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Joseph Boakai: Liberia’s new president takes on tough challenge
Mocked by his critics as “Sleepy Joe”, 79-year-old Joseph Boakai is set to be sworn in as Liberia’s oldest-ever president after scraping a win in November’s run-off election, with the help of a former rebel commander. It will mark a generational shift, as Mr Boakai will take the reins of power from the nation’s youngest-ever elected leader, George Weah. The…
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Tax reforms: Oyedele seeks training of ‘area boys’ for collection
The Federal Government should start implementing the tax reforms by March 2024, according to Taiwo Oyedele, the head of the presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms. Oyedele told Channels Television in a recent interview that his team wants to engage all the relevant actors in the process — including the street thugs known as “Area Boys”. The committee…
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Oyetola’s governance record a disaster, says Osun State government
Osun state government has attributed the huge number of out of school children in Osun state to years of neglect of the education sector inherited from Oyetola administration, listing upcoming recruitment of 6000 teachers as part of the administration’s three pronged approach to redressing the situation In a rebuke of a statement credited to the former Governor, the state government…
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VIDEO: Lagos fire service puts out Mandilas building fire on Lagos Island
Men of the Lagos State Fire Service, Nigeria Police Force, Rapid Response Squad and other agencies are on ground to put off fire at Mandilas Building, Broad Street, Lagos Island.
Read More » - Development
African Development Bank Group and Ethiopia Resolve to Normalize Relations
Following a serious diplomatic incident in which two international staff of the African Development Bank Group based in the Bank’s Country Office in Ethiopia were severely assaulted by security agents of the Government of Ethiopia, the African Development Bank lodged a formal complaint with the Government of Ethiopia over the incident. While a high-level mission dispatched by the Bank visited…
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Omo-Agege concedes defeat, congratulates Oborevwori
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has conceded defeat in the Delta governorship election and congratulated his rival, Sherrif Oborevwori, after the Supreme Court upheld the latter’s victory on Friday. In a press release issued on Saturday, Omo-Agege thanked his supporters and party members for their “amazing support and prayers” and urged them to respect the court’s decision and promote peace in the…
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In eight months of Tinubu administration, Nigeria’s stock market leads the world, By Bayo Onanuga
The Nigerian economy is looking good in some sectors. This is not a harebrained assessment, despite the high inflation and the unstable exchange rate of the Naira. Those who doubt this don’t need to look far, for a reality check. The economic boom is happening at the Nigerian Exchange, where stockholders are not only recording unprecedented capital gains, but are…
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VIDEO: Hadiza Bala Usman holds KPI measurement meeting with ministers of defense
Special Adviser to the President on Policy Coordination Hadiza Bala-Usman met with the heads of the Ministry of Defence in line with President Bola Tinubu’s agenda to measure the performance of members of his cabinet. In the meeting were Defence Ministers Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, Dr. Bello Matawalle, and Permanent Secretary Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar Kana.
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APC welcomes Supreme Court decisions on guber cases
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has welcomed Supreme Court decisions in election petitions challenging the outcome of 2023 governorship elections in six states. The apex court affirmed APC’s gubernatorial mandates in Gombe, Ogun, Nasarawa, Kaduna, and Kebbi states. In Delta State, the court decided in favour of the opposition. APC in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Mr Felix…
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Securing natural resources dominate Alake-led inter-ministerial parley
“We are here to deliberate on mainly the issue of security around Nigeria’s natural resources, as directed by the president. The president set up this committee. Solid minerals, marine economy, and forests all constitute Nigeria’s natural resources. So, all the relevant ministers are here to deliberate on how to efficiently and effectively curtail all the atrocious, nefarious activities of either…
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