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• N318 billion subsidy now paid monthly• Marketers lament inability to import as NNPC maintains monopoly with FX access There are indications that the Federal Government may have returned subsidy payment on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), using the supposed commercialised Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to manage the market shocks and maintain monopoly of the downstream segment of the nation’s …

•World Bank: With right policies Nigeria can achieve 7% growth  •Financial sector key to actualising development agenda, says Bagudu . •Shonubi: Banking industry not doing enough for economy Vice President Kashim Shettima, yesterday declared that the decision to end the petrol subsidy regime by the administration of President Bola Tinubu was irrevocable as he rallied the financial sector to support current …

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said that all passport backlogs in Nigeria should be cleared within two weeks. Tunji-Ojo said that there is no excuse for passport delays in Nigeria and that the scarcity and delay in issuing new passports and renewing old ones are fueling corruption in the sector. The Minister made this announcement during an interview …

Annul Tinubu’s election and declare Obi winner Cancel the elections and order a fresh poll among the 18 candidates Cancel the elections and order a re-run between the best two Order a re-run between Tinubu and Atiku Order a re-run between Atiku and Obi The five justices Who’ll decide Tinubu’s, Atiku’s, Obi’s fate The four men and one woman, who …

Respite may come the way of the Deputy Governor of Edo State, Rt. Hon Philip Shaibu over the crisis between him and his principal, Governor Godwin Obaseki and others as he has written a letter withdrawing the suit. A statement personally signed by Shaibu said his decision was to respect the intervention of several individuals including religious, prominent Edo people …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON  Poised to forestall possible breakdown of law and other after tomorrow’s ruling by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, the police have strengthened deployment of officers and warned mischief makers against misinformation and unguarded utterances across the country.  The police also reiterated commitment towards safety of lives and property before, during and after …

President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, expressed support for new partnerships with global technology companies to ensure that data from public institutions are accurate and transparent in providing templates on which proper public sector planning can occur across sectors.Speaking at a meeting with the Global Vice President of Oracle, Andres Garcia Arroyo, in Abuja, the President welcomed the company’s commitment to Nigeria’s …

An eight-man committee has been inaugurated by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, to set up a roadmap for the education sector in line with the “Renewed Hope” agenda of President Bola Tinubu. The committee headed by Dr. Nuhu Yakubu, has as one of its members a former Deputy Director-General of the Nigerian Law School, Prof. Ernest Ojukwu, and …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has initiated a two-day warning strike, resulting in a crowd gathering outside the Apapa port as its staff were denied entry. The NLC’s decision to commence strike comes after it declined a meeting with the Federal Government due to escalating hardships and suffering across the country caused by the removal of fuel subsidies. On Friday, …

• Ex-president: I knew Buhari didn’t understand economics, but didn’t know he was so reckless • Sanusi says inexperienced rookie bought private jet under ex-president A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and a former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, have hinted that former President Muhammadu Buhari, destroyed the Nigerian economy in the eight years that he administered the country. Speaking …