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<strong>Analysts see further decline in Nigeria’s GDP</strong>

Analysts see further decline in Nigeria’s GDP

By Cynthia Alo Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP, is projected to hit another low in 2023 at the backdrop of sustained pressures on the operating environment. Analysts at Afrinvest West Africa, a Lagos based investment banking house, estimated the figure to be 2.96 percent, significantly down from 3.1 percent actual figure for 2022 announced by the […]

Presidential/NASS elections: Labour Party clears Enugu polls

Presidential/NASS elections: Labour Party clears Enugu polls

The Labour Party, LP, has won all the Presidential and National Assembly polls in Enugu state, conducted last Saturday, except for Enugu West Senatorial district where Mr Osita Ngwu of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was declared the winner for the Senate position.

Akpabio wins Akwa Ibom North West senate seat

Akpabio wins Akwa Ibom North West senate seat

By Chioma Onuegbu, Uyo Senator Godswill Akpabio has been declared winner of the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial election by INEC He polled a total of 115,401 votes to defeat Barr. Emmanuel Enoidem of the PDP who scored 69,838 votes

Poll Results: Anxiety as INEC keeps Nigerians waiting

Poll Results: Anxiety as INEC keeps Nigerians waiting

By Dayo Johnson, Omeiza Ajayi, Levinus Nwabughiogu, Ozioruva Aliu, James Ogunnaike,  Shina Abubakar Anxiety in the polity reached feverish peak, yesterday, as the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the third time, shifted the announcement of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly election to 11 a.m today. However, before adjourning announcement to Monday, the INEC National Collation Centre, chaired by […]

Where went electronic transmission?

Where went electronic transmission?

An estimated 87 million Nigerians who collected their Permanent Voter’s Registration cards, PVCs, filed out on Saturday, February 25, 2023 to vote for Presidential candidates, Senate and House of Representatives members of their choice. The confidence of the electorate had been massively buoyed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s, proactive adoption of technology to […]

Nigerians yearn for national re-birth

Nigerians yearn for national re-birth

By CHIEDU OKOYE Nigeria is at the cusp of political transition. Millions of dispossessed Nigerians, who chafe and suffer under the weight of excruciating poverty caused by our political leaders’ maladministration, want a change for the better. They have seen through the ruse of the All Progressives Congress, APC-led government, which is incapable of offering […]

<strong>High production cost, forex paucity real drivers of inflation — MAN</strong>

High production cost, forex paucity real drivers of inflation — MAN

Says currency redesigning won’t impact inflation significantly   By Yinka Kolawole The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has said that the real drivers of inflation in the country are increasing cost of production, high importation cost due to depreciation of the Naira and paucity of foreign exchange, forex, among other factors. Director General, MAN, Mr. Segun […]

As the count begins

As the count begins

By Chidi Odinkalu Africa’s largest experiment in electoral democracy is underway as Nigeria counts the votes cast in its presidential and parliamentary elections, which occurred on Saturday, February 25, 2023. It is too soon to say who Nigeria’s next president will be and it may be a few days yet before the Independent National Electoral […]