May 17, 2021

3 Minutes

National

Nigeria’s Inflation Falls, First Time In 21 Months

Olorungbotemi May 17, 2021 1 Comment

Nigeria’s inflation rate reduced by 0.05 per cent in April compared to what obtained in March, the National Bureau of Statistics said in a report Monday. The bureau said while inflation rate stood...

3 Minutes

National

Presidency Makes Stunning Revelation, Says 476 Online Sites Set Up to Fight Govt Uncovered

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The Federal Government says it has uncovered about 476 online publication sites dedicated to daily churning out of fake news to fight the government. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai...

1 Minute

Crime

BREAKING: EFCC grills ex-Kwara Gov Over Alleged diversion of fund

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has grilled the immediate past Kwara Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, over alleged diversion of N9billion. According to sources at the anti-graft agency, the former Governor is currently being...

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National Politics

Uncertainty in NASS Over Move to Impeach Senate President Ahmad Lawan

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Nigeria’s Senate president, Ahmad Lawan, is facing threats of impeachment over his criticism of 17 southern governors for their call to restructure Nigeria. A member of the House of Representatives, Sergius Ogun, told Arise...

1 Minute

Local News

Francisca Aladejana: Ekiti loses ex-SUBEB boss

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Professor Francisca Aladejana, the immediate past Chairman, Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), and Special Adviser to Governor Kayode Fayemi on Basic and Secondary Education is dead. Multiple sources in Ado Ekiti, the...

5 Minutes

Business

$1.24bn Spent On Food Imports Despite Buhari’s Forex Ban

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Food products imports gobbled up $1.24bn of the foreign exchange supplied by the Central Bank of Nigeria from October 2020 to March 2021 despite the ban directive from the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari...

3 Minutes

National Politics

We Support Agitation For Restructuring And Open Grazing Ban – PDP Govs

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Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have called on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), to begin the process that will lead to the creation of state police. The...

2 Minutes

Politics

PDP Governors Convene In Ibadan

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Governors of the 13 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-controlled states are currently meeting at the International Conference Centre of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Ibadan, Oyo State. The News Agency of Nigeria...

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Just In: Police Station Set Ablazed By Gunmen In Abia

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Just In: Police Station Set Ablazed By Gunmen In Abi...

3 Minutes

Business National

Cattle Is Beneficial Than Oil And Gas – Adamu Garba

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Former Presidential Aspirant, Adamu Garba, has said that cattle have more economic value than the entire oil and gas reserve in Southern Nigeria. Garba said this in reaction to the advice given by...