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Fuel Subsidy, election defeat: 10 key issues Tinubu addressed in his first Democracy Day broadcast

On Monday, June 12, 2023, President Bola Tinubu delivered his first Democracy Day address in…

Bola TinubuPresident Tinubu Signs Bill Granting 300% Salary Rise for Judicial Officers
‘Those who can’t endure election defeat don’t deserve joy of victory’ – Full text of Tinubu’s Democracy Day address

1. Fellow Nigerians, 2. It is exactly three decades today that Nigerians went to the…

Why we declared Binance Nigeria illegal – By SEC

The attention of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) has been drawn to the…

Naira Redesign: Tinubu suspends Godwin Emefiele, Nigeria’s longest-serving CBN Governor
Godwin Emefiele: CBN’s longest serving governor arrested after suspension. Here’s all we know about his travails

On Friday, June 9, 2023, President Bola Tinubu suspended the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele,…

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Tinubu suspends Emefiele as CBN governor. Here’s what the law says about his removal

President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, June 9, 2023, announced the suspension of Godwin Emefiele as…

Naira Dollar Inflation
Tinubu signs Electricity Act 2023. Here’s what it means and how it affects you

Less than three months after Muhammadu Buhari moved electricity from the exclusive list to the…

Nigeria Air
A timeline of Nigeria Air – the ‘nonexistent’ national carrier that gulped ₦3.8 billion

On May 26, 2023, an aircraft painted in green and white with the inscription ‘Nigeria…

Fifth phase of ‘What Can We Do Together’ kicks off with plan to revamp 40 PHCs across Nigeria

The MTN Foundation has launched the fifth phase of its What Can We Do Together…

Bola TinubuPresident Tinubu Signs Bill Granting 300% Salary Rise for Judicial Officers
Unified retirement age for judicial officers: Why Tinubu’s first bill as President sparked mixed reactions

On Thursday, June 8, 2023, President Bola Tinubu signed to law the bill unifying the…

What’s minimum wage, how’s it determined and number of times it’s been reviewed in Nigeria
What’s minimum wage, how’s it determined in Nigeria?

The recent increase in petrol pump prices has sparked conversations around Nigeria’s minimum wage, as…

Naira Dollar Inflation
What is Exchange rate unification and how does it affect Nigerians?

A few days after President Bola Tinubu announced in his May 29, 2023, inaugural speech…

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Who are Special Advisers and what are their duties as Senate approves Tinubu’s request to appoint 20

The Nigerian Senate, on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, approved the request of President Bola Tinubu…

Federal Character
What we know about Nigeria’s fuel subsidy regime and its origin

Panic, uncertainty, scarcity, and a hike in petrol prices trailed President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of…

#FreeSenegal: Who is Ousmane Sonko and why’s his sentencing sparking unrest in Senegal?
#FreeSenegal: Who is Ousmane Sonko and why’s his sentencing sparking unrest in Senegal?

The hashtag #FreeSenegal has been trending on social media since Senegal’s opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko,…

Meet 20 fellows selected for 2023 Media Innovation Programme
Meet 20 fellows selected for 2023 Media Innovation Programme

After a rigorous selection process from a pool of over 2,000 applicants, the School of…

Remembering 10 Controversial things Buhari said as Nigeria’s 15th president
Lazy Nigerian youths: Remembering 10 controversial things Buhari said as Nigeria’s 15th president

In the eight years of Muhammadu Buhari’s presidency, Nigeria witnessed a significant number of highly…

10 issues that have featured prominently in Nigeria's president's inaugural speeches since 2007
10 issues that have featured prominently in Nigerian presidents’ inaugural speeches since 2007

Since Nigeria’s transition to democracy in 1999, the inaugural speeches of the newly-elected presidents always…

‘My appointment as Chief of Staff takes effect from June 14’ – Femi Gbajabiamila

Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said his appointment as Chief of Staff…