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Russian commanders discussed using nuclear arms in Ukraine, says US
Senior Russian military leaders discussed last month how and when they might use nuclear weapons on the battlefield in Ukraine, two US officials have told CBS News. Vladimir Putin was not involved in the talks, they told the BBC’s US partner. The White House said it had grown “increasingly concerned” about the potential use of nuclear weapons over the last…
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LSDPC raises housing stock in Lagos by 27,000 home units in 50 years
…Sanwo-Olu: ‘Purposeful leadership, clear vision transform LSDPC’ …Lagos housing agency marks golden jubilee It is five decades since the establishment of Lagos State Development and Property Corporation (LSDPC) by the State Government, the corporation marked its golden jubilee on Thursday with a special conference, where it took stock of its interventions in housing and property market. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu graced…
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At 7th ATAF General Assembly: Nami leads call for effective revenue utilisation by African governments
Governments across Africa must begin to rethink governance, engender public confidence and trust in government by providing value for taxpayers’ money in line with their obligations under the social contract they have with citizens. This was the call made to African governments by the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami at the opening ceremony of…
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In Yorubaland, a king is not buried alive, By Dare Babarinsa
Afenifere is in the news again for its own sake. What has triggered the latest soul-searching for the pan-Yoruba political and cultural organisation was the public visit of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), to the Akure, Ondo State, country home of Chief Reuben Fasoranti, the leader of Afenifere. This visit has…
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Tinubu mourns late Lagos Anglican Bishop, Olumakaiye
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has commiserated with the family of Most Rev. Humprey Bamisebi Olumakaiye and the Christian community over his passing. Most Rev. Olumakaiye, the Archbishop of Province 1 and Bishop of Lagos, died during the week at 53. Tinubu described the death of the bishop as sad and unfortunate, while wishing…
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Regional commodity exchanges as the ultimate panacea to rural poverty and low agricultural productivity, By Taminu Yakubu
Nigeria has 75 million hectares of land for farming. Of these, only 44% or 33 million has been deployed into production with a yield hardly up to 20% of the average standard threshold. Nigeria has 1.2 million hectares for irrigation, with only 25% of it or 300,000 hectares under cultivation. The observed suboptimal output is certainly due to low productivity…
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Tinubu’s manifesto and the South-East, By Frederick Nwabufo
What is in it for us? When it comes down to brass tacks, this is the question tugging at the heart of zonal political interests in Nigeria. The national integrants think in favour of group interest and protection. How will this government preserve our interest? Will this government be fair to us? Will this government secure our rights and freedoms?…
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Our administration engineered tremendous growth in mining-Osinbajo
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo said the present administration has engineered tremendous growth in the mining sector. He spoke on Tuesday at the ongoing Mining Week in Abuja while representing President Muhammadu Buhari. Osinbajo said the Buhari-led administration has committed more resources to the mining sector than any other administration before it. “The mining sector is one area in which our…
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Our govt’s decisions will be in Rivers people’s best interest – Abe
Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, has said if elected governor in 2023, his administration will take decisions that will be in the best interest of the people of the state. Abe disclosed this during an award ceremony tagged: ‘Ogoni Arise’ held in his honour by the Ogoni Liberation Initiative in…
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Oke – Koto water debacle and the question of the needful, By Olajide Shuaib
It’s no longer a news that the descension of the Pen cinema Agege flyover at Oke-Koto Agunbiade end is undergoing a repair work barely a year after its commissioning. Prior the repair work, driving through the area to Ikeja, Oshodi or Iyana Ipaja particularly in the outgoing rainy season became excruciating as a result of the large failed portions of…
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