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Former Delta State Governorship aspirant, Chief Sunny Onuesoke, Tuesday,  commended the Federal Government for heeding the lamentations of Nigerians by suspending the removal of fuel subsidy. Onuesoke who has been critical of the Federal Government’s decision to remove fuel subsidy said the suspension of the fuel subsidy removal has saved the country of another round of protests that would have …

The Federal government on Tuesday launched the National Policy on Fifth Generation Networks (5G) for Nigeria’s Digital Economy. Speaking at the launch presided over by President Mohammadu Buhari, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) said that the deployment of fifth generation (5G) network, “will play a vital role in improving the security situation in …

…Warns 2023 elections could reverse growth …urges Nigerians to vote reformer presidential candidate The Nigerian Economic Summit Group, NESG says 91 million Nigerians now live below the poverty line.  The Chairman of the Group, Mr. Asue Ighodalo, disclosed this, yesterday, at the launching of the 2022 Macro-Economic Outlook of the Group, in Abuja. His words, “The World Bank estimates that …

The Nigeria Labour Congress will continue with its planned nationwide protest on Thursday despite the announcement by the Federal Government that it would no longer remove the fuel subsidy for now. Ahead of the mass rally, the NLC has written to the 36 state governors to demand the withdrawal of the removal of the fuel subsidy scheduled for June. The …

As many as 8,500 US troops have been put on heightened alert for a possible deployment to Eastern Europe as Russian troops mass on Ukraine’s border, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Monday. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin issued the prepare to deploy orders at the direction of President Joe Biden, the latest step the US has taken to prepare …

An Atlanta-area district attorney investigating former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia will be allowed to seat a special grand jury this spring. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis requested last week to seat a special grand jury starting May 2. Fulton County Superior Court judges approved the request on Monday, the CNN reports. …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called for increased collaboration among global stakeholders to build a more effective, equitable and resilient education system so as to tackle learning poverty and improve access to inclusive and quality education. Obaseki gave the charge in commemoration of the fourth International Day of Education, marked by the United Nations and its sister agencies, …

By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku, our Abuja Correspondent Abuja, Nigeria – Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, has adjourned the cyber stalking case brought against right activist, Mr. Olanrewaju Suraju by the Nigerian government due to lack of proof of evidence. Mr. Olanrewaju Suraju is the Chairman of the Human & Environmental …

•Analysts recommend domestic counter rate hike  •Equities threatened by both actions Nigeria’s economy, particularly the financial sector is faced with the risk of increased capital outflow in 2022 given the proposed interest rate hike by the United States of America’s Federal Reserve Bank (US Fed), equity researchers have said.  Additionally, they said the rate hike would increase the cost of …

The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has said more than 100 of its members left the country in the past 24 months. The president of the association, Victor Makanjuola, while speaking at a briefing in Abuja on Sunday, said the medical officials left the services of 17 tertiary health institutions in the country. Mr Makanjuola said the …