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Buhari quotes old budget figure in Independence Day speech

  IN his speech delivered on Tuesday to mark Nigeria's 59th Independence Anniversary celebration, President Muhammadu Buhari cited an outdated...
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ANALYSIS: Nigeria’s manufacturing output is the same today as it was in 1982

STATISTICS show that, in nearly four decades, the output of Nigeria's manufacturing sector has remained the same. The World...
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Buhari warns Nigerians against cyber crime, ‘We will take firm and decisive action’

IN commemoration of Nigeria’s 59th Independence jubilee, President Muhammadu Buhari said his government would "take firm and decisive action"...
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Buhari’s independence speech: What’s new and what’s not

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, delivered the tradition presidential independence speech to commemorate Nigeria's 58th independence anniversary. As usual, the...
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NIGERIA AT 58: “I am committed to ensuring free, fair elections” — Buhari, four days after disrupted Osun rerun

FOUR days after the alleged state-sponsored violence, gunshots and irregularities were reported to have characterised the rerun governorship election...
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Buhari’s Independence Day speech divisive, uninspiring, says Oby Ezekwesili

Oby Ezekwesili, former minister of Education, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s Independence Day broadcast was “divisive” and “uninspiring”. Ezekwesili, who is...
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