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Mo Ibrahim Report 2024: Nigeria’s Place Among Africa’s Worst in Governance

2 months ago9528 min

Nigeria’s Struggles with Rights and Rule of Law: Insights from the 2024 Mo Ibrahim Report In its 2024 assessment, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation has ranked Nigeria among the worst countries in Africa for respecting human rights, upholding the rule of law, and ensuring access to justice. This alarming categorization sheds light on ongoing challenges within the country’s governance and judicial systems, prompting calls for urgent reforms and greater accountability. Understanding the Mo Ibrahim Foundation The...

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N’Delta drums support for NNPC-OMS amid 400,000 barrel oil theft

1 year ago1204 min

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Ocean Marine Solutions (OMS) collaboration has been urged by the Niger Delta region to increase support from the federal government in order to expand the nation’s production of crude oil. While the nation’s crude oil output continued to be poor, falling short of budget benchmarks and OPEC quotas, the Federation Government reported last week that roughly 400,000 barrels of crude oil were still lost to thieves every...

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Tinubu tells Nigerians in India, I was a brilliant student back in school

1 year ago1622 min

On Thursday (today), President Bola Ahmed Tinubu claimed to have been a brilliant student in his earlier years when speaking to Nigerians living abroad. The Nigerian president is reportedly currently attending the G-20 Summit in India. However, Tinubu met with a number of Nigerian students who were studying in India on Thursday evening, and he cautioned them that they could succeed in their chosen fields if they put in the necessary effort, were sincere with...

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You are not the engineer working on refineries, Presidency slam Obasanjo

1 year ago1134 min

Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president of Nigeria, has been informed by the presidency that he will not be the one to decide whether or not Nigeria’s oil refineries will operate. The former leader claimed that he attempted to restart Nigeria’s oil refineries but was unsuccessful, and he implied that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s plan to do the same will fail. Obasanjo revealed in an exclusive interview with TheCable that he served as president of Nigeria...

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SSS uncovers plot to stage violent protest against Tinubu govt

1 year ago1563 min

According to the State Security Services, or SSS, a scheme to organise violent rallies to attack President Bola Tinubu’s administration and security forces has been discovered. This was revealed by the secret police in a Monday X handle post that was made and signed by SSS spokesman Peter Afunanya. Student leaders, young people, ethnic-based organisations, and disaffected groups are reportedly being organised for the protests, according to the statement. The “ring leaders of the plot,”...

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Nigerians asked to remain patient with Tinubu’s performance.

1 year ago1264 min

The Progressive Alliance Movement (PAM), a socio-political pressure group, has urged Nigerians to be patient with the new administration and to make room in their hearts to appreciate President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s efforts to alleviate people’s suffering as a result of the suspension of fuel subsidy. Members of the group reasoned that with genuine appreciation from citizens, public support, and patience, the president and administration would be better encouraged and spurred to do more to...

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NLC Rejects FG’s Palliative, Says Proposed Cash Transfer Robs Poor To Pay Rich

1 year ago8415 min

The Federal Government’s intentions to borrow $800 million to pay for palliative care in the form of cash transfers to some poor and vulnerable Nigerians have been roundly denounced by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, released a statement on Tuesday outlining the Congress’ position. Ajero referred to the plan to give N8,000 to each of the 12 million poorest households in Nigeria for a period of six months as...

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Elections: Those who cannot bear defeat do not deserve joy of victory – Tinubu

2 years ago902 min

President Bola Tinubu has declared that candidates who were unable to accept defeat in the last general election do not deserve to experience the joy of victory if they win in subsequent elections. The President, in his Democracy Day Nationwide Broadcast, acknowledged that the 2023 presidential election would be hotly contested, attributing the outcome to the country’s improving democracy. According to Bola Tinubu, “the beauty of democracy is that those who win elections today can...

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Nigeria Politics

June 12: Tinubu warns judiciary against ‘illegal orders,’ says elections have come and gone

2 years ago8815 min

President Bola Tinubu has noted that the 2023 general elections have passed, saying that those who accept the pain of defeat in elections do not deserve the joy of victory when their turn comes. Tinubu stated that Nigerians should never take democracy for granted, noting that the winner of the annulled presidential election on June 12, 1993, Chief MKO Abiola, sacrificed his life for it. Tinubu noted that June “the abortion, by military fiat, of...

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Full Text: President Tinubu addresses Nigerians on Democracy Day

2 years ago9214 min

TEXT OF DEMOCRACY DAY NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU ON JUNE 12, 2023. Fellow Nigerians, 2. Today marks the exact three decades since Nigerians went to the polls to exercise their inalienable right to elect a President of their choice to lead the transition from military dictatorship to a people’s representative government. 3. The military’s abrogation of Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola’s decisive victory in the June 12, 1993, presidential election, up to...

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