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The liberal, independent, newspaper devoted to fair, balanced, and progressive ideas on Nigerian, African, and global affairs.

World takes deep breath as Israel, Hezbollah agree to US-brokered ceasefire, after one year of Lebanon’s worst war

American President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the U.S. helped secure a ceasefire deal in Lebanon, which would end fighting between Israel and Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. His announcement came as Israel’s Cabinet approved the ceasefire after urging from Israeli Prime Minister
November 27, 2024

‘Brazen’ payment swap deal at RMAFC: Oil-producing  States ask court to set aside consent judgment in favour of company not originally involved in contract execution

‘Brazen’ payment swap deal at RMAFC: Oil-producing  States ask court to set aside consent judgment in favour of company not originally involved in contract execution All nine oil-producing states, except Imo, have rejected a proposed payment swap by the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation & Fiscal Commission (RMAFC)
November 26, 2024

NACCIMA slams NBS report of 3.46% GDP growth, decline in unemployment rate as unrealistic, urges steps to address inflation, rising taxation, others

The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA), has described the latest report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) claiming Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 3.46% and decline in unemployment rate to 4.6% for third
November 26, 2024

Obaseki’s camp decries Okpebholo’s ‘shameless’ excuses for shutting down E-Gov platform, fears it’s telltale sign of clueless govt

Former Governor Godwin Obaseki’s Media Office has expressed “surprise and deep disappointment” at the “utterly ridiculous statement by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Umar Musa Ikhilor, where he laboriously attempted to justify the illogical shutdown of the Edo e-governance
November 26, 2024

Freudian slip? Sanwo-Olu’s aide reveals those who burnt Tinubu’s TV station during #EndSARS have been executed, gets suspended 

In what has been described as the mother of all slips, Mr. Wale Ajetunmobi, Senior Special Assistant on Print Media to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has claimed that the perpetrators of the arson on Television Continental (TVC) during the #EndSARS protest
November 26, 2024