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Akpabio Condoles Gov Yusuf, Families Of Dead Kano Athletes, Officials
PRESIDENT of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio has commiserated with the governor of Kano State, Mallam Abba Kabiru Yusuf, and families of the dead state contingent to the just concluded National Sports Festival in Ogun State.…
AfDB Gets New Head As Africa Battles Tough Socioeconomic Challenges
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By Paul Ejime
MAURITANIA’S Dr Sidi Ould Tah, elected the 9th president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on 29th May 2025, is an economist with an impressive track record and experience in international…
Cardoso Named African Banker Central Bank Governor of the Year
OLAYEMI Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, was named Central Bank Governor of the Year at the 2025 African Banker Awards Gala, held on Wednesday, May 28, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
The award, presented by African Banker…
Buhari Cites Medical Reason For Absence At ECOWAS 50th Anniversary
FORMER president Muhammadu Buhari, says his inability to attend the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African states (ECOWAS) held in Lagos on Wednesday, was due to a medical check-up in the UK.
In a letter addressed to…
Trump Warns Attempts To Conquer All Of Ukraine Will Lead To ‘Downfall’ Of Russia
U.S President, Donald Trump has warned that if Vladimir Putin attempts to conquer all of Ukraine, it will lead to the “downfall” of Russia, while also criticising Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a Sunday-night post on Truth Social.
“I’ve always…
Tinubu Pauses Wike’s Property Revocations, Grants 14-day Grace To PDP, Others
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has intervened in the ongoing sealing of properties belonging to ground rent defaulters in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), granting a 14-day grace period for them to settle their outstanding obligations…
Nigeria’s Problem Can Be Solved From North – Obi
THE Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has said that Nigeria’s problems can be solved from the North.
Addressing a cross-section of Northern Nigeria leaders under the umbrella of the National…
Convert Emefiele’s Recovered Housing Estate to LG Liaison Offices- Economist
PROF. Salisu Usman, a Political Economist and Development Specialist, has called for the conversion of the recovered housing estate of former CBN governor Godwin Emefiele to Liaison Offices for the 774 Local Government Areas.
Usman, in a…
Nigeria Customs Service Records N1. 3trn Revenue in First Quarter of 2025
THE Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded an unprecedented revenue of ₦1.3 trillion in the first quarter of 2025, more than double the ₦600 billion collected during the same period in 2023.
Comptroller-General of Customs Bashir…
Police Rescue 4 Kidnapped Victims of Sarkin-Pawa, Niger
THE Police Command in Niger says it has rescued four kidnapped victims of Sarkin-Pawa, Munya Local Government Area of the state.
This is contained in a statement by its Public Relations officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, on Saturday in Minna.…