major road networks, such as the Lagos-Calabar Coastal highway, Sokoto-Badagry Expressway, Lagos-Kano and Eastern Rail Lines. Ports and aviation facilities will be modernised“ WHAT THE RENEWED HOPE INFRASTRUCTURE FUND MEANS Background: Nigeria needs $35 billion yearly, up till 2040, to cover its infrastructure expenditure.Continue Reading
“When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime. You are being ruled by criminals”. -Edward Snowden A CULPABLE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, A FAILING NIGERIAN STATE AND A DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS: WHITHER NIGERIA? Being a Text of a Press ConferenceHeld on Thursday March 21, 2024At NUJ Press Center kaduna “WhenContinue Reading
…see nine catchment states Barely a month after the Federal Executive Council approved the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal superhighway, the contractor has moved to site to build what will be a monumental civil engineering project that Nigeria has ever seen. Since the construction of the iconic Third Mainland BridgeContinue Reading
At different times in the past, Sheik Gumi has made controversial remarks about military campaigns against insurgence and banditry in the north. On Saturday, the World Institute for Peace issued a seven-day ultimatum to the federal government, demanding that security agents arrest and interrogate Sheik Ahmad Gumi to ascertain theContinue Reading
· …warn detractors A group of leaders of the North-East geo-political zone on Sunday described the Senate President, Chief Godswill Akpabio, as an exceptional leader and a protector of the pillars of justice, democracy and integrity. ‘’Senator Godswill Akpabio is intelligent, straight talking, cordial and committed to the unity ofContinue Reading
Thomas Thomas The Akwa Ibom State Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atan Offot on Wednesday was a sort of Mecca because of the multitude of politicians from other political parties, including the APC, NNPP and YPP who swarmed into the Secretariat, seeking to be re-accommodated in the Party.Continue Reading
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