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N39BN ICC COST CAN BUILD 312 HEALTH CENTRES, 1,200 CLASSROOMS Fourteen months after the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja was shut down for renovation, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, alongside the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, inaugurated the rehabilitated facility on Tuesday, with pomp and circumstance as the minister renamed the national asset after the president. Tinubu hailed the rehabilitation of …

WHY TINUBU CAN’T ACHIEVE ANY MEANINGFUL ECONOMIC REFORM – AGBAKOBA Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Dr Olisa Agbakoba, has said that President Bola Tinubu cannot achieve any meaningful economic reform with the current political governance structure in the country. Agbakoba stated this on Friday while fielding questions on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. The senior lawyer suggested that …

RUNNING FOR SENATE NOW COSTS OVER N1.2BN – ALIBABA ALLEGES Veteran Nigerian comedian and social commentator, Alibaba, has raised alarm over the skyrocketing cost of contesting for political office in Nigeria, warning that the financial demands are fuelling corruption and undermining public service. In a video interview posted by @outsidethebox_nix on Instagram, Alibaba claimed that winning a senatorial seat now …

TINUBU IS DETACHED FROM THE SUFFERING OF ORDINARY NIGERIANS – EX-SENATOR Usman Bugaje, a former senator who represented the Jibia/Kaita Federal Constituency in the National Assembly has lashed out at President Bola Tinubu. According to him, Tinubu may be completely surrounded by sycophants shielding him from the harsh realities Nigerians are facing. Bugaje spoke on Thursday during Channels Television’s special …

WHAT WE HAVE IN NIGERIA IS CIVILIAN RULE, NOT FULL DEMOCRACY – FAYEMI Former Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has said Nigeria remains short of full democratic status, twenty-six years after returning to civil rule. Fayemi made the comment during a Channels Television programme held to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day. He said that while elections have become part of …

COURT ADMITS ‘RADIO BIAFRA’ TRANSMITTER AS EVIDENCE IN NNAMDI KANU’S TRIAL The Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted in evidence a radio transmitter allegedly smuggled into the country by the detained self acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Justice James Omotosho admitted the transmitter along with a 20-foot container in which it was allegedly …

KEYAMO ORDERS PROBE OF AIR PEACE, OSHIOMHOLE FEUD Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, has ordered aviation agencies to investigate the incident involving Air Peace and former Edo State Governor, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, at the Murtala Muhammed Airport domestic terminal on Wednesday. There was a drama on Wednesday morning at the Zulu terminal of the domestic airport …

FG TO TRAIN 100,000 YOUTHS ANNUALLY IN FOREX TRADING The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Investonaire Academy to train 100,000 young Nigerians every year in foreign exchange trading, as part of efforts to tackle unemployment and drive financial inclusion. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday, signed by the Federal Ministry of Youth Development’s Director …

ONLY TWO BANKS MEET CBN N500BN CAPITALLISATION THRESHOLD Only two Tier 1 banks, Zenith Bank and Access Holdings Plc, have surpassed the N500 billion share capital and share premium threshold set by the Central Bank of Nigeria for banks with international licences, Proshare report has revealed. The report, titled ‘Tier 1 Banks Report: Getting Bigger, Braver, and Dominant – The …

HELP ME APOLOGIZE TO JONATHAN, I WAS NAIVE IN MY CRITICISM, EL-RUFAI’S SON BEGS FATHER, SAYS HE’S NOW WISER The lawmaker representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Bello El-Ruafi, has expressed regret for criticising the administration of former President, Goodluck Jonathan. Bello, son of former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, in an interview on Channels …