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New electricity tariff is pro-poor, not a burden on majority of Nigerians, by Dapo Okubanjo
When the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) announced what has been described as a hike in electricity tariff, there was bedlam in the land even before many Nigerians understood what was happening. But a close look at the press statement issued by the regulators indeed showed that subsidy on electricity tariff is still largely intact. What NERC did in response…
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Chibok: America did not Bring Back Our Girls, as new book claims, 10 years later
· International human rights lawyer Ogebe updates on world’s longest “Chibok” schoolgirl mass abductions that spawned the global #bbog Seven International aid workers were killed in Gaza this Easter Monday. The world acknowledged it immediately. The UN Security Council had passed a ceasefire resolution just a week before. Yet, although Boko Haram terrorists bombed the UN building in Nigeria in 2011…
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BREAKING: Eid-el-Fitri may be Wednesday, April 10
Contrary to popular expectation that this year’s Ramadan fast may end this Monday evening, making it 29, and Tuesday as Eid-el-Fitri, it has emerged that the Islamic festival may be Wednesday. This is because up till now the moon has not been sighted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This means fasting continues tomorrow and Wednesday is Eid. Muslims worldwide…
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5 things to know about new Edo Deputy Governor, Omobayo Godwin
Following Philip Shaibu’s impeachment, Omobayo Godwin has been sworn in as the deputy governor of Edo State. The State Assembly approved Omobayo’s nomination by Governor Godwin Obaseki and he was promptly sworn in by Edo State Chief Judge, Daniel Iyobosa Okungbowa on Monday. Omobayo was born on July 19, 1986. He is from Akoko Edo Local Government Area. He holds…
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BREAKING: Obaseki names 38-year-old engineer new Edo deputy governor
Thirty-eight-year-old Omobayo Godwin, an engineer, has been named by Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki as his new deputy. He is scheduled to take office soon. This occurred soon after the state House of Assembly impeached Philip Shaibu, the former deputy governor, on Monday. Shuaibu was fired for disclosing information about the state government, according to the panel established for the…
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NPSA, the 4th Republic scorecard and service delivery conversation, by Prof. Tunji Olaopa
One of the critical planks in my institutional reform philosophy hinges on the functional capacities of communities of service and practice to achieve optimal oversight in stimulating the significance of national discourse for the health of democratic governance in Nigeria. Indeed, good governance and real development achievements are not just a function of leadership acumen and the forthrightness of government…
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Akpo Esajere: Memories of a power writer, by Abiodun Adeniyi
Akpo Esajere, the inimitable Political Editor: The many struggles of life are now over. Rest in peace. Akpo Esajere (1954-2024) exited not in the bloom of youth at 70, but his influence outdid his final deadline. His legacy grips memories and imaginations, binding hearts and minds, and making his transition at 70 premature. Esajere was not arrayed in the trappings…
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Tinubu’s policies gradually realigning the economy, says Stella Oduah
A former minister of aviation, Senator Stella Oduah, has reassured Nigerians that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is on track to put the country’s economy back on the path of long-term stability and genuine, observable growth. Speaking with the Igbo Business Community in Abuja over the weekend, she asserted that the Tinubu-led administration’s policies are gradually fortifying and realigning the country’s…
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Ministerial briefing targets timely flow of government information, says Mohammed Idris
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has emphasized the current administration’s commitment to bridging the communication gap between the government and the Nigerian people. The Minister said this during a Ministerial Press Briefing Series featuring the Ministry of Power at the National Press Centre, Abuja. He said that the Ministerial Press Briefing is conducted regularly to…
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The Nigerian Students Loan and Me, by Oloye Lekan Alabi
Forty-eight (48) years ago, in March 1976, I obtained a valid one-year student visa from the British Consulate, then sited on the ground floor of AJE HOUSE, Dugbe, Ibadan, capital of the then Western State of Nigeria(please see the 24tn March 1976 student visa on my Nigerian international passport, sent in 1975 to me by the Nigerian Immigration Service(NIS), on…
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