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President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a foremost professor of economics, Doyin Salami, as his Chief Economic Adviser. Mr Salami was until now, the Chairman of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC). “A 1989 doctorate degree graduate in Economics of Queen Mary College, University of London, Doyin Salami, 59, is Managing Director and Head Markets Practice at KAINOS Edge Consulting Limited, and …

Nigeria’s #EndSARS mass action in October 2020 and the subsequent security force crackdown led to promises that those affected would see justice. But events since then question the government’s commitment to genuine police reform. The Nigeria Police Force continues to inflict extortion and brutality on innocent citizens, and recent decisions on the report of the judicial panel set up by the Lagos State government to …

• Lekan Balogun not qualified to be Olubadan, ex- Oyo AG writes• Ladoja absent as Ibadan chiefs hold meeting at Balogun’s house• Elevation of high chiefs to Obas doesn’t alter Ibadan succession process, says Olubadan-in-Council Twenty-four hours after the passage of Oba Saliu Adetunji, some Ibadan chiefs, yesterday, held a meeting at the home of the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Chief …

• ASCSN begins mobilisation against the move• Coalition plans another Occupy Nigeria Protests on 10th anniversary• Ozo-Eson advocates phased removal• Govt must create enabling environs for youths to excel, Esele The year 2022 is loaded with a lot of expectations, especially the Federal Government’s planned removal of petrol subsidy. With the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) becoming law, necessitating full deregulation of the …

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has banned the singing of Nigeria’s national anthem in schools and the use of Fulani cows during festive seasons in the South East region. Its Head, Directorate of State, Chika Edoziem, who made the announcement in Enugu, yesterday, urged IPOB members to prepare for a global protest with a focus on the British, Nigerian …

Following the continuous presence of over 50 armed policemen in the Magodo Phase 2 Estate area of Lagos State, the estate management has ordered a closure of the estate gates in protest against the planned demolition of property in the estate. The policemen were said to have recently accompanied suspected land grabbers and members of a family who invaded the …

A renowned entrepreneur and youth development advocate, Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi, yesterday promised to make Nigeria work for its diverse populace if given the platform to do so. She promised to harness the undoubted power of Nigerian teeming youths to unleash the country’s latent potential, which she described as a force to be reckoned with globally. Okunnu-Lamidi, who is the daughter of …

University College Hospital, Ibadan has narrated that the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, died at the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital at 01.15 am. The hospital in a statement by its Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations Officer, Toye Akinrinola, said the monarch was referred to UCH from a private hospital in Ibadan about 9.30 pm on …

Edo State Government has threatened to close down and prosecute orphanage homes operating as businesses as against their designation as charities, and disclosed plans to set up a committee to monitor and audit such facilities in the state. The Commissioner for Social Development and Gender Issues, Maria Edeko, who disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, said the committee will …

Going by what’s in the 2022 budget, the seat of power will spend N402.2 million on maintenance of office equipment, furniture, buildings, vehicles, generators and others. Also, President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo are to spend N3. 087 billion on travels within and outside the country this year. According to the details of the 2022 Federal Government budget, …