Dr. Lanre Towry-Coker is the son of a distinguished Civil Engineer who in the early 60s was the Planning Adviser to the late Malayan Prime Minister, Tunku AbdulRahman. He was educated...
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Nigeria’s public debt hits N49trn
The Debt Management Office (DMO) said the total public debt stock of Nigeria as at March was N49.95 trillion ($108.30 billion). According to a statement obtained from the DMO official website on Sunday, the total debt...
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CBN, Bill Gates to collaborate on Financial Inclusion
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) have held strategic discussions in Abuja on how to deepen collaboration on financial inclusion in Nigeria. Speaking during the meeting...
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Attacks on me over pictures with Tinubu unnecessary – Okonjo-Iweala
The Director-General, World Trade Orgainsation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has called on Nigerians to relax and stay united, noting that the attacks on her over her picture with President Tinubu were unnecessary. She noted that the...
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Planned electricity tariff hike callous- NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress has kicked against the alleged plan to increase electricity tariff by 40 per cent on July 1. The Congress described the move as insensitive and callous, saying it reflected an...
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Tinubu hasn’t approved any salary increase – Alake
NO PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL FOR SALARY INCREASES FOR POLITICAL OFFICE HOLDERS AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS We have followed with consternation the viral story of the purported 114% increase in the salary of the President, Vice President,...
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Makinde elevates Ladoja, 10 other Ibadan High Chiefs to Oba
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved the promotion of 11 Ibadan High Chiefs to beaded crown Obas. The governor recently signed the Chieftaincy Amendment Bill into law seeking to grant him autonomy...
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Election petition: U.S. Immigration lawyer testifies against Lagos deputy governor
A U.S. Immigration lawyer, Mrs Olubusayo Fasidi, on Thursday said that Lagos Deputy Gov. Obafemi Hamzat took oath of allegiance in the U.S. to renounce Nigerian citizenship. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
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Paris summit: Foreign investors are showing interest in Nigeria’s agric sector – Dele Alake
Dele Alake, special adviser to the president on special duties, communication, and strategy, says world leaders have indicated interest to meet with President Bola Tinubu to discuss potential investment in Nigeria. Alake spoke to...
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FG okays re-opening of Seme border for vehicle importation
The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the re-opening of the Seme land border for the importation of vehicles. The Director of Road Transport in the Ministry of Transportation, Ibrahim Musa, made the disclosure...
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