Tag: ANNIVERSARY

Reform, Sacrifice and Expectations: Taking Stock of Tinubu’s Third Anniversary

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By Hassan Faruk Three years after assuming office amid one of Nigeria’s most severe economic and governance crises, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has presented what amounts to a mid-term report card of his administration—one that seeks to justify painful economic reforms while projecting optimism about the country’s future. In a nationwide address marking the third anniversary of his administration, Tinubu painted a picture of a nation that has weathered difficult but necessary reforms and is now on the path to recovery. Yet beyond the statistics and infrastructure announcements lies a…

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Hunger, poverty, unemployment trail Tinubus 1st year API Report

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President Bola Tinubus first year in office has thrown many Nigerians into hunger with an ample lack of basic amenities, while unemployment keeps rising, according to the latest survey by the African Polling Institute, (API). In its survey, API, an independent, non-profit, and non-partisan opinion research think-tank, noted that an overwhelming majority of citizens (84%) expressed profound sadness with the current state of affairs in the country. Their voices, filled with dissatisfaction, are a clear call for action, the report said. The national survey, which was administered between May 1st…

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?One Year in Office: ‘Nigeria not working under Tinubu’ Atiku

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Atiku Tinubu

…Says President must come clean on fuel import, implicit subsidy regime?Former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, has reflected on the one year anniversary of President Bola Tinubu administration and declared that Nigeria was not working. Atiku, presidential candidate of the opposition PDP in the 2023 general election, who stated this on the occasion of May 29 anniversary of the present administration, said it has been a year of a cocktail of trial-and-error economic policies by the Tinubu-led administration. He, however, urged President Tinubu to pause and reflect, adding that it was important…

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Conflicting statements emerge from Tinubu’s media aides on his first anniversary today

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Conflicting statements from President Tinubu’s media aides on his first anniversary scheduled for today, Wednesday. Early yesterday, Magaji Tambuwal, Clerk of the National Assembly, had said Tinubu would today, Wednesday deliver an address on the state of the nation at the joint sitting of the Senate and House of Representatives. Tambuwal said the President will also inaugurate the National Assembly library. Hours later however, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, corroborated Tambuwals statement, noting that Tinubus address at the parliament is part of the…

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Nigeria@62: Bishop calls for end to ASUUs strike

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Bishop Emmanuel Badejo of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo has called on the Federal Government to find a lasting solution to the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), describing it as tragic. Badejo stated this on Friday in a message he sent to Nigerians ahead of the 62nd anniversary of Nigerias Independence. He also said in the statement that the leaders holding public offices must not suspend governance because of the campaign season ahead of the 2023 general elections. Nigeria gained independence from her colonial ruler, the British Government, on…

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