Governance
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Good evening from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. President Bola Tinubu on Friday praised the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, following their unanimous support for the four Tax Reform Bills now awaiting consideration by the National Assembly. Tinubu described the governors’ action as a sign of their commitment to advancing Nigeria’s economic development…
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Since President Bola Tinubu’s October 1 Independence Speech, where he announced to the world that he was ready to organize a youth conference to address the many concerns of young people in Nigeria, not many have come to terms with such a move. While some people have dismissed it as another round of political jamboree…
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President Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has addressed fresh criticisms trailing his principal’s trip to France. Tinubu is currently on a two-week leave in the UK. On Friday, it emerged that the president had left the UK for France. This news led to mixed reactions on social media, with several people…
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Millions of Britons could receive extra cash to help with the cost of living this winter after the UK government extended the Household Support Fund. A £421m pot will be given to local councils in England to distribute, while £79m will go to the devolved administrations. The fund will now be available until April 2025…
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Good morning from MEZIESBLOG team! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has terminated the appointments of all executive directors at the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agriculture Lending (NIRSAL). The decision, approved by CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso on Friday, marks the latest in a series of layoffs…
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The United Nations Human Rights Office said on Tuesday (Aug 27) “problematic” policies persist in China, two years on from its bombshell report citing possible “crimes against humanity” in Xinjiang. China has been accused of incarcerating more than 1 million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the northwestern Xinjiang region – charges Beijing vehemently rejects.…
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Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has assured that Southeast youths will shun the intending national protest against President Bola Tinubu. Uzodinma said those behind the planned protest are enemies of Nigeria who wants to destabilise the national government. He spoke in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State during the grand finale of the campaign…
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Nepali President Ram Chandra Poudel on Friday evening called on political parties commanding a majority in the lower house to form a new coalition government by Sunday afternoon, hours after Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal lost a vote of trust. “As a letter has been received from the House of Representatives that the prime minister…
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Good morning from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Amnesty International, on Wednesday, reported that at least 540 people have been killed within the first two months of this year by armed invaders in rural communities of four local government areas in Benue State. Mrs Barbara Magaji, the programme manager of Amnesty International,…
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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu said on Wednesday that the African country’s democratic journey had become “steadied” since breaking the yoke of dreadful military rule in 1999 and paving the way for successive civilian administrations. Delivering a national broadcast commemorating the 25th anniversary of unbroken democracy in Nigeria Wednesday morning, Tinubu described the West African nation…
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President Bola Tinubu has decried the poor delivery of democracy dividends at the grassroots, calling on state governors to prioritize the needs of local communities. Tinubu, who made the call when he received the leadership of the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday, also spoke on out-of-school children, security,…
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Governor Siminalayi Fubara of River State has said that he would not worship the immediate past governor of the state, Nyesom Wike, simply because he contributed to his emergence as governor. The governor made the declaration when he received a Bayelsa State delegation of political and traditional leaders, led by former governor of the state,…
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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has vowed to remain upright, and never to governor the state on bended knees no matter how much he is pushed politically. “I will not, I repeat, I will not govern our dear State on my knees (bending). If that was the purpose, I would not do that. I will…
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Labour “will get prisons built,” the shadow justice secretary has said. Shabana Mahmood made the pledge earlier today on Sky’s Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips. She was asked how a Labour government would deal with growing prisoner numbers over the next five years should they win the next election. Ms Mahmood said: “The money is…
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Sadiq Khan will hold an “urgent meeting” with Sir Mark Rowley as the Metropolitan Police commissioner faces calls to resign over the force’s handling of a pro-Palestinian protest. MEZIESBLOG understands the London mayor has full confidence in Sir Mark despite concerns raised about an incident when an officer was captured on video calling a man…
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Vice President Kashim Shettima has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is facing the difficult and challenging task of fixing the problems confronting Nigeria. Shettima said the current administration has no plans of deceiving Nigerians or making life more difficult for citizens. He also assured that the current economic challenges confronting the country would soon…
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