October 2, 2022

[GIST] Don’t deny Saraki national honour, CNG tells Lawan

[GIST] Don’t deny Saraki national honour, CNG tells Lawan

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The Coalition of Northern Groups has said the attempt to deny the former president of the Nigerian Senate, Bukola Saraki, his legitimate place in history by the current Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, is unfair, unjust and demeaning. The group said it was ridiculous that a current Senate President would refuse to include Saraki’s portrait among


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October 1, 2022

[GIST] Why free concert is not sustainable – Gospel artiste

[GIST] Why free concert is not sustainable – Gospel artiste

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A gospel musician, Gbenga Adenuga, has explained why free concerts are not sustainable for artiste in the country. He said sustaining a top-notch concert that would meet fans expectation was capital intensive, hence putting up such would require sponsors. The creative singer maintained that while he had delved into a free concerts in the past,


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[GIST] #EndSARS: 32 protesters in Lagos, Oyo prisons two years after

[GIST] #EndSARS: 32 protesters in Lagos, Oyo prisons two years after

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Two years after the #EndSARS protests in October 2020, Gbenga Oloniniran examines cases of protesters who are still detained in Lagos and Oyo prisons. Ending police brutality formed the crux of their movement, “EndSARSNow!’ was the song on their lips, as they marched in Lagos, Oyo, Edo, Osun, and Ondo states, including the Federal Capital


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[GIST] Nigeria @62: The fault isn’t in our stars

[GIST] Nigeria @62: The fault isn’t in our stars

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If you have read William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, you will probably recall Cassius’s words to Brutus: “Men at some time are masters of their fates; the fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves that we are underlings.” These immortal words remind us that we can change our fortunes through the relentless


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[GIST] Nigeria @ 62: So far, not so good

[GIST] Nigeria @ 62: So far, not so good

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LEKE BAIYEWU and ABIODUN SANUSI x-ray the political history of Nigeria since its independence from the Great Britain in 1960 and the major events that have shaped its history in 62 years Nigeria is now 62 years old as an independent nation. Ever since its independence from British colonial rule on October 1, 1960, it


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[GIST] We’ll grow non-oil earnings above $2.6bn –FG

[GIST] We’ll grow non-oil earnings above $2.6bn –FG

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The Federal Government targets to grow earnings from Nigeria’s non-oil exports above the $2.6bn, which the country recorded in the first half of 2022. It said this would be achieved in partnership with exporters across the country, describing non-oil exports as the future of Nigeria. “Our aim is to expand the volume and value of


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[GIST] W’Bank commits $8bn to Nigeria in 12 months

[GIST] W’Bank commits $8bn to Nigeria in 12 months

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The World Bank has committed a total of $7.93bn in the 2022 fiscal year, which was from July 2021 to June 2022, Saturday Punch has learnt. Data obtained from the bank’s website showed that this was an increase of 74.67 per cent from the $4.54bn recorded in the 2021 fiscal year, which began in July


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