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Oyedele defends government borrowing, calls for smarter use of capital to drive growth

By Taiwo Scholarstica The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has defended government borrowing, arguing that public debates on debt often miss the most important question: what the borrowed funds are being used for and whether they generate economic value. Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja during the Fellowship Award Ceremony ...

UNIOSUN VC leads protest, as newly recruited Army personnel molests Students

By Ismail Azeez The Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Professor Odunayo Clement Adebooye, has joined students in condemning the invasion of the Osogbo campus and the alleged molestation of students by newly recruited Nigerian Army personnel. The students blocked the busy Ibokun Road for several minutes to protest the invasion before officers from the ...

Atiku calls for Gbajabiamila’s suspension over alleged N400m bribery scandal

By Precious Mark Atiku Abubakar, the Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately suspend his Chief of Staff, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, over an alleged N400 million bribery scandal and budgetary fraud. The controversy stems from allegations leveled against Gbajabiamila by Prince ...

Kwara APC presents INEC form to Danladi as guber candidate

By Muyideen Aliyu The Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has presented the governorship form of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Saliu Yakubu Danladi. To ensure unity moving forward, the party's state chairman, Prince Sunday Fagbemi, announced that a reconciliation committee would ...