• Tinubu Seeks National Assembly Approval For $2.3bn External Loan And $500m International Sukuk Issue

    Tinubu Seeks National Assembly Approval For $2.3bn External Loan And $500m International Sukuk Issue0

     Tinubu Seeks National Assembly Approval for $2.3bn External Loan and $500m International Sukuk Issue President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally requested the approval of the National Assembly for a new $2.3 billion external borrowing plan as part of efforts to finance Nigeria’s 2025 budget and strengthen the country’s fiscal framework. The President also announced plans

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  • Why I Stepped Down As INEC Chairman – Mahmood

    Why I Stepped Down As INEC Chairman – Mahmood0

    Why I Stepped Down As INEC Chairman-Mahmood     The outgoing Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has officially stepped down after ten years in office. The decision, according to Yakubu, was made to pave the way for the appointment of a new helmsman who will steer the nation’s electoral

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  • Senate Moves To Sanction Nigerians Convicted Abroad, Proposes 10-Year Passport Ban

    Senate Moves To Sanction Nigerians Convicted Abroad, Proposes 10-Year Passport Ban0

    Senate Moves To Sanction Nigerians Convicted Abroad, Proposes 10-Year Passport Ban The Senate has considered a bill seeking to amend the Passport (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act to impose stiff penalties on Nigerians convicted of crimes abroad, including the withdrawal of their international passports for at least 10 years. Sponsored by Senator Abubakar Bello (Niger North), the

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  • Tinubu Accepts Nnaji’s Resignation As Minister

    Tinubu Accepts Nnaji’s Resignation As Minister0

    Tinubu Accepts Nnaji’s Resignation As Minister President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Mr. Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, who stepped down amid recent allegations against him. Nnaji, appointed in August 2023, submitted his resignation letter on Monday, thanking President Tinubu for the opportunity to serve. He explained

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  • Nigeria Needs 27 Million New Jobs By 2030 To Curb Rising Unemployment – NESG Warns

    Nigeria Needs 27 Million New Jobs By 2030 To Curb Rising Unemployment – NESG Warns0

    Nigeria Needs 27 Million New Jobs by 2030 to Curb Rising Unemployment – NESG Warns Nigeria must create at least 27 million new formal jobs by 2030 to prevent a worsening unemployment crisis as its working-age population grows rapidly, the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has cautioned. This warning was contained in a new report

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  • Tinubu Reconstitutes Expanded Negotiation Committee To Avert Looming ASUU Strike

    Tinubu Reconstitutes Expanded Negotiation Committee To Avert Looming ASUU Strike0

    Tinubu Reconstitutes Expanded Negotiation Committee to Avert Looming ASUU Strike The Nigerian government has inaugurated a new committee to fast-track negotiations with university-based unions. including the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), in a move to prevent another nationwide strike that could disrupt academic activities. The committee, officially named the Federal Government Tertiary Institutions Expanded

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