President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to place an additional 25% tariff on India for its purchases of Russian oil, bringing the combined tariffs imposed by the United States on its ally to 50%. The tariffs would go into effect 21 days after the signing of the order, meaning that both India and Russia might have time to negotiate with...
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Peter Obi is attacking the Murtala Muhammed International Airport upgrade because Peter lacks vision. Please fact-check me: Detty December attracts $72 million to Lagos’s economy annually. That money helps Lagos generate the highest VAT revenue in Nigeria, which enables the Federal Government to pay Anambra three times the revenue that Anambra contributes to the VAT pool.
By spending $400 million to increase MMIA’s capacity from its present 6.5 million passengers a year to 20 million a year, Nigeria will attract more tourists to Lagos and environs, which will increase the state’s VAT generation. Since Lagos generates almost 50% of Nigeria’s VAT revenue and is a net contributor, whatever benefits Lagos State...
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“Nations Like Nigeria, Know What To Do To Prosper, But Just Can’t Do It”—Peter Obi
2023 Labour Party Presidential candidate Peter Obi via X wrote: “Nations Like Nigeria, Know What To Do To Prosper, But Just Can’t Do It. – James A. Robinson, Nobel Laureate in Economics, 2024 “In July this year, the United Nations issued a frightening warning that 34 million Nigerians are at risk of hunger. This was...
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Trump’s Envoy Meets Putin Ahead Of Russia-Ukraine Peace Deadline, The Kremlin Says
Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Wednesday, the Kremlin said, days before the White House’s deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukraine or potentially face severe economic penalties that could also hit countries buying its oil.The Kremlin did not immediately...
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LASG Declares 176 Estates Illegal, Gives Developers 21-Day Deadline To Regularize
Lagos state Government has declared 176 estates as illegal for failing to secure mandatory layout approvals. The pronouncement, made by the Permanent Secretary of the Office of Physical Planning, Oluwole Sotire, gives the developers of these estates a 21-day ultimatum to regularize their documents or face sanctions. According to the statement, the estates, which were...
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Unite, not Fight
If you’re in the coalition, tone down your attacks on Atiku. Tone down your attacks on Obi. Tone down your attacks on Amaechi, and anyone else vying for the ticket. This is not the time to fight people for exercising their right to seek their party’s nomination. It’s time to lobby, negotiate, and work together,...
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“If Service Is The Motive Turning The Tide In Four Years Is Possible”—Peter Obi
“I still find it baffling that my decision to do a term of four years, if given the mandate to rule this country, is generating so much agitation. By this feeling, we are doubting the fact that a sincere leader can achieve much in 48 months. “I have never been desperate in the pursuit of...
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Crashing a Dream
I returned to Anambra State in 2008 to meet a state and a people that were excited and upbeat. And they had every reason to be so happy. Anambra had two governors, in fact, those were the exact words of the master of ceremony at the first major function that I attended on my return...