Tinubu tasks APC governors with picking his running mate as Inec deadline looms

FORMER Lagos State governor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is to meet with the All Progressive Congress's (APC) incumbent governors over the next 24 hours and task them with the assignment of picking his running mate as the deadline for submission looms.

 

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Kingsley Moghalu's presidential campaign in turmoil as he suffers shock defeat in ADC primaries

FORMER Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) deputy governor Professor Kingsley Moghalu has suffered a shock setback in his bid to become Nigeria's next president after he was defeated in the primaries of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) yesterday.

 

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Whoever wins needs to send a Loans Procurement Bill to the National Assembly immediately he assumes office in May next year to fund infrastructural development

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[1] In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a report in which it warned that Nigeria’s debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio was growing at an alarming rate. Although still within reason as the federal government’s external debt of $40bn is still less than 10% of GDP, the way it is growing gives cause for concern. It is only a matter of time before it gets out of control

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Osinbajo's campaign team congratulates Tinubu as he emerges winner of APC primaries

VICE president Professor Yemi Osinbajo has congratulated former Lagos State governor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu over his recent victory in the presidential primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) which held in Abuja yesterday.

 

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Osimhen all set for return to action against Sierra Leone in Nations Cup qualifier tomorrow

SUPER Eagles talisman Victor Osimhen will lead Nigeria's attack tomorrow when the national team locks horns with Sierra Leone in an African Cup of Nations qualifier at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja.

 

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Nigeria Police Force pays N64m to the families of 30 officers who died in the line of duty in Niger State

FAMILIES of 30 policemen who worked for the Niger State Police Command and lost their lives in the course of duty during 2020 and 2021 have been paid a sum of N64m ($154,240) by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF)

 

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Ohaneze asks southern governors to boost Amotekun and Ebubeagu in response to Owo massacre

PAN-Igbo umbrella organisation Ohanaeze Ndigbo has called on the Southern Governors Forum to come together and strengthen their local vigilante groups especially Amotekun and Ebubeagu in response to the recent massacre of innocent worshippers in Owo.

 

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Nigeria Air's takeoff delayed by an inability to purchase aircraft as sectors reels from effects of Covid-19

PLANS to get proposed national carrier Nigeria Air up and running have been hampered by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the aviation industry which has prevented the airline's management from purchasing the required aircraft.

 

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APC governors and NWC meet and prune the list of candidates down to five ahead of summit

LEADERS of Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have recommended five candidates to President Muhammadu Buhari and the party ahead of today's summit where delegates will elect their flagbearer at next year's polls.

 

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