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FG promises 20 million jobs in next four years
THE Federal government has planned to create about 20 million new jobs within the next four years in four sectors of the…
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Nigeria’s GDP drops in first quarter, following shrink in oil sector –…
NIGERIA’s economy grew by 2.01 per cent in the first quarter of 2019 as the nation's oil sector which is the economic…
Most Nigerian states are not fiscally viable without federal allocations. Here is…
For Ada Onche, a teacher who worked with the Benue State Teaching Service Board, for over 35 years until she retired…
How Nigeria may exhaust her untapped oil reserves in 59 years, or earlier
ENDING half a century of unproductive exploration, in 1956, Nigeria discovered oil in commercial quantities in the Niger…
Approve Amosun’s loan requests at your risk, Ogun APC tells banks
THE Ogun State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday, warned financial institutions including banks in…
Nigeria’s unemployment rate increases by 4.3 per cent in one year
THE unemployment rate in Nigeria has increased from 18.8 per cent in the third quarter of 2017 to 23.1 per cent in the…
FACT CHECK: Peter Obi’s eleven false claims at VP debate
VICE Presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi, evidently gave out the greatest number of…
FACT CHECK: Are there 13.2 million out-of-school children in Nigeria as claimed by…
LAST week, the Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Ahmed Boboyi, stated that the…
Growth in Nigeria’s non-oil sector drags GDP up in second quarter of 2018
NIGERIA'S Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 1.50 per cent to N16.58 trillion in the second quarter of 2018 in…
SPECIAL REPORT: Jaywalkers in Abuja avoid pedestrian bridges built to protect them
Nkechi Ukwuoma (not real names) was buried on Monday, May 14, 2018. A retiree, Nkwuoma was knocked down at the…