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*VP presides as NEC meeting endorses Finance Bill 2022 Nigeria is in a better position to advance its capital markets locally and globally, with more room to redefine the exchange for international competitiveness and the largest concentration of young people in the primary market. This was the view expressed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, in his keynote speech today …

…Says Osinbajo should prepare his mind for this …Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has no business with the presidency of Nigeria in 2023 By lgbotako Nowinta, Alltimepost.com Nigeria Bureau Chief Benin City, Nigeria – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will emerge as Nigeria’s President before the 2023 Presidential Elections, as President Muhammadu Buhari will not complete his term, Rev. Jordan Kelechi Iwuala …

The World Health Organization warned Monday the new Covid-19 Omicron variant poses a “very high” risk globally, despite uncertainties about the danger and contagion levels of the new strain. The UN health agency said the Covid strain first discovered in southern Africa was a “highly divergent variant with a high number of mutations… some of which are concerning and may …

In the wake of the recent discovery of a new variant of COVID-19, Omicron, the Federal Government said it is highly on the alert, warning Nigerians against complacency. Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee PSC on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha disclosed this Monday in Abuja at a briefing. “The world has been …

The Kaduna State will begin a transition to a four-day working week from December 1, the state government has announced. The government said, in the interim, it will permit public servants to work from home on Fridays. Eventually, the new measure will also affect the organised private sector in the state. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by Muyiwa …

Prominent Africans including the co-chairman of the African Union’s Vaccine Delivery Alliance and the president of the African Development Bank, Ayoade Alakija and Akinwumi Adesina respectively, have condemned what they termed the developed nations’ rush to ban African nations over the discovery of a new coronavirus variant in South Africa- named Omicron and classified as a SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern by the World …

Paris Saint-Germain superstar Lionel Messi has been arded the 2021 Ballon d’Or. At a star-studded ceremony in Paris on Monday evening, the 34-year-old Argentine forward was crowned the world’s best player for the seventh time. It is a record seventh occasion overall after seeing off strong competition from the likes of Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski, Real Madrid’s Benzema and Chelsea’s …

A team of policemen patrolling the Maiduguri-Damaturu road, on Monday prevented the abduction of a soldier and 15 travellers by insurgents. The soldier, a Lance Corporal, is attached 4 Battalion, Marte. Borno Police Command spokesman, Sani Kamilu, said the incident occurred around Yanakiri and Kondori villages when insurgents in about 20 gun trucks ambushed the motorists. “They were intercepted and …

Suspected cattle rustlers from Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau State have been identified as those who attacked the Jos Correctional Centre, the Head of the facility, Samuel Aguda said. He disclosed one official, nine inmates were killed, six were fatally injured, 252 escaped and 12 were recaptured while at the time of this report, 789 inmates are in …

• PFN: Subsidy removal will worsen Nigerians’ suffering• CAN: Engage stakeholders before withdrawal• N5,000 palliative huge disgrace, naira becoming useless, says Anglican bishop• Catholic knights: Stop subsidy removal to avoid anarchy• CNPP berates labour leaders over silence, vows to lead an anti-subsidy protest• ASUU urges Nigerians to reject N5,000 transport subsidy offer More reactions, yesterday, denounced the planned removal of petroleum …