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Osinbajo at Ministerial retreat, decries dearth of synergy in fiscal, monetary policies
Lack of synergy between fiscal and monetary policies is the major cause of unnecessary drawbacks in the nation’s economic performance and planning, Vice-President...
Algeria dumps colonial French language, introduces English into schools
The decision to shift the language of instruction from French to English in Algeria has caused a drift between the conservatives who agree...
Publish names of oil thieves in two weeks or face legal action, SERAP tells Buhari
Worried by the mindless and unrestrained plundering and theft of the country’s oil, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President...
Ex-Aviation Minister Chidoka loses family member, 54, to negligent, uncaring FG’s hospital medical personnel in Abuja
….the doctor, on sighting Apostle Paul Egbon, pronounced him dead in the car and asked the wife to take the coprse to the...
Inflation: Use money spent on petrol subsidy to support vulnerable households, IMF advises FG
In a bid to cushion the effects of food shortages and inflation triggered by flooding and climate change, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
CDS Irabor, Police Affairs Minister say No to states deploying weapons for their security outfits
The Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi and the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Luck Irabor, have declared that the deployment...
Finally, ASUU suspends eight months strike
In a bid to stave off contempt charge, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its eight-month-old industrial action. The decision...
Osun Speaker, aides in auto crash
The convoy of the Osun State Speaker, Mr Timothy Owoeye has crashed on the Ilesha-Osogbo road in the state, according to a report...
Breaking in: Appeal Court discharges Nnamdi Kanu of terrorism charge, declares extradition illegal
The three-member Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Thursday struck out the terrorism charges slammed against the detained leader of of the Indigenous People...
Senate probes N5trn disbursed to State House, FG’s agencies from 2017 to 2021
In its quest to unearth how about N5 trillion was spent by some federal government agencies, the Senate on Wednesday summoned the Budget...
Flooding: We’re yet to ascertain extent of damage to roads – FG
The Federal government says it is yet to ascertain the level of damage the current floods ravaging some parts of the country has...
Ariwoola takes oath as 18th Chief Justice of Nigeria
Justice Olukayode Ariwoola on Wednesday took oath of office as the 18th Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Persecondnews reports that President Muhammadu Buhari...
National honours, call to duty – Senate President
The Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan, said on Tuesday that the conferment of national honours on him and fellow awardees was an additional...
Nigeria At 62: Buhari Confers National Honour On 440 Nigerians, 7 Foreigners
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday conferred various categories of national honour awards on 440 Nigerians and seven foreigners. The event which is part...
Lagos gets FG’s approval for construction of Lekki International airport
The Lagos State Government has received approval of the Federal Government for the construction of the Lekki International Airport on the Lekki-Epe axis...
US slips towards recession, JP Morgan Chase boss warns
The US economy is sliding into recession in the next six to nine months,JP Morgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon said. “These are very,...
