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Why FG has not approved electricity tariff increase – Adelabu
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has revealed that President Bola Tinubu intervened to prevent a hike in electricity tariff and insisted on subsidising the power consumption across the country. He made this known at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. He also said the federal government would look into the legality of the extension of the licences of…
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Ukraine is ready to start process of joining European Union, Commission says
Ukraine’s ambitions of joining the European Union received an important boost on Wednesday when the bloc’s executive body said detailed negotiations should begin next year. The European Commission said in a report that so-called accession talks should finally start, nearly 18 months since the bloc accepted Ukraine as a candidate state. The same report recommended that the process should also…
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Developing countries owe China at least $1.1 trillion – and the debts are due
Developing countries owe Chinese lenders at least $1.1 trillion, according to a new data analysis published Monday, which says more than half of the thousands of loans China has doled out over two decades are due as many borrowers struggle financially. Overdue loan repayments to Chinese lenders are soaring, according to AidData, a university research lab at William & Mary…
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Tensions boil over as Democrats’ Israel divide deepens
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida set off an uproar in the House Democratic Caucus when she bluntly described her view of members who wouldn’t back a resolution affirming support for Israel in its war against Hamas. “Someone who votes against this, I would think, doesn’t have a soul,” Wasserman Schultz, a prominent Jewish member, told CNN ahead of the…
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VIDEO: Atiku mobilises votes for PDP candidates in weekend gubernatorial elections
urges Nigerians not to give up on democracy Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has drummed support for candidates of the party in the governorship elections holding in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states in Saturday. In a message accompanied with a video he posted on his X, formerly Twitter page, the…
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Kwara Chief of Staff Mahe assumes duty, harps on hard work, cooperation to succeed
The new Chief of Staff to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, Prince AbdulKadir Aliyu Mahe, on Wednesday charged the staff of Government House to remain industrious, disciplined and results-driven, pledging to run an open door policy and always prioritize their well-being. He said this in Ilorin, the state capital, during a maiden meeting with the management and staff of…
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Northern elders wade into Dangote, Rabiu; Dauda, Matawalle feuds
Following the feud between Zamfara State governor Lawal Dauda and his predecessor, Bello Matawalle, the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), on Wednesday, asked both parties to exercise restraint in the interest of the region. The forum also noted that the current conflicts between Aliko Dangote and Abdussamad Isiyaku Rabiu over cement prices, as well as the conflict of interest between Governor…
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Food security: Wheat seeds arrive Nigeria ahead of dry season farming
Hybrid Wheat seeds ordered by the administration of President Bola Tinubu have arrived at the Nigerian port in Lagos. The nation will recall that the President declared a state of emergency on food security in the country and made agriculture and food security the number one priority of his Renewed Hope administration. Acting on this, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture…
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Niger Delta will witness monumental development under Tinubu – Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, reiterated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment towards the overall development of the Niger Delta as well as other parts of the country. Senator Shettima who represented President Tinubu at the grand finale of the All Progressive Congress (APC) gubernatorial rally in Bayelsa State ahead of Saturday’s election noted…
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EFCC arraigns 11 undergraduates for alleged internet fraud
The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, November 6, 2023 arraigned eleven students of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, before Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court, Osogbo, Osun State for their alleged involvement in internet fraud. The defendants were arraigned on different count charges, ranging from one to six charges as preferred…
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