Tag: Nigeria
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CARTOON OF THE DAY: A tip on how to be wealthy in Nigeria
CARTOON OF THE DAY: A tip on how to be wealthy in Nigeria
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A peep into 2024 Nigeria – By Owei Lakemfa
The year 2023 held a lot of hope for Nigerians as the Buhari administration which had put the country on autopilot, was programmed to end its tenure by mid-year. Indeed, the past year had begun as a traumatic one with a currency change which impoverished the people as they could not readily access their bank…
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Manufacturers praise Tinubu’s launch of peace initiative in South-East
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s “Peace in South-East Project” (PISE-P), which was introduced in Abia State this past weekend, has received praise from the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN. The recently announced PISE-P is a five-year initiative started by Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, with the goal of bringing peace,…
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We’ll implement new minimum wage this year, Tinubu promises workers
President Bola Tinubu has again assured Nigerian workers that his government will implement a new national minimum wage this year to alleviate their plights. The president, in a nationwide broadcast on New Year’s Day, Monday, January 1, said his administration would work diligently to make sure every Nigerian feels the impact of their government. He…
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2024: FG announces plans to conduct fresh oil licensing
The Nigerian government says it has concluded plans to conduct a fresh round of oil licensing in 2024 to attract new investors and increase investment, ultimately raising Nigeria’s oil reserves toward 40 billion barrels from the present 37 billion barrels.
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Plateau Killings: Enemies of the country waging war against Nigeria – Bishop Kukah
Matthew Hassan-Kukah, the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, has reiterated that the unending killings in Plateau State is beyond herder-farmer clashes, noting that the murderers “want their own kind of Nigeria according to their ideology”.
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Insecurity: Two abducted South Koreans in Nigeria regain freedom
Three abducted South Koreans have been released three weeks after being abducted by an unidentified armed group in Nigeria, the foreign ministry in Seoul said Saturday.
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How Nigeria, others spend $443.5bn to service debt in 2022 – World Bank
Nigeria, alongside other developing countries spent $443.5 billion to service public debt amid surge in interest rate, according to the World Bank. The multilateral lender revealed this this in its recent International Debt Report for 2023, a longstanding annual publication featuring external debt statistics and analysis for the 122 low and middle-income countries that report…
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Boxing Day: PDP preaches love to Nigerians, berates president Tinubu for hardship in the country
Nigerian main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised Nigerians to use the occasion of Christmas, to strengthen the bond of love and unity despite the hardship, pain and misery brought upon the nation by the policies of the Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration.
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Heavy ‘wahala’ loading for Nigerians as CBN investigator declares new notes illegal
Despite cash scarcity, sufferings of Nigerians after new notes were introduced in 2022, Jim Obazee, President Bola Tinubu’s special ant-corruption chief, has recommended the immediate withdrawal of new naira notes introduced in 2022, saying the national currency was illegal and sought criminal charges against its proponents. “The redesigned naira is illegal and should be withdrawn…