Tag: Tinubu administration

Minimum Wage: “N70,000 can only buy a bag of rice” – Again, Ndume criticises Tinubu’s govt.

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Tinubu Ndume

…Says people are hungry, angry The senator representing Borno-South senatorial district, Ali Ndume, has continued his diatribe on the Bola Tinubu-led administration. Ndume, who was recently removed as the 10th Senate Chief Whip, after criticising the President, opposed the newly approved N70,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers, arguing that it is insufficient to sustain a household. Ndume, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), stated that the new minimum wage approved by President Tinubu is only enough to buy a 50kg bag of rice. In a video posted on…

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?”?Relying on IMF, World Bank’s policies worsening Nigeria’s economy” -  PRP Chair, Falalu Bello to Tinubu

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PRP 2 Tinubu

The Peoples Redemption Party, (PRP), says President Bola Tinubu’s reforms have pushed the nation’s “misery index to an unprecedented level” In an issued statement yesterday, the PRP National Chairman, Falalu Bello, faulted the Government’s continuous use of Bretton Woods institutions’ economic policy prescriptions despite their “monumental failures in the past” The Bretton Woods institutions are the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, (IMF). Bello said the challenges faced by the country could have been addressed using unconventional and orthodox policies without resorting to Bretton Wood’s economic policies. The statement…

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Hardship Allegations: Presidency denounce New York Times report, defends Tinubu 

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NY Times report

The Presidency has fiercely denounced a New York Times report on Nigeria’s economic situation as jaundiced, slamming it for painting a bleak and misleading picture and unjustly blaming it on President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In an issued statement by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Sunday, the Presidency criticised the New York Times feature by Ruth Maclean and Ismail Auwal, titled: “Nigeria Confronts Its Worst Economic Crisis in a Generation”, published on June 11.??Onanuga condemned the article, labelling it as a predetermined, reductionist, derogatory,…

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FG unveils activities for Democracy Day

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FG unveils

…”Facilitate new Constitution, National Dialogue”, Activists urge Tinubu The Federal Government has unveiled a series of events to mark this year’s Democracy Day. The details were unveiled in a notice issued by Abdulhakeem Adeoye on behalf of the Director of Information and Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF), yesterday. The notice stated that the celebration will commence tomorrow,Tuesday, June 11, with a symposium at the State House Conference Centre, Presidential Villa, Abuja, at 9am. This will be followed by a youth…

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Hunger, poverty, unemployment trail Tinubu’s 1st year – API Report

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API Poll

President Bola Tinubu’s 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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‘?Tinubu’s first year in office better than Buhari’s 8 years’ – Ohanaeze Ndigbo

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The apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday said President Bola Tinubu’s first year in office is better than former President Muhammadu Buhari’s eight years reign. Ohanaeze, in a statement issued by its Secretary-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, also scored the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi as the ‘best performing minister’, while the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike is in second position. It named the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo in third position and the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga in fourth position. “These esteemed individuals are…

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365 Days: Kaduna Restoration Group evaluates State, Fed. officials’ performance; urges bold reforms and accountability

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RKRG meeting

Aminu Imam Ahead of the 2024 Democracy Day and 365 days in office of President Tinubu and  Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, the Renewed Kaduna Restoration Group (RKRG), a non-partisan association, convened in Kaduna, yesterday, under the leadership of its Chairman, Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, (FCILT, FCIS, FNI-UK, ARPA), held a meeting to assess Kaduna State’s elected and appointed officials performance after 365 days in office. According to a communiqué issued at the end of the meeting, signed by the Group’s chairman, Dr. Ramalan and Secretary, Yahaya Ibrahim Shinko, the…

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UK expresses support for Tinubu’s ‘Renewed Hope’ agenda

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UK Commissioner

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, has said the United Kingdom (UK) was impressed by the security strategies President Tinubu has put in place. Montgomery stated this during a High-level Dialogue on Delivering the Renewed Hope Agenda, on the theme: “Nigeria’s Global Ambitions: From Hope to Reality,” in Abuja on Friday. He also reiterated the UK government’s support for the Nigerian government in terms of security, transparency and accountability in governance, andapplauded Tinubu’s agenda, saying it focused on priorities and delivery. He said, “I’d like to use this…

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Workers Day: “No administration has trampled on workers’ rights like Tinubu’s” – Atiku  

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Atiku Abubakar

Former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, has said the President Bola Tinubu administration is the worst violator of workers’ rights in the nation’s history. Abubakar said this in a statement issued yesterday to felicitate with Nigerian workers on the occasion of the International Workers’ Day. Abubakar said despite the improved working conditions of workers globally, the situation in Nigeria remains “dire”. The statement reads: “As Nigerian workers join their counterparts across the world today to celebrate International Workers Day, it is a sobering truth that the plight of the Nigerian worker remains…

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