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I want to win every state for APC in 2023, Buhari tells Nasarawa party leaders
President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that he wants to lead the All Progressives Congress (APC) in winning all the states in the 2023 general elections. Buhari stated this while inaugurating the party’s campaign council in Nasarawa State on Saturday. The president was represented by his Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari. “My leadership is committed to the safety and security…
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Half salary: We cannot pay for work not done, FG tells ASUU
The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has refuted media reports, alleging bias in the payment of salaries of members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The ministry further dismissed ASUU’s claims that their members were paid half their salary for the month of October. In a statement issued by Olajide Oshundun, Head of Press and Public Relations,…
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Ekiti monarchs to end 400-year rift, meet Monday
In his bid to peacefully resolve the 400 years rift between the Ewi-in-Council and people of Imesi-Ekiti, the Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adejugbe, is set to visit the town on Monday. The Onimesi of Imesi-Ekiti, Oba Olatunji Olatunde, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Imesi-Ekiti is in Gbonyin…
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A new agenda for telling Africa’s stories, By Omoniyi Ibietan
As a theory of knowledge, perspectivism speaks to the notion that our knowledge and perception of anything is shaped by the interpretation of those observing the occurrence of things. Interestingly, we now have the grace to glean as many perspectives as the number of people observing events. Thanks to the reigning paradigm of public digital communication culture that gives unprecedented…
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Iran admits sending Russia drones but says before Ukraine war
Iran admitted for the first time on Saturday that it had sent drones to Russia but insisted they were supplied to its ally before Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Kyiv and its Western allies have accused Russia of using Iranian-made drones in recent weeks to carry out attacks in Ukraine. Tehran has repeatedly denied the claims but on Saturday Foreign Minister,…
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South Africa gets $497m from World Bank for clean energy sourcing
South Africa, one of the world’s largest greenhouse-gas emitters, has been granted financing of $497m to decommission one of its largest coal-fired power plants and convert it to renewable energy, the World Bank said. In a statement overnight on Thursday, the bank said the newly closed Komati power station about 170 kilometres (105 miles) northeast of Johannesburg will be repurposed…
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KEIZAI DOYUKAI, African Development Bank Group sign letter of intent to strengthen cooperation and business ties between Japan and Africa
KEIZAI DOYUKAI, or the Japan Association of Corporate Executives has signed a statement of intent with the African Development Bank Group to foster closer collaboration and strengthen business ties between Japan and Africa. The signing took place on the sidelines of the Africa Investment Forum Market Days 2022, taking place in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The DOYUKAI, a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan…
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Tax dialogues crucial for strengthening tax administration – Nami
Tax dialogues, which provide a platform for exchange of diverse ideas on taxation, have been described as a tool for engendering tax compliance through collective ownership of the tax system, as well as a means to strengthening tax systems. Speaking at the 2022 Kaduna State Tax Dialogue, held in Kaduna State today, Mr. Muhammad Nami, Executive Chairman of the Federal…
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Lagos meets JDWAN, state transport unions as parties embrace dialogue to resolve differences
Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Transportation, Sola Giwa has said the Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria (JDWAN) and the state transport unions have agreed to meet soon to resolve the issue of alleged extortion and harassment and foster unity amongst transport workers in the state. Speaking at the Ministry of Transportation’s conference room on Friday at Alausa…
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As PDP schemes a return to power through the courts, By Jesutega Onokpasa
I just read with exceeding consternation that the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, is presently prosecuting a most shamefully self-centered and shamelessly opportunistic case seeking to have absolutely each and every candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC for the next elections disqualified on grounds that they have been illegally presented for the polls, having been so put forward by allegedly…
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