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Phrank Shaibu, the Special Assistant on Public Communication to the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, has claimed that poverty has deepened, while inflation skyrocketed within the first 40 days of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. He stressed that Tinubu’s administration had made Nigerians “susceptible to manipulation.” In a statement he signed, Shaibu insisted that […]

A group, United Action Front of Civil Society, has faulted what it termed combative reaction of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration, following a report on the last general elections released by European Union Election Observation Mission (EU-EOM). Head, National Coordinating Centre of the group, Olawale Okunniyi, yesterday, said: “It is indeed obvious that the Tinubu-led

Human Rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, has lamented that “plutocracy has replaced democracy in Nigeria,” the effect of which is that “people have lost confidence in the democratic process.” Falana stated this in a keynote address, titled: ‘General Elections in Nigeria 2023: A Review of the Nation’s Political Culture and Electoral Integrity’, and delivered at

It noted that the government-owned broadcasters did not have editorial and financial independence. The report said NTA and FRCN policy lack merits, and former Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, enjoyed this privilege during the election, as the government-owned outlets notably quoted him during the political campaign period. “Both can be dismissed on vague grounds,” the

Trouble in health sector as drugs, cost of care spike by 150%Nigerians may have begun to feel the inflationary impact of floating of the Naira as well as subsidy removal as prices of essential drugs and cost of care in the health sector have spiked lately, much to the discomfort of care seekers and practitioners.

A member of the Monetary Policy Committee, Adeola Adenikinju, has said Nigerian banks operating cost is higher than other countries and should be reduced. The Central Bank of Nigeria released this in his personal statement made at the last MPC meeting. In his report, he said, “Interest margins to total operating income declined from 58.1

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has warned that 14 states and 31 communities may witness heavy rainfall leading to flooding from July 4 to 8 across the country. The warning was contained in a statement issued Wednesday by the Coordinator, NEMA, Lagos Territorial Office, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye. Farinloye urged relevant stakeholders within the affected

The Federal Government said it is making efforts to ensure that healthcare workers who have left the country to seek greener pastures return to contribute to the development of the health sector. The Special Adviser to the President on Health, Dr. Salma Anas-Ibrahim made this known on Tuesday at the joint World Health Organisation stakeholders’

The Labour Party has lambasted the federal government for discrediting the European Union’s conclusion on the 2023 General Election. It was recalled that the EU had in its final assessment and report on the 2023 general elections, declared that there were some irregularities in the last elections. The EU observers stressed that the trust reposed

Nigeria’s 2023 general elections comprising the presidential, National Assembly, governorship and state houses of assembly elections might have come and gone, but the echoes have continued to reverberate; they are not in a hurry to fizzle away. Following the outcome of the elections, particularly the presidential election, and the Independent National Electoral Commission’s eventual declaration