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2027: Do no overheat polity ,Engr. Sanni tasks media practitioners, Nigerians
The Chairman Flow FM radio station, Ilorin Engineer Olufemi Sanni has enjoined media practitioners as well as Nigerians not to overheat the polity as the year 2027 general election approaches, adding that Nigeria remains our home. He charged media practitioners to always ensure balanced stories, control the narrative as they need to make sure the country stays together as one.…
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MoMo PSB expands cross-border transfers to more African countries
MoMo Payment Service Bank (MoMo PSB), the financial subsidiary of MTN Nigeria, has expanded its cross-border transfer service, extending outbound coverage to additional African markets (including Kenya and South Sudan), while also deepening inbound remittance capabilities from the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, and Europe. With the latest expansion, MoMo PSB customers in Nigeria can now send money to a…
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Protest: Gov AbdulRazaq directs Kwara Poly Rector to step down
…sets up panel for investigation By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has directed the Rector of Kwara Polytechnic, Engr. Dr. Abdul Jimoh Mohammed, to immediately step aside from his role until further notice, while the most senior Deputy Rector acts in his place in the interim. He also announced a three-person panel to investigate the remote and…
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How policy flip-flops making Nigerians poorer, by Blaise Udunze
Nigeria’s deepening poverty crisis is no longer speculative; it is now statistically inevitable. Although the latest Consumer Price Index figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) suggest that headline inflation is cooling and growth indicators show tentative improvement, regrettably, more Nigerians are slipping below the poverty line. Reviewing the recent projections from PwC’s Nigeria Economic Outlook 2026, it…
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Gov Abdulrazaq orders Kwara polytechnic closure amid Students protest
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State governor, Mall. Abdulrahman AbdulRasaq has directed the closure of the State Polytechnic to ensure the safety of lives and properties of the entire community over students protest on National Youth Service Corps ((NYSC) temporary usage. The Management called on all students, staff, and stakeholders to remain calm and cooperative as they continue to engage…
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Tinubu congratulates Sanwo-Olu on AFRIMA
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on the successful hosting of the African Music Awards (AFRIMA) – the continent’s biggest gathering of stars- from January 7 – 11. The President, in a statement issued by his spokesman Bayo Onanuga, hailed Nigerian stars who won laurels at the grand finale on January 11. It was the…
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Kashim Shettima: Nigeria’s most engaged v/president ever, by Kola Amzat
In Nigerian annals of democratic rule, particularly since the turn of 4th Republic, no vice-president has been maximally engaged as the incumbent….Senator Kashim Shettima; not even, the immediate vice president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, who was opportune to hold brief for his boss, the deceased Muhammed Buhari, while the retired general was on medical trips abroad, a couple of times. This…
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Mammoth crowd as late Chief Imam of Ilorin laid to rest
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Thousands of Muslim faithful converged on the forecourt of the palace of the Emir of Ilorin for the final burial rites of the late Chief Imam of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Council of Ulamah, Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Soliu. The funeral prayer was led by the Imam Imale of Ilorin, Sheikh Abdullahi Abdulhameed on…
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Dangote Group signs $350m deal with Engineers India for refinery expansion
The Engineers India Limited (EIL) says it has signed a $350 million contract agreement with Dangote refinery as project management consultant (PMC) and engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) consultant for the refinery’s expansion. The EIL is an Indian engineering consultancy firm. On October 26, Aliko Dangote, the founder of Dangote Group, said the Dangote refinery was expanding its production…
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IMF reviews Nigeria’s growth rate forecast to 4.4% in 2026
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reviewed its forecast for Nigeria’s economic growth rate upward to 4.4 per cent in 2026. The Bretton Wood organisation upgraded the rate from an initial estimate of 4.2 percent, according to the World Economic Outlook (WEO) released on Monday. IMF said Nigeria’s economic growth is expected to slowdown to 4.1 percent in 2027. The…
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