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Some members of the house of representatives have commended Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the lower legislative chamber, for “carrying all interests along” in the composition of committee chairs. The legislators, who refer to themselves as “like-minded lawmakers,” said there is no disagreement regarding the appointment of chairmanship of the standing committees announced by […]

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its growth forecast for the global economy to 3 percent in 2023 — up from a 2.8 percent projection in April. This is contained in the Washington-based institution’s latest world economic outlook (WEO) titled ‘Near-Term Resilience, Persistent Challenges (July 2023)’. The IMF said though the […]

The United States issued Nigeria and Ghana their highest-ever student visa in history in 2022, a recent report has revealed.  ApplyBoard, the Canadian educational company, said more African students were awarded F1 visas in 2022 than ever before, citing data from the US Department of State. F1 visa is usually issued to […]

Open Alliance, a coalition of civil society organisations working to improve openness and accountability in governance, has called for an immediate forensic audit of the national social register. The call follows the concerns raised by the National Economic Council (NEC) over the credibility of the register. The register, comprising names of vulnerable […]

President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, transmitted a list of 28 ministerial nominees to the national assembly for screening, in time before the 60-day deadline set by a recent constitutional amendment.  TheCable had reported that the nominees were selected from 25 states of the federation — excluding 11 states.  An analysis by TheCable […]

Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria will give its fullest support to both domestic and foreign investors. Olusola Abiola, director of information, office of the VP, in a statement, said Shettima spoke on Friday while addressing political and business leaders at the second plenary session of the Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg, Russia. […]

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has ordered an end to the weekly sit-at-home in the south-east. In a letter, posted on Twitter on Friday by Aloy Ejimakor, special counsel to Kanu, the IPOB leader asked Simon Ekpa, his self-acclaimed disciple, to desist from calling for further sit-at-home. […]

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock over the coup in the Niger Republic that overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum. TheCable reported that Abdourahamane Tiani, a general and former head of Bazoum’s presidential guard, was declared as Niger’s new head of state. Bazoum’s presidential guard had held him hostage in the palace on Wednesday, on account […]

President Bola Tinubu says the federal government is willing to support Google, the multinational tech giant, to create one million digital jobs in Nigeria. Tinubu gave the assurance in Abuja on Friday evening during the visit of Richard Gingras, vice president of news at Google, to his office. The president told the […]