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DELTA PDP CONGRATULATES GOVERNOR OBOREVWORI ON HIS APPEAL COURT VICTORY
DELTA PDP CONGRATULATES GOVERNOR OBOREVWORI ON HIS APPEAL COURT VICTORY Delta State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has expressed its hearty congratulations to the State Governor and leader of the party in the State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, on his well-deserved Appeal Court victory. The felicitations, which was contained in a congratulatory message by the Delta […]
Economic Council Recommends Disaster Insurance Policy
The National Economic Council, under the Chairmanship of Vice President Kashim Shettima has strongly recommended the adoption of a national disaster insurance policy for Nigeria. This was part of resolutions reached at this month’s meeting of the Council. Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu revealed this while briefing Journalists at the end of […]
No Accurate Population Data – Senate Committee
The Chairman of the Senate committee on National Identity and National Population, Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi, has lamented the absence of accurate population data to plan Nigeria. He also regretted that successive administrations have relied on inconsistent numbers making it difficult to arrive at a strategic plan for the future. Addressing a delegation from the […]
Naira Drops To N956/$ As Dollar Supply Falls By 46%
The naira fell to N956/$ on the official Investor and Exporter forex window as dollar supply declined by 46.77 per cent. This is a 13.78 per cent decline from the N840.53/$ the naira closed trading on Wednesday according to data from the FMDQ Securities Exchange. Also, the turnover of dollars traded in the market fell […]
Military arrests arms suppliers of notorious Zamfara bandit kingpin, Bello Turji
The military high command announced that troops in separate operations arrested suspected gunrunners supplying weapons to notorious bandit kingpin, Bello Turji. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, November 23, 2023, the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, said the suspects were on their way to supply arms and ammunition to the bandit leader […]
Tinubu inherited a dead economy – Soludo says
Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, has stated that the administration of President Bola Tinubu took over a “dead economy” bequeathed by its predecessors. The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria stated this on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Thursday, Nov. 23, while analysing the naira’s decline under the new government. Soludo said that […]
Legalizing prost!tution could be the secret weapon to save marriages – Former Minister
A former Zimbabwean minister, Nyasha Chikwinya has called for the legalization of s3x work in the country. The former Zanu PF cabinet minister who spoke at a meeting organized by the Economic Justice Women Project (EJWP), urged policymakers to prioritize the concerns of sex workers. She stated that sex workers play a significant role in preventing […]