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Feb

28

2024

Tinubu’s Inclusion of South-East in Electricity Roadmap Applauded

NewsNext Level, South East

Former Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria, Osita Okechukwu, praised President Bola Tinubu for incorporating the South-East into his renewed electricity road map, "Light Up Nigeria." Okechukwu, a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), commended this move during the South-East Business Roundtable for the Light up Nigeria project held in Enugu. The event, chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima, aimed to ensure dedicated power supply to industrial clusters across the country, with the South-East being the focus. Okechukwu expressed appreciation for Tinubu's commitment to revitalizing the South-East as an industrial powerhouse. Highlighting the significance of the Light Up…

Feb

27

2024

By David Okoye

NITDA Calls for Collaboration to Foster Indigenous Tech Development

NewsNext Level

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has urged stakeholders to collaborate in developing indigenous technologies, leveraging the Nigeria Startup Act 2022. This call was made by NITDA Director-General Kashifu Inuwa during the graduation of 13 founders from its 2023 Startup Accelerator Programme in Abuja, conducted in partnership with the Founder Institute. Inuwa highlighted the significance of the Nigeria Startup Act, citing its regulatory support, tax incentives, capacity building, and governance guidelines as crucial advantages for the tech ecosystem. He emphasized the Act's potential to diversify the economy and foster opportunities for indigenous tech innovation enterprises. The graduation ceremony underscored…

Feb

27

2024

By David Okoye

NLC Urges Taxation of the Rich and Subsidization of the Poor, Rejects IMF Policy

NewsNext Level, Ondo State

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Ondo staged a street demonstration in Akure, calling on President Bola Tinubu to implement measures to alleviate historic hardship in the country. Led by NLC Chair Victor Amoko, protesters marched from the NLC secretariat to the governor's office, demanding action to address the high cost of living and inflation. Amoko emphasized the need for the government to reject IMF and World Bank policies, advocating instead for taxing the rich and subsidizing the poor. He also urged the fixing of local refineries and an end to subsidy, along with a halt to increases in school…

Feb

26

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Arewa Group defends Wike over FCT security.

Metro, News, Opinion, PoliticsFCT, Insecurity, Next Level, Nyesom Wike, Opinion, Politics, Security

The Arewa Youth Assembly, AYA, has urged politicians in the Federal Capital Territory to give FCT Minister Nyesom Wike the time he needs to accomplish his job as head of the FCT Administration. The group spoke in response to a recent statement made by Ireti Kingibe, the senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, in which he accused the former Rivers State governor of having a "I don't care attitude" towards the security of Nigeria's capital. The group stated that the current status of the nation does not require politically motivated utterances, defamation, witch-hunting, or image tarnishing, but rather all hands…

Feb

25

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Naira vs USD: Peter Obi criticises Tinubu govt over misguided raid on BDCs

Business, Economy, Metro, News, PoliticsBDCs, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, DSS/EFCC, Economy, Next Level, Opinion, Peter Obi

The Labour Party's 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, believes it was a bad idea for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to raid Bureau De Change operators in several major Nigerian cities. On Sunday, Obi revealed this in a statement posted on his official X account. Recall that EFCC agents raided BDC operators in the Federal Capital Territory, Lagos, Kano, and other states in an attempt to save the Naira from ongoing swings against the US currency. Peter Obi, however, responded to the news by stating that the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu might have made matters worse…