FUN FACT Soludo wins the election, he would be the second CBN governor in Nigeria’s history to also become governor of a state in the country. The first was Clement Isong, former governor of Cross River state. Isong was CBN governor from 1967 to 1975. He was Cross River governor …
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Anambra election: Soludo dedicates victory to policemen killed by gunmen during town hall meeting Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has dedicated his victory in the 2021 Anambra Governorship Election to three policemen killed when he was …
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In the face of inequalities in wealth and opportunity worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, impact investing – an approach that integrates society’s social and environmental goals, can no longer be ignored, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Osinbajo made the observation in a keynote speech delivered virtually at the …
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The International Air Transport Association has said the price of jet fuel has continued to increase in recent weeks, with its price increasing by 70 per cent since the start of 2021. According to IATA, the Switzerland-based trade organisation representing over 290 international airlines, the increase in Jet A1 price …
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The 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory generated N849.123bn as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in 2021 compared to N612.87bn in 2020. A report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) yesterday disclosed that N398 billion was generated in the first quarter of 2021 and N450bn in the second quarter, …
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Despite the preliminary tension and security threats, Anambra State failed to explode on Saturday. The much-awaited gubernatorial poll was largely peaceful except for some pockets of incidences. A total of 18 parties took part in the election. However, it ended up a three-horse race, narrowed down to Prof Chukwuma Soludo …
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The Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah, on Tuesday, in Abuja insisted that capital punishment against illegal miners is the potent way of stopping fleecing of nation’s resources in the mining and solid minerals sector. This was even as he said that the …
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All appears not to be well within the All Progressive Congress as a meeting of the enlarged Tripartite Committee set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to resolve disagreements in the party ended in a stalemate on Tuesday. Stakeholders at the meeting which held at the Banquet Hall of the State …
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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, said that Nigeria will soon end the importation of wheat which he said gulps 2 billion dollars annually. Buhari stated this on Tuesday while launching the first ever rainfed commercial wheat cultivation which took place in Bassa Local Government Area of …
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Nigeria is considering an “Operation Feed Yourself” initiative to encourage the establishment of urban farms and small home gardens in the country. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said the initiative, which was part of efforts to address malnutrition in Nigeria, would be under the auspices of the National Economic Council and …
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