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Day: October 30, 2026

We can pray for Nigeria here, no need for Saudi Arabia – Makinde slams Tinubu’s trip

The Presidential Candidate of the Advanced Peoples Movement, APM, and Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has criticized President Bola Tinubu over his trip to Saudi Arabia to pray for Nigeria. Makinde said there is no need for the president to travel all the way to Saudi Arabia to pray for the country when prayers…

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2027 campaign one-sided, only APC on ground, others are on social media – Umar Ardo

The Convener of the Northern League of Democrats, Umar Ardo, has accused other political parties of abandoning grassroots campaigns ahead of the 2027 elections. Ardo made this assertion on Thursday while fielding questions in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’. According to him, going round the nation’s capital, Abuja, and other states, it is…

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Ebola: A virus that refuses to disappear

By Chioma Obinna WHEN late Dr Ameyo Stella Adadevoh insisted that Patrick Sawyer be isolated at a Lagos hospital in July 2014, she was confronting a disease Nigeria had never experienced on that scale. Her decision to trust her clinical judgement, despite the pressure surrounding the patient, became a defining moment in the country’s fight…

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It’s not how much we borrow, but what we build — Tinubu

*Adds Lagos-Calabar, Sokoto-Badagry highways, power, ports’re drivers of $1trn economy *NLC demands justification for $20.5bn, €1.45bn loans  By Johnbosco Agbakwuru and Olayinka Ajayi ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu has defended his administration’s external borrowing plans, saying Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway, Trans-Sahara Superhighway, electricity grid upgrades and modernisation of key commercial ports in Lagos among…

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‎NDE targets job growth with five-year plan, revamp of 87 training centres

‎‎…ILO backs modern employment service, stronger labour market data to improve job opportunities‎‎By Johnbosco Agbakwuru‎‎ABUJA –The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has launched a five-year strategic plan aimed at expanding job creation and upgrading its 87 Skills Training Centres, many of which need rehabilitation, modern equipment, or full renovation to meet present-day training requirements.‎‎The 2027–2031…

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Tinubu defends borrowing plans, says investments ‘ll expand opportunities for future generations

‎‎By Johnbosco Agbakwuru‎‎ABUJA —PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has responded to criticism, especially from opposition leaders, over new loans the country has accessed from international institutions and banks.‎‎In an essay titled “From reforms to delivery: Our infrastructure investment and growth strategy,” to be published on Nigerian news platforms, President Tinubu wrote: “The real question is not how…

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