Gbenga Adeosun

Petroleum Subsidy Removal, N5000 Grant For Vulnerable Nigerians: Senate Reacts; NLC, TUC, Experts Kick Against Move

The Senate, Trade Union Congress, Nigeria Labour Congress have disagreed with the Federal Government’s plan to remove fuel subsidy next year and replace it with a N5,000 monthly transport grant to 40 million Nigerians. While the Senate said there was no provision for such grant in the 2022 budget, TUC expressed shock that government could…

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APC: Buni Committee gets three-month extension, Buhari okays national convention for February

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has scheduled its national convention to hold in February 2022. This was the outcome of a meeting of APC governors with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja, yesterday. Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) and governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this to newsmen after…

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PDP Convention: Major Takeaways And Outlook As Nigeria’s Main Opposition Gears For 2023

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has just concluded trouble-free national convention where 21 national officers were elected to drive the party’s mapped out strategies for wrestling power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general election. Who are the political gladiators for the presidential ticket of PDP? *** The national convention of…

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9% Of Nigerian Graduates Find Employment: Why Are Nigerian Youths Not Employable?

Several factors are adduced for the swelling figure of unemployed Nigerian graduates, and the nagging issues should be addressed to contain the trend. What are they? *** In Nigeria, the scourge of unemployment keeps biting harder in an environment beset with traditional age-long challenges and the added burden of unsavoury realities occasioned by current economic…

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Leveraging Google’s Billion Dollar Investment To Strengthen Nigeria’s Digital Economy Master Plan

There are several opportunities inherent in Google’s investment in Nigeria’s digital economy, as internet connectivity turns the world into a global village. What are the accruable benefits? *** Global internet technology giants, Google has revealed at a recent Google for Africa event that it plans to invest $1 billion over the next five years to…

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One Year After ENDSARS: What Is The Same And What Has Changed About The Nigerian Police?

The first anniversary of the ENDSARS protests reminds us all about a  time Nigerian youths thronged the streets in protests against certain malfeasances by the the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), now disbanded. Are there positive results from the protests? *** It has been a year after the cataclysmic EndSARS movement, an epic social demonstration by…

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