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ABUJA — The Senate has placed the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the South East Development Commission, Mark Okoye, under scrutiny over the management of funds released to the commission from its 2025 budget allocation.
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The Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria has expressed concern over the worsening security situation across the country, calling on the Federal Government to take urgent and decisive steps to address the escalating wave of killings, kidnappings, terrorism and banditry.
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Members of the Accord Party in Kaduna State have reaffirmed their support for the party’s presidential candidate, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, expressing confidence in his ability to provide leadership and address Nigeria’s challenges ahead of the 2027 general election.
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A growing number of northern political stakeholders have expressed support for Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his renewed commitment to serve only one term if elected president in 2027, describing the proposal as a practical step toward national unity and political inclusion.
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Nigeria’s much-trumpeted clean cooking and domestic gas utilisation campaign is currently being threatened by the ongoing Middle East crisis and market supply issues, as vulnerable families are turning to charcoal following a 67 per cent rise in the price of
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Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, disclosed on the floor of the Senate, yesterday, that the 11th Senate would consider a single term
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned that recent court rulings affecting aspects of its timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 general election could disrupt preparations for the polls if not urgently clarified by appellate courts. Some stakeholders
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Nigeria’s airtime lending market, a lifeline for millions of mobile subscribers, stands at a crossroads. With rapid growth driven
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The 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has challenged President Bola Tinubu’s administration
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The Nigerian naira traded relatively stable against the United States dollar on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, across both the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) and the parallel market, as market participants continued to monitor liquidity conditions and foreign exchange demand.
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