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Agriculture General

Prioritise agriculture, Economist charges Tinubu

An Economist, Dr Biodun Adedipe, has urged the incoming administration of President-elect, Bola Tinubu to focus more on agricultural development. Adedipe, a Chief Consultant Economist, said agriculture is the largest contributor to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product. He made the call at a virtual conference on National Policy Dialogue organised by CMC Connect LLP, on Friday. […]

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Foreign News Transportation

Sales of Chinese electric cars boom in Germany

Sales of Chinese-made electric cars are booming in Germany, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), said on Friday. Their share of imported electric drive passenger cars surged to 28.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2023. This figure compared with 7.8 per cent in the same period last year. German imports of Chinese-made electric cars […]

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Politics

Coalition tasks APC on independence of 10th NASS

Civil Society Organisations have tasked the All Progressives Congress to allow lawmakers at the 10th National Assembly to elect their leaders without interference. The NewsZenith reports that the organisations operate under the auspices of the Centre for Credible Leadership and Citizen Awareness. The Director-General of the coalition, Dr Gabriel Nwambu, said this at a news […]

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Education General Tertiary Education

Sudan: You’ll complete your education here – JAMB Registrar

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has pledged the Board’s readiness to provide necessary infrastructure to enable the returning students from war-torn Sudan to complete their education in Nigeria if they so wish. Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, JAMB Registrar, made the pledge while receiving a delegation from the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM). NiDCOM Chairman, […]

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General Law / Crime

Police arraign Septuagenarian for allegedly maltreating widow

The Police in Anambra, on Wednesday, arraigned a septuagenarian, Albert Eligbue, for allegedly maltreating a widow in Awka. Eligbue, 75 and native of Atani in Ogbaru, allegedly forced the widow to drink water used to bathe a corpse. The Police arraigned him before the Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court in Awka. The Prosecutor, Insp. Onyema […]

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Features/Opinion National

Evacuating Nigerians From Sudan: Where Abati Misfires

By Ali M. Ali “…But the Nigerian government always disappoints, that is precisely what they are doing in Sudan…” Reuben Abati May 4, 2023. Let me state upfront that I am a parent to one of the just evacuated students trapped in war-torn, Sudan who returned on Sunday. His mother and I were hugely relieved […]

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Politics

Assemble inspiring team to Nigeria – Ben

Chief Benjamin Chuka Eche, a chieftain of the APC has urged the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, to assemble an inspiring team to rekindle Nigerians’ hope within the first 100 days. Eche, a retired ExxonMobil Executive Senior Manager, gave the advice in an interaction with newsmen in Lagos. He described Tinubu as his senior colleague at […]

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General TeleCom

NCC is committed to digital job creation – Danbatta

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it is fully committed to efficiently implementing the government’s policy of repositioning youth for digital job opportunities. Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice-Chairman of NCC, announced this in a press statement he personally signed in Abuja. He noted that the commission had initiated a programme tagged “Digital Job Creation […]

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General Politics

Nigeria needs good leadership, trust-building – Rescue Nigeria

A not-for-profit movement, ‘Rescue Nigeria’ says the country required urgent reorientation and good leadership to set it on the path of greatness. This is part of submissions during an online discussion organised by ‘Rescue Nigeria’, an organ of Initiative for Good and Informed Citizenship. This is contained in a press release, jointly signed by Biodun […]

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Politics

I’m not lobbying to become Tinubu’s Chief of Staff – El-Rufai

Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State says he is not jostling to become Chief of Staff in President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. El-Rufai spoke against the rumour milling around while interacting with newsmen, on Saturday, in Gombe. The NewsZenith reports that he had visited Gombe on the invitation of Gov. Muhammed Inuwa to inaugurate some […]

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