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THE 2019 general elections might have come and gone, though, leaving moments that tested the integrity of Nigerian democracy. Nine states governors have served two terms as the chief executive officer of their respective states. The…
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THE Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has attributed over speeding, drivers' recklessness as factors responsible for road accidents across the nation. Fashola, who described the road crashes and injuries as…
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For the first time in history since the return to democracy in 1999, Nigeria recorded the lowest rate of voter turnout of 34.75 per cent at the last presidential election held on February 23. The rate of voter turnout is calculated as the…
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The announcement of results of the 2019 governorship election held in 29 states of the federation on Saturday, March 9, is still in progress.  While election results in six states, namely, Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Kano, Plateau, and Sokoto…
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EIGHTEEN years after member-state of the African Union agreed to allocate 15 per cent of their annual budget to the health sector, Nigeria has continued to be a serial defaulter of this agreement. A healthy population is truly the best…
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THE number one and two citizens of the federal republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari and his vice, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, will both spend N2,801,981,868 on cars, travel and feeding cost, details of the proposed 2019 budget…
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured a total of 312 convictions between January and December 2018, which is the highest conviction rate secured by the commision since President Muhammadu Buhari-led government…
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OBY Ezekwesili, the presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) has faulted The ICIR’s fact check on her claim that from the year 2000 till date, Nigeria has never reduced the number of out-of-school children…
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FINDINGS by The ICIR show that only N55 billion was allocated to 14 state universities by their state governments across 12 states in 2018. This amount comprises both the recurrent and capital expenditure of the universities.  In…
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BY Paul Ouma and Emelda Okiro NEARLY  half of all deaths and about a third of disabilities in low and middle-income countries could be avoided if people had access to emergency care. In Africa, the main causes of emergencies are road…
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