Rising debt: IMF urges FG to boost revenue, cut waste
The Fund also backed targeted transport subsidies to cushion vulnerable Nigerians against rising fuel costs, warning that blanket subsidies are expensive and less effective than directing assistance to those who need it most.
PRIMARIES: 14 senators, 23 reps lose re-election tickets
•Buhari’s nephew, Akeredolu associates, Umeh also lose •Oshiomohole, Kalu, Shekarau, Gaya win By Our Reporters Intrigues, suspense and confusion characterized the ongoing primary elections of political parties across the country ahead of the 2023 general elections. The two major political parties – the All Progressive Congress, APC and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP-are worst hit […]
UPDATED: Atiku wins PDP presidential primary election; promises Nigerians unity, security
By John Alechenu, Abuja The former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, has emerged Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate for the 2023 election. He won with a total vote of 371 votes. Atiku polled 371 out of the 767 accredited votes to defeat his closest rival, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, who polled 237 votes. Former Senate President, […]
PDP begins vote sorting, counting to determine presidential candidate
Sorting and counting of votes has started at the presidential primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that voting by national delegates was done state by state and in alphabetical order and it ended at 10.10 p.m. READ ALSO: The sorting of votes began […]
Tambuwal withdraws from presidential race, asks supporters to vote Atiku
BREAKING: Tambuwal withdraws from presidential race, asks supporters to vote Atiku
Kwankwaso denies alleged $15,000 deal with Wike over Kano delegates
By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja Former Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has denied receiving the sum of $15,000 from Governor Nyesom Wike to mobilise Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) delegates from his domain to support Wike’s presidential bid following reports published by some online news media. In a press release signed by Kwankwaso’s aide […]
