Opinion

Atiku’s Aide Criticizes ₦5 Bn Palliative, Says It’s Renewed Nonsense

Daniel Bwala, an aide to Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has strongly criticized the President Bola Tinubu administration’s decision to renew the ₦5 billion palliative. Bwala expressed his disdain for the renewed palliative, highlighting that the organized labour had scrutinized the allocation of the N5 billion to State […]

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Experts Warn That Failure In Niger Could Lead To ECOWAS Dissolution

Academics and stakeholders have sounded a warning that the continued existence of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as an organization is at stake if it does not take action to reinstate democratic governance in the Republic of Niger. This concern arises as experts unite in support of ECOWAS’s deliberation on employing military […]

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Zamfara Govt And The Prevailing Culture Of Non-payment Of Salary

By Khalifa JA’AFAR The prevailing culture in Zamfara state governments involves consistent non-payment of workers’ salary, with no imminent shift in this pattern anticipated. The ongoing salary issue in the state continues to be a significant concern, overshadowed by the persisting challenges of banditry and violence. The origins of this problem trace back to the […]

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Redirect ₦8,000 Monthly Palliative To Infrastructure

Abba Dukawa In my wide memo to the then President-elect published on March 2023, by both print and online mediums titled The task before the incoming Administration. I have reminded Mr president of the need to have a team of competent people and immediately roll out his economic blueprint. As Nigeria is neck-deep in debt […]

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₦500 Billion Palliatives: Each Nigerian To Receive ₦4,000

Nigeria is a country with a population of about 223.8 million people, according to the 2023 report by the United Nation. 84 million Nigerians wrangle in extreme poverty, surviving below $1.9 per day, while 133 million (63 percent of the country’s population) are multidimensionally poor, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).  The analysis […]

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Why Nigerians Must Fight For Basic Salary Of N90,000 At Least

By Abdulmumin Giwa The recent adoption of the new policy withdrawing fuel subsidy as contained in the Petroleum Act 2023 by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has raised a lot of eyebrows across the country. A situation which has led to the increase on the pump price of petrol per liter to a newly announced […]

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History Will Record Buhari As The Worst President Of Nigeria – Edwin Clark

Leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Pa Edwin Clark is of the opinion that Muhammadu Buhari will go down in history as Nigeria’s worst president. The former Federal Commissioner for Information who addressed a press conference at his residence in Abuja on Sunday, said “history will remember Buhari saying as the worst leader Nigeria […]

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If They Disturb Me In Daura, I Will Leave For Niger Republic – Buhari

With barely 38 days to the end of his eight-year two tenures, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday asked for forgiveness from those his actions may have hurt during the administration. Speaking inside the Banquet Hall of the presidential villa, Abuja, during a Sallah homage paid to him by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) residents led […]

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Dauda’s Victory in Zamfara: The Long Walk To Freedom – By Ibraheem Qoseem

Dear Dr Dauda Lawal, congratulations on your victory as the Zamfara State Governor elect, I wish you a peaceful stay in the office with swarming developmental and sustainable projects in the State. Late last year when Governor Mutawallee was asked if the PDP flagbearer Dr. Dauda Lawal being a threat with his rising popularity and […]

Opinion

NIGERIA@62 YEARS; Dissecting President Address (1)

ABBA DUKAWA Last week, Nigerians marked 62 years of independence to many, there is no much to cheer as the country still remained a toddler, unable to meet citizens basic needs and to other there is relatively some developments. Within six decades Nigeria has also witnessed different types of leaders who have moved the country […]