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Vice President Kashim Shettima, yesterday, departed Abuja for Beijing, China, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the upcoming 3rd Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Forum scheduled to hold from 16th to 18th October, 2023. The delegation of the Vice President to the Forum included Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf M. Tuggar; Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Atiku Abubakar Bagudu; …

Nigeria’s inflation rate has climbed to 26.72 per cent, marking a 0.92 per cent increase from the previous month’s 25.80 per cent. The National Bureau of Statistics disclosed this on Monday via its latest Consumer Price Index report for September 2023. It was shared on the X handle of NBS. Inflation rate The upsurge in inflation is mainly linked to …

The UN Security Council said it will discuss the Israel-Hamas war Monday, as the crisis deepens with Israel gearing up for a ground offensive in Gaza. The council said it will start deliberations at 6:00 pm (2200 GMT). Diplomats say two competing draft resolutions are being discussed: one from Russia urging a ceasefire and delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, …

President Bola Tinubu swore in three additional ministers into his 48-person cabinet at noon on Monday. Jamila Bio Ibrahim, Ayodele Olawande and Balarabe Lawal took the oath of office at 12:15 pm at the Council Chamber of the State House before the start of the Federal Executive Council meeting which Tinubu is presiding. This comes nearly two weeks after the …

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has disclosed its plan to meet with President Bola Tinubu to canvass for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Ohanaeze President, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, said this on Saturday during a courtesy visit to the leadership of the Supreme Council of Nigeria Traditional Rulers, Southeast chapter …

…Urges Federal Government to halt brain drain in Nigerian Universities. By Igbotako Nowinta Vice Chancellors of the ivory towers in Nigeria have been advised to stop playing politics with their jobs and concentrate on the well beings of students and lecturers. This view was made over the weekend by a professor of ethics, social, cultural and political philosophy, Cyrille Ngamen …

…Says Nigeria is gateway to African market Dele Kelvin Oye Esq., the National President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), took the stage at the 2023 Nigeria-Italy Business and Investment Forum to showcase investment opportunities in different sectors of Nigeria’s economy. The areas he touted included agriculture, manufacturing, technology and renewable energy, among …

…Shi’ites demand emancipation In a surprising turn of events, the Federal Government has reissued travel documents to Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, the formerly detained leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN). Furthermore, during a convocation ceremony held on Saturday, October 14, 2023, at the University of Tehran in Iran, he was awarded an honorary doctorate degree. This development has sparked …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been called upon to ensure that the electorates exercise their franchise without any form of intimidation in the Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi states governorship polls holding on the 11th November this year. The National Chairman of the opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP), Alh Shehu Gabam made this known during the unveiling of the Muri- Sam …

Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has reassured that the commission would transmit real-time all results  of the November 11 off cycle governorship elections in Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo states through INEC Result Viewing Portal (IREV). Yakubu gave the assurance yesterday in Lokoja, Kogi State, while carrying out on-the-spot assessmentof the mock accreditation and facilities, as well …