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TINUBU’S HARSH ECONOMIC POLICIES WIPED OUT MIDDLE CLASS — FALANA Falana noted that despite the President recently acknowledging the economic hardship faced by citizens, his policies have further deepened poverty. Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, stating that the administration’s “harsh neoliberal policies” have decimated Nigeria’s middle class and worsened living conditions for millions …
Read More »FUEL PRICES NEARS N1,000 PER LITRE AS MARKETERS, RETAILERS TRADE BLAME
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Read More »BAYO OJULARI’S DAYS ARE NUMBERED AS NNPC GMD – THE CABLE
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Read More »INSIDE STORY OF THE EXTRAVAGANT LIFESTYLE THAT LANDED NNPCL BOSS, OJULARI, INTO TROUBLE
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Read More »MTN, AIRTEL USERS SPENT N2.5TRN ON CALLS, DATA IN SIX MONTHS
MTN, AIRTEL USERS SPENT ₦2.5TR ON CALLS, DATA IN SIX MONTHS Subscribers on MTN and Airtel networks spent a total of N2.53tn on voice and data services in the first half of 2025, representing a 50.9 per cent increase from the N1.68tn recorded in the corresponding period of 2024. This is according to an analysis of the half-year 2025 results …
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