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The Senate has amended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act to raise the total advances the bank can make to the federal government from five per cent to 15 per cent. The Senate also passed a bill to extend the implementation of the 2022 supplementary budget to December 31, 2023. The two bills, which were both read for the …

“Most of the problems a President has to face have their roots in the past.” US President Harry S Truman, 1884-1972. During the presidential campaigns, a candidate made a lot of promises to Nigerians and the rest of the world because we now live in a global community. He might eventually get to work on his agenda; but, when he …

• Improved Security, Stability In Education System Top Demands• FG Expresses Worry As Number Of Almajiri Children Hit Nine Million• NGO Tasks Govt On Welfare Of Children In IDP Camps*• NAPSS Seeks Comprehensive Agenda For Children On Health, Education As the curtain falls on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government, Nigerian children have scored the outgoing government low in the handling of security …

As the Muhammadu Buhari eight-year reign ends on 29 May, Nigerians continue to reflect on the various challenges faced in the petroleum sector and how it affected their livelihood. During the electioneering period in 2015, Mr Buhari and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), criticised the incumbent government of Goodluck Jonathan for failing to solve the country’s unending petroleum …

SaharaReporters learnt that the plane unveiled as Nigerian Air is over 10 years old and belongs to Ethiopian Airlines.  President Muhammadu Buhari-led Nigerian government has committed a major blunder in its usual deception of Nigerians by unveiling a Boeing 737-800 series aircraft as the “Nigerian Air” which actually belongs to Ethiopia Airlines. SaharaReporters learnt that the plane unveiled as Nigerian …

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, and presidential candidate of the Labour Party during last general election, Peter Obi, are in Port Harcourt for a book presentation. The book titled ‘Witness to reconciliation: my personal journey towards reconciliation in Ogoni land’ and written by the Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Mathew Kukah, is being presented at the Obi Wali International Conference Centre, …

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton teetered on the brink of impeachment Thursday after years of scandal, criminal charges and corruption accusations that the state’s Republican majority had largely met with silence until now. In an unanimous decision, a Republican-led House investigative committee that spent months quietly looking into Paxton recommended impeaching the state’s top lawyer on 20 articles, including …

Biden insists again ‘there will be no default’ WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his Republican debt negotiators hit “crunch” time Friday at the Capitol, straining to wrap up an agreement with President Joe Biden to curb federal spending and lift the nation’s borrowing limit ahead of a fast-coming deadline. They hope to end weeks of frustrating talks and strike a …

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana board decided Thursday night to reprimand an Indianapolis doctor after finding that she violated patient privacy laws by talking publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from neighboring Ohio. The state Medical Licensing Board voted that Dr. Caitlin Bernard didn’t abide by privacy laws when she told a newspaper reporter about the girl’s treatment in …

Edo State Government has said it is strengthening its workforce through ongoing reforms in the civil and public service, leveraging technology to enhance productivity and deliver efficient and quality service to Edo people. The Edo State Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa Esq., who spoke to journalists in Benin City, said the government adopted a technology-driven system, upskilling workers to meet …