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Babachir Lawal, former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), says fielding two Muslims as presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will cause division. Lawal said this on Thursday during an interview with ARISE TV. On July 10, Bola Tinubu, APC presidential candidate, announced Kashim Shettima, former […]

Nigeria has been ranked 123rd out of 146 countries on the 2022 global gender gap index, which measures access to resources and opportunities in countries.  In 2021, the country was ranked 139th out of 156 countries. The World Economic Forum (WEF), in its publication titled: ‘Global Gender Gap Report 2022’, released on […]

Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has picked Isaac Idahosa, general overseer of God First Ministry, as his running mate for the 2023 presidential election. The party disclosed this in a tweet on Thursday. “Our VP Pastor Bishop Isaac Idahosa from Edo State,” the party wrote. […]

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says he is open to meeting with Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state.  Abubakar said this on Thursday while fielding questions from journalists in Osogbo, Osun state capital. When asked if the party is divided into factions, Abubakar said: “It is a […]

The naira, on Thursday, fell to N620 per dollar at the parallel market amid the lingering scarcity of the greenback. The figure represents a depreciation of N5 or 0.8 percent from the N615 it traded last week. Currency traders known as Bureaux De Change operators (BDCs), who spoke to TheCable in Lagos, said […]

An Ikeja special offences court in Lagos has convicted Baba Ijesha, the embattled actor, of sexual assault involving a minor. Source: Top Stories

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has asked Catriona Laing, British high commissioner to Nigeria, to cancel her planned visit to the south-east.  The proscribed separatist group said its counsel is based on intelligence report of an “orchestrated conspiracy” to assassinate the UK official in the south-east and blame it on IPOB. […]

The court of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ruled that the banning of Twitter by the Nigerian government is “unlawful”. In June 2021, Lai Mohammed, minister of information, announced the “indefinite” suspension of Twitter’s operations in the country. According to the minister, the social media platform was engaging […]

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has advised countries to discontinue trade measures fuelling food price volatility. Qu Dongyu, FAO director-general, said this on Thursday at the opening of the 75th session of the committee on commodity problems (CCP). The CCP is FAO’s longest-established technical committee. It reviews […]

Emmanuel Osodeke, president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), says Chris Ngige, minister of labour, has been misinforming President Muhammadu Buhari on the union’s strike. On July 11, Buhari appealed to the union to reconsider its ongoing strike because the action is taking a toll on parents and students. Speaking […]