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How Nigerian lawmakers allocated N6.6 trillion for ‘unknown projects’ in 2024 budget…
The last may just not have been heard about the alleged padding of the 2024 budget by the 10th National Assembly in Nigeria (NASS).
In the wake of the allegation by now-suspended Senator Abdul Ningi (Bauchi Central) that the Senate!-->!-->!-->…
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ANALYSIS: Budget padding, Ningi’s suspension, constituency projects largesse and burden of…
On Tuesday, the Nigerian Senate suspended Abdul Ningi, the senator representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District for three months over an allegation that the 2024 budget was padded with N3 trillion.
Ningi, who resigned as the!-->!-->!-->…
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Left to suffer: Agony of 14-year-old in Kano prison
By Muhammad Abdul
Abdullahi Surajo, a 14-year-old boy currently suffering at the Kurumawa maximum prison in Kano, North West Nigeria, has called on Kano Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, to set him free from detention.
Surajo, who!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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The digital currency boom in Nigeria: Exploring opportunities and overcoming challenges in a new…
In recent years, Nigeria has witnessed an unprecedented digital currency boom, a testament to the country's growing prominence on the global financial stage. Central to this phenomenon is the surge in crypto trading in Nigeria, a movement!-->…
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Will the return of Sunday Igboho lead to fresh crisis between Yoruba farmers and Fulani herders?
Sunday Adeyemo, a self-acclaimed warlord named after his home town Igboho, in Oyo State, after over 30 months away. He fled the country following an attack on his residence in Ibadan in July 2021 by agents of the State Security Service!-->…
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In 2022, Nigeria unveils the world’s largest rice pyramid. Today, Nigerians are unable to…
On Jan. 18, 2022, ex-president Muhammadu Buhari unveiled the world's largest rice pyramid in a bid to increase local rice production and cheaper rice for Nigerians.
Speaking during the launch, Buhari said the pyramids marked the!-->!-->!-->…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Dilapidated Obollo-Oturkpo road helping kidnappers in Enugu-Kogi borders
By Ben Aroh
The bad state of Obollo-Oturkpo road on Enugu-Benue borders makes passengers travelling from Eastern parts of the country to the North apply Enugu-Kogi route, which today records steady kidnap cases. Ben Aroh examines the!-->!-->!-->…
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EDITORIAL: What next for Nigerians as NLC becomes a toothless bulldog amid economic hardship?
On February 16, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) declared a two-day nationwide mass protest to be held on February 27 and 28 over the economic hardship being faced by Nigerians.
This was after the Labour Union and Trade Union Congress!-->!-->!-->…
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EXPOSED: Tinubu sets to travel to Qatar with two sons, 36 others amid moves to cut cost of…
President Bola Tinubu is set to visit Qatar with two of his children, Seyi and Yinka. The two sons are among the delegation to travel with the President on a state visit to Doha.
SOLACEBASE reports that the trip is scheduled for!-->!-->!-->…
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TIMELINE: Long walk to the reduction of cost of governance as recommended by Oronsaye report since…
On Monday, February 26, President Bola Tinubu ordered the implementation of the Stephen Oronsaye report that called for a leaner government by merging some agencies and scrapping some others.
“Twelve years after the Steve Oronsaye panel!-->!-->!-->…
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