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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday said the Clean Nigeria Campaign is critical to the Nigerian government’s poverty reduction and social inclusion efforts. He noted that aside the main goal of ending open defecation across the country, the Buhari administration is prioritizing the Clean Nigeria Campaign as its success contributes to key initiatives including, enhancing social inclusion; poverty reduction; business growth, and entrepreneurship; greater access to quality education and affordable healthcare, among others. Prof. Osinbajo stated this in his remarks delivered virtually at a ceremony organized to mark the first anniversary of Clean Nigeria: Use the Toilet Campaign, today. According to…

The trial in absentia of Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, Pension Reform Task Force Team, (PRTFT) continued on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 before Justice Okong Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is prosecuting Maina, alongside his firm, Common Input Property and Investment Ltd on a 12-count charge of operating fictitious bank accounts, corruption, and money laundering to the tune of N2 billion. At today’s trial, counsel to Common Input Property and Investment Ltd (the second defendant), Adeola Adegbite told the court of his intention to disengage as the company’s counsel, but even though…

Former Nigerian Head of State, Yakubu Gowon has rubbished claims by British MP Tom Tugendhat that he stole half of Central Bank of Nigeria. Tugendhat on Monday accused the former Nigerian leader of looting the country’s apex bank while he was a military ruler. Tugendhat made this claim during the UK parliament’s debate on the #EndSars protest and Lekki tollgate shooting. The former Head of State who responded to MP’s claims in an interview with BBC described the allegations as ”Rubbish” An exasperated Gowon wondered where Tugendhat got the information from. “What the MP said is rubbish. I don’t know…

Felix Chukwuneke, a professor and consultant surgeon at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Nsukka, has taken to social media to mourn his daughter, Chisom, who died on October 18, 2020, barely a year after being named the best graduating WASSCE student of Graceland School, Enugu. Chisom, according to the school, obtained seven distinctions at the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE in 2019. The father said in a Facebook post that he flew her to South Africa for treatment after she complained of leg pain but her condition soon got worse, leading to her death. The professor stated…

President Muhammadu Buhari has listed at least 16 opportunities and programmes that his administration has created for young Nigerians. In a statement by Femi Adesina, his spokesperson the Presidency noted that the Buhari administration has always had youths as centerpiece of its policies. Here is a brief compendium of some initiatives put in place by President Buhari, for Nigerian youths, to reposition and empower them: 1. N-Power: 500,000 enrolled in 2 batches between 2016 and 2020 receiving 30,000 monthly, with enrolment of 3rd batch of 400,000 in progress. 2. NYSC Monthly Allowance increased from N19,600 to N33,000; more than 300,000…

Chairman of the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress, Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has said that the ruling party is about to shock Nigerians with an unprecedented number of defections that would remain the largest in the nation’s political history. Buni gave the hint on Wednesday while delivering a speech during a meeting between members of the Caretaker Committee and the APC Senate caucus which held at the National Assembly, Abuja. According to him, the Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and former Chairman of…

The current conversation in the United States about Thanksgiving concerns the serious health risks attendant with traveling and holding large gatherings for the traditional family dinner. What is not being talked about is another important issue that seems to be swept under the table—millions of Americans face hunger and food insecurity. Economists have theorized about the future prospects of America. At first, the experts called for a “V-shaped” recovery. The letter represents a sharp decline, then a swift increase in the economy and job market. As time lumbered on during the pandemic, prognosticators shifted to a “K-recovery,” which entails the…

Business leaders under the auspices of Coalition Against COVID (CA-COVID) are to create four million jobs within the next five years. The private sector coalition said youths would be the biggest beneficiaries of the job windfall for which the businessmen plan to invest N175 billion. Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele told reporters at a CACOVID accountability meeting in Lagos on Wednesday that preliminary analysis showed unemployment, particularly among the youths, was a critical factor behind the #EndSARS protests. With him at the conference were: Dangote Group Chairman Aliko Dangote; UBA Group Chairman Tony Elumelu and Access Bank…

The calls for the reopening of land borders closed since August 20, 2019 by President Muhammadu Buhari grew louder on Wednesday as the country sank into its worst economic crisis in three decades. There however, seems to be a convergence on the issue. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed dropped a hint that the reopening of borders could happen soon. The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) frowned at the disruptions and losses that businesses and individuals have suffered as a result of the prolonged border closure. It said companies, a large number of informal…

Barack Obama has taken a swipe at Hispanic voters who chose Donald Trump, accusing them of ignoring the US president’s “racist” comments. The ex-US president argued some overlooked Mr Trump’s rhetoric because they supported his anti-abortion stance. Mr Obama also criticised undocumented migrants being held in “cages”, a practice that began in his presidency. Exit polls show Mr Trump won a larger percentage of Hispanics than in 2016. The Republican president garnered about 32% of the demographic in 2020, up from 28% four years ago. What did Obama say? In Wednesday’s interview with the Breakfast Club, a podcast, Mr Obama…