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Until the mid-1980s, there were many things Nigerians did not need to pray for or fast for. The national economy was as strong and stable as those of most Western countries of today. Nigerians did not need to pray or fast to receive their salaries at the end of the month. Those who had worked got their salaries seamlessly. Nigerians did not need to pray or fast after graduation to get a job. Jobs were waiting for them immediately they graduated. Some companies even had to send their recruiters to certain universities to lure the best students of certain departments…

One of the expressions trending in Nigeria is the NIN – National Identification Number. The way the Federal Government reintroduced it late last year was so aggressive that there was fear that, by now, many Nigerians would have ceased to be Nigerians. This happened when the government gave everyone an ultimatum to verify or get their NINs. This is no more news as the Nigerian Communications Commission and the National Identity Card Management Commission have become pragmatic in their approach. But the commission has also done well by giving the English Class the first topic for 2021. In a statement…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Olusegun Osoba, has said ex-governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, has the right to contest for president in 2023. “Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as an individual has the right to put himself forward, we have not zeroed in on an individual. Zeroing in on any individual will destroy our efforts now but Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has a right to pursue his own agenda,” he said. Osoba, who is also a former governor of Ogun State, spoke on a television programme on Tuesday. He said the South-West must unite and put its home in order…

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday worried over a potential spread of COVID-19 pandemic in schools as the country battles the second wave of disease. ASUU’s concern was announced after the Senate of Bayero university, Kano approved January 18 for resumption and commencement of lectures for the 2020/2021 academic session. Director Public Affairs, BUK, Mal. Ahmad Shehu told The Guardian that the decision was reached at the end of the meeting presided over by the university’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Sagir Abbas. Ahmad noted that contrary to information making round on the social media, the university did not cancelled…

The nation’s polity began the year 2020 with the bittersweet hangover of the 2019 general election. Three months earlier, the Supreme Court had declared: “We have examined the submissions of parties in this matter and the exhibit adduced and we have come to a conclusion that this appeal lacks merit; appeal is hereby dismissed. A date for reason would be communicated to the parties.” With that pronouncement, Chief Justice, Tanko Muhammad, who led five other Justices of the apex court, dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential standard-bearer in the election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar,…

Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abubakar Girei, has said only a ticket of Vice President Yemi Osibanjo and Governor Babagana Zulum will guarantee victory for the ruling party. According to Girei, if the APC will zone the presidential slot to the south, it will be proper to consider giving the ticket to the serving vice president, to consolidate on the successes of President Muhammadu Buhari, and Zulum, the governor of Borno State, as his running mate. The APC chief, who spoke to journalists in Kaduna on national issues, also called…

A total of 125,000 rural women across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are to receive N20,000 each as cash grants from the Federal Government. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Umar Farouq, disclosed this yesterday in Kano during the flag off of the programme in the state. For the cash grants in Kano, she said about 8,000 women across the 44 local government councils would benefit from the Federal Government’s initiative. She was quoted in a statement issued in Abuja by her ministry’s Deputy Director Information, Rhoda Iliya, as…

Publisher of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore, and four others have been remanded at the Kuje Correctional Center, Abuja, pending the hearing and determination of their bail applications in their alleged public disturbance trial. Chief Magistrate Marble Segun- Bello of a Wuse Zone 2 Magistrate Court, Abuja made the remand order shortly after the defendants were arraigned before her for allegedly embarking on a protest over 2021 crossover celebration. The federal government had on Monday arraigned them on a 3-count charge of Criminal conspiracy, unlawful assembly and public disturbance. They were arrested by the Special Weapons Tactical Team in Abuja on January…

*Accuses Buhari’s govt of destroying legitimate businesses Former vice president and the presidential candidate of the PDP in the last general election, Atiku Abubakar, has explained why he sold his shares in Intels and redirecting his businesses through reinvestments. In a statement by his media aide, Paul Ibe, the former vice president accused the President Muhammadu Buhari government of destroying businesses that were out to create jobs for the teeming unemployed Nigerians. He said in a terse statement that there should be a difference between politics and business. Atiku confirmed he had sold his shares in Intels and redirected his…

Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State on Monday commended the state’s civil servants for their dedication and commitment towards achieving the goals of his administration. The governor stated this after unscheduled visits to offices within the Governor’s Office and the secretariat complex in Ado-Ekiti. Gov. Fayemi, who was accompanied on the visit by the Head of Civil Service, Mrs Peju Babafemi, and some very senior officials, said he was out to motivate the workers for better service delivery in 2021. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor’s entourage visited the offices of the deputy governor, the Secretary…