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He criticised both the National Assembly and the executive for allowing such a practice. “All available evidence has confirmed that the Nigerian government is implementing four national budgets concurrently. “This is in blatant disregard for fiscal responsibility, transparency, and accountability. It is also a recipe for chaos, confusion, and catastrophe,” Obi stated. He warned that this reckless approach would result …

One of the 103 Nigerians deported from Turkey on Friday has said that their host country gets €120 daily per immigrant held at the detention camp. The Federal Government had received no fewer than 103 Nigerians deported from Turkey over migration-related issues such as expired visa, irregular migration, among others. Alhaji Tijani Ahmed, the Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has come hard on governors for demanding to be allowed to pay whatever they can as national minimum wage to workers.  The NLC stated that this notion was not only dictatorial but also undermined the very essence as well as the model adopted for creating a national minimum wage in Nigeria. In a statement on …

President Joe Biden and Republican challenger Donald Trump squared off Thursday in a debate watched by millions, and what voters saw may have sparked more questions than answers. Here are five takeaways from the Atlanta showdown. 1. Dems, we have a problem – Biden — diagnosed with a cold, according to his campaign — looked all of his 81 years …

•Court adjourns case till July 17, as defence lawyer applies to withdraw The immediate past governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, who is facing a 19-count charge, has adduced reasons the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, should prosecute him in Kogi. The former governor in a letter he wrote to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, …

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday gave all the state governors seven days to provide concrete feedback on their plans to rev up food production in their respective states. Tinubu gave the directive at the 142nd National Economic Council meeting attended by state governors and some deputies at the State House, Abuja. He also announced a National Construction and Household Support …

WASHINGTON — “Oh, Joe.” That gasp, from patrons at a Chicago bar when President Joe Biden first stumbled verbally in his debate with Donald Trump, spoke for a lot of Americans on Thursday night. In watch parties, bars, a bowling alley and other venues where people across the country gathered to tune in, Trump supporters, happily, and Biden supporters, in their angst if …

The six governors of the South-West states of Nigeria, under the auspices of ‘the South-West Governors’ Forum, on Monday, June 10, 2024, met in Lagos, where they discussed issues about the development of the region. Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Ademola Adeleke (Osun), and Biodun Oyebanji (Ekiti) attended the meeting. At the …

The Federal Government has been advised on the need to reopen the country’s borders so that items, particularly food, can be imported legally and legitimately to fight hunger among Nigerians. The call was made by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) during an advocacy meeting with traditional rulers and other stakeholders held inside the Conference Hall of the …

Communities in the Niger Delta have threatened to cripple oil production in the region if the Federal Government continues to remain adamant over the growing clamour for the release of the detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu has remained in a solitary confinement at the Abuja headquarters of the Department of State Services, …