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How Tinubu Will Assess Ministers Performance “ Hadiza Bala Usman
“It’s not a popularity contest; it’s specific-based. The data will speak for itself, such as the increased crude oil production or the number of passports issued. We’re adopting a data-driven approach to evaluate ministers’ performance,” she explained. Addressing concerns about insec...
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Governor Sule Raises Alarm Over Surge in Kidnappings
“The purpose of this meeting is to assess the prevailing security situation, especially in light of recent developments during my absence for lesser hajj in Saudi Arabia,” Governor Sule explained. He expressed deep concern and noted the alarming increase in kidnapping cases, particularly in Keffi, Doma, Laf...
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Champions League: Rio Ferdinand predicts Bayern Munich vs Arsenal clash
Former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand, has said Bayern Munich are favourites to qualify for the Champions League semi-final at the expense of Arsenal. Both sides play each other in their quarter-final second leg in Germany on Wednesday. The Gunners will be hoping to progress to the last four of the competiti...
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Zulum Is Nigerias Best Governor “ El-Rufai
El-Rufai, addressing the gathering, pinpointed leadership deficiency as Nigeria’s major predicament. He extolled Zulum’s governance approach for rejuvenating and reviving economic prospects within the state. “I believe Prof. Zulum stands out as the most effective governor in the nation. Further elabor...
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Inflation bites harder, renders N20, N10, N5 ‘irrelevant
Across major markets, prices of goods are moving away from the lower denomination of the Naira currencies as inflation bites harder. Not too long ago, a sachet of pure water cost N5, while N20 gained popularity as the denomination used to “settle†police officers at checkpoints. However, in the past couple of years...
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Zidane in talks over next managerial job
Zinedine Zidane is in talks with Bayern Munich over becoming their next manager, Marca reports. The Bundesliga giants are seeking their next head coach, with Thomas Tuchel to step down at the end of the season. Bayern are now eyeing Zidane, after they were turned down by Bayer Leverkusen’s Xabi Alonso. Alonso, wh...
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Nigerias inflation soars to 33.20% in March
…driven by rising food, energy, housing, transport costs Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 33.20 per cent in March 2024 from 31.70 per cent in February 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in its March Consumer Price Index and Inflation report released on Monday. Notably, the March 2024 headline in...
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TCN restores national grid, recommits to improving resilience, reliability
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has fully restored the national grid. The national electricity grid, centrally managed from Osogbo, Osun state, suffered a total system collapse for the third time in 2024 at 2.41 am on April 15. According to a statement on Monday by Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s spokesperson, th...
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Coroner clears Dowen College, accused students of complicity in Oromonis death
Dowen College and its students accused of complicity in the death of Sylvester Oromoni have been cleared of any wrongdoings. Mikhail Kadiri, the coroner, who presided over the matter, gave the verdict on Monday at a magistrate court sitting in the Ogba area of Lagos after a six-hour proceeding. The judgement, which cam...
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Elon Musk says new X users to pay to enable posting
According to Musk, this has become the only solution to tackle the issue of bots on the platform. The billionaire indicated that several other measures being put in place by X to address the issue have failed. Replying to an X account that posted about the X policy on new accounts, Musk said: However, Musk did not prov...
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The Sun
4/16/2024 6:07:00 AM
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Why FG nominated Obaseki to lead Nigerias delegation to Biennale Arte 2024
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, was nominated by the Federal Government to lead the Nigerian delegation to the Biennale Arte 2024 scheduled to kick off Tuesday, April 16, through Thursday, April 18. The Federal Government’s choice to put forward Godwin Obaseki as the head of Nigeria’s contingent to the ...
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State, ward APC in Kano flex muscles over Ganduje
…SWC voids ex-gov’s suspension, suspends ward leaders for 6 months Hours after the All Progressives Congress (APC) ward chapter in Ganduje, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State suspended the National Chairman of the party, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, the State Working Committee of the party in the st...
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Consumers want naira improvement to reflect in retail prices
Checks by The Guardian on some of the markets showed that household items, including staple foods, still carry high prices. With the naira improving against the dollar in recent weeks, dropping from around N1,900 to the dollar to N1,250 to N1,300, many Nigerians were hopeful to see a lot of positive impact on the econo...
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Brand protection: Key points on passing off unregistered trademark
The intellectual property law in Nigeria clearly offers protection to registered trade mark. However, owners of unregistered trade mark are not without some remedies if their brand has acquired some goodwill in the course of doing business. At common law, a brand owner may sue for tort of “passing off†in the event...
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Are dollar payments in Nigeria illegal?
Before going further, it is pertinent to mention that, in ATT-GEN of Ogun State VS- AberuAgba (1985) NWLR pt.3. pg. 395, the Supreme Court held that the provisions of Item 60(a) of the 1979 Constitution (which are in pari materia with Item 62(a) of the 1999 Constitution) were words of limitation, not of emphasis. Th...
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Households groan over food prices as inflation defies interventions
Specifically, food prices, which soared by 40.01 per cent, appeared to have defied various monetary interventions by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and further compounding  the inability of Nigerians to have decent meals The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released yest...
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Government moves to streamline tax waivers for economic growth
Other features include factory geo-location tagging, industry qualification status validation, inter-MDA integration incentive tracking and issuance of Demand Notices to defaulters. The minister also hinted that the overall intention is to reduce tax expenditures due to the granting of Import Duty Exemption Certificate...
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NIMC issues 105 million NINs, targets 200 million by 2026
NIMC said it is hopeful that over the next two years, it will have issued about 200 million NINs to Nigerians The Head of Corporate Communications at Commission, Kayode Adegoke, disclosed this at the weekend on X (Twitter) to educate Nigerians on the NIMC Self-Service Modification platform. “As of today, over 105 mil...
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National grid suffers third collapse, worsens 20hrs power target
“In all seriousness how can we privatize NEPA/PHCN and create exactly succeeding entities that looks, act, operate and are configured like NEPA/PHCN? If we are serious about improving electricity access, then the power architecture must be reconfigured to allow for true competition in the market place, which exactly ...
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Edo 2024: Shaibus sack and fresh hurdles for PDP
The mutuallove lost between Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, and the immediatedeputy governor, Philip Shaibu, reached its feverish pitch on Monday, April 8, with the impeachment of Shaibu by the State House of Assembly. Shaibu was impeached for alleged perjury and leaking of government documents. It is an open secre...
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UI rallies delegates to more collaborations
Olapegba spoke on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kayode Adebowale, while receiving the leaders of the delegation from the University of Ghana, participants of the bilateral games and officials of the University Sports Council during a courtesy visit. The DVC noted that the University of Ibadan and the University ...
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Leveraging automation for prompt justice delivery system
Like the other arms of government in the country, the judiciary that administers the nation’s laws is beset with peculiar challenges, which have clogged the wheel of justice administration for so many years. These challenges are numerous, and they range from executive suppression to intimidation, corruption, insecuri...
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FG targets $15.7 trillion Artificial Intelligence market
Tijani noted that because there would soon be a global convergence on the ways and manners Artificial Intelligence would be developed and deployed by global powers, it had become imperative for Nigeria to be an active participant. He spoke just as the Director General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, stated that Nigeria could ...
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BCDC orders soldiers to leave Bokkos local council as death toll hits 30
Fuddang stated this, yesterday, as he lamented that about 30 Bokkos indigenes were confirmed dead from the attacks. According to him, the soldiers’ alleged involvement in the attack amounts to a declaration of war against the peace-loving people of Bokkos. BCDC’s stance came on the heels of Operation Safe Haven (OP...
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South-West leaders fault Oyo invasion
These individuals were nabbed for their involvement in the forceful invasion of the secretariat. The state’s Commissioner of Police (CP), Adebola Hamzat, who confirmed the arrest of the 21 suspected agitators with a warning to other individuals with criminal intent to leave the state, described the gravity of the off...
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Support Tinubu or quit, Matawalle tells federal appointees from North
In a statement, yesterday, the minister asserted that every appointee of the government must advance the performance of the regime. He said: “It is pertinent to state that every appointee of President Tinubu, including Baba-Ahmed, owes the government a copious duty to promote, elucidate and advance the good works an...
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2024 Lagos Trade Fair promises greater business opportunities
Olashore rolled out the grand plan during a courtesy visit by the chamber to The Guardian head office in Lagos, yesterday. He was accompanied by the Acting Head, Trade Promotions, LCCI, Sola Oluwadare; Manager, Trade Promotions Board, Damilola Matthew; and the Head, Corporate Communications, Sunday Osanyintuyi. Reveali...
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Kaduna APC suspends chieftain for insulting governor, backing el-Rufai
The indefinite suspension was handed down to Buba by the Chairman of APC Tudun Wada South Ward 07, Nura Dikko, who also barred him from accessing the party’s premises, structure and resources in the state. The letter issued by Dikko and his Secretary, Yakubu Sani, yesterday, reads: “Dear Lawal Buba, having two-thi...
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Court attributes Sylvester Oromonis death to parents, doctors negligence
Magistrate Mikhail Kadri sitting in Ogba, while delivering judgment on his report on the inquest, yesterday, said that Oromoni died as a result of failed treatment for his enlarged liver. Initially, Oromoni, whose death on November 30, 2021, was attributed to bullying and an alleged poisonous substance he was forced to...
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Peter Obi to address Nigerians, Canadians on governance in Toronto
Obi will be the keynote speaker among other guests, mainly Nigerians and Canadians in the public sector. The CONCIG maiden event is part of the group’s efforts at initiating collaboration between Canadian and Nigerian governments towards good governance and building a better world for the future. The network of over ...
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Oil production stagnates at 37b barrels in 14 years
Despite claims by most of the ministers of petroleum and heads of national oil companies that they have been working to meet the target, while also boosting daily output, the reserve has remained within the same region. NUPRC, in a National Annual Petroleum Reserve Position released yesterday in Abuja, said Nigeria’s...
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Raise special military team to rescue Chibok girls
The Ijaw national leader suggested that the proposed team should be coordinated by courageous officers. While expressing displeasure over the failure of past administrations to free the girls, Clark charged the President to leave no stone unturned in securing their release. He said: “About 90 of them are still missin...
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