This is ridiculous, Peter, and you're foolishly now an Olodo Uprising, if you don't know, I'm telling you now.
Just because of your desperation to become the President of Nigeria, a position you may never come close to, you have adopted a full-blown campaign against every effort being made in this country in every means.
The Asaba–Benin Road you are talking about is already under reconstruction by the Tinubu administration under a PPP arrangement. The project was flagged off in March 2025 and work is ongoing.
This same administration is simultaneously reconstructing and rehabilitating over 70 federal highways across the country, including the Enugu–Onitsha Expressway, Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway, Abuja–Kaduna–Kano Road, Ibadan–Ife–Ilesa Road, and many others.
So what exactly are you complaining about here? Should the govt stop building new roads while fixing old ones? Is that how development works anywhere in the world?
When you were Governor of Anambra State, did you stop every new project until all existing roads were fixed? Why do you find it so difficult to acknowledge ongoing projects, even when Nigerians can see them with their own eyes? Why must every national issue be turned into politics simply because you want to be President?
This is so crazy, but God will punish you, Obi.
I’ll tell you why Mikel Arteta, for me, is a legend of The Arsenal.
The Arsenal was a falling giant. A wounded animal. The laughing stock of the league. Stick it on them and they crumble; that was the rhetoric. And it hurt because it was the truth.
With no prior experience beforehand, he arrives in N5 and becomes our linchpin for change. The entire culture, how we operate, the way we play, the consistency season in season out…remarkable, silencing a plethora of narratives that were previously true, whilst consistently making bold decisions that required immense courage. Take the Aubameyang situation as one of many examples.
Moreover, his ability to keep the collective motivated, despite previously failing to achieve the grand prize is ridiculously impressive. Naturally, it’s very easy for players to lose faith. But that’s not the case with this group. How Arteta delivers his message exemplifies powerful leadership. It’s one of his greatest qualities.
We have gone toe to toe against teams who spend more on resource than us, year in year out. He’s directed us to our first major trophy in 22 years, beating the best manager I’ve ever seen in Pep Guardiola . That’s an incredible achievement and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
Look at the togetherness he has created. Days like yesterday happen because of him, alongside KSE who had the utmost trust in him from the get-go.
For many, he won’t be viewed as a legend until he wins more trophies. They will look at our long, glorious history and point to other managers who have won more. I appreciate that sentiment.
However, I can only tell you how I feel and as someone who has been watching The Arsenal religiously since 2006, witnessing the dark times as the years progressed, what we are observing today isn’t a given. Big teams don’t always come back on top. For example, United are still waiting for the glory days to come again. Chelsea are a mess.
Arteta has altered the mindset. He’s brought back belief. He’s raised the standards to a point where we are disappointed in losing a CL final against a team that has unlimited resources, who have the luxury to rotate freely because their league isn’t competitive.
My Arsenal are back and Arteta is the leader behind it. That’s why for me he’s a legend of this football club.
Identity is the gateway to inclusion. Under the leadership of the Director General/CEO of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr. Dr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote, the integration of the National Identification Number (NIN) with the National Social Register is ensuring that every Nigerian is counted, recognized, and protected.
We look forward to the DG/CEO of NIMC’s participation at the Stakeholder Engagement Conference on Advancing Social Protection through the National Social Register.
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Driving reforms at the highest level, the Presidential Panel on Social Investment Programmes provides strategic oversight and direction to ensure that Nigeria’s safety nets reach those who need them most. Their role strengthens the foundation of social protection nationwide.
The Panel will play a central role at the National Stakeholder Engagement Conference on Advancing Social Protection through the National Social Register.
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@AirtelNigeria@NgComCommission My Airtel line of 17 years was blocked without signal early this month. When I called customer care, I was told my data had been cleared. Some say old lines like mine are sold to the highest bidder. I’ve visited your Ikeja & Santos Abule-Egba
Below are 11 key Federal Government initiatives and they websites to apply or register
1. Student loan scheme https://t.co/mAPs03Us6O
2. Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Initiative
https://t.co/FfiXYMxe36
3. Consumer Credit Corporation
https://t.co/aauOgb45bg
4. Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDiCE) program
https://t.co/dXFppoVyZ7
5. Skill-Up Artisans Programme (SUPA)
https://t.co/4PhN82zBuR
6. Nigerian Youth Academy (NIYA)
https://t.co/kQALTkPiBP
7. National Youth Talent Export Programme (NATEP)
https://t.co/w0gZF4hBRw
8. Micro and Small Business loans
https://t.co/UzeZkFdfUp
9. Housing Initiatives
https://t.co/EbrFlnI50N
10. NDDC INTERNSHIP SCHEME https://t.co/Moquw7Z0r5
11. Nano- Business Support
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The Cardoso Naira vs Dollar Chess Game: A Fight to the Finish
By Michael Chibuzo
I have watched very keenly the flurry of activities in Nigeria's foreign exchange market in the past couple of days. It is obvious that the Central Bank of Nigeria under the leadership of Dr. Yemi Cardoso has laid down a monetary chess challenge with the dollar and operators of Nigeria's foreign exchange market.
On 22nd September, 2023, Dr. Yemi Cardoso assumed office as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. For two months, he did not make any key statement on the policy direction of the CBN until November 24, 2023 when he laid out what may be described as his first monetary policy speech at the 58th Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria’s annual dinner in Lagos.
The key takeawys from Cardoso's speech at the dinner as it affects the Nigerian economy include the following:
- There is a continuous decline in Nigeria's crude oil production, which has led to a decline in government revenue and foreign exchange inflows;
- There is a growth in public expenditures to meet up with the required pace of growth. The combination of INCREASED public expenditure and REDUCED net public revenue led to fiscal deficit and public debt increase, placing additional strain on external reserves and contributing to exchange rate instability;
- Insecurity remains a pressing issue, affecting the agricultural, industrial, and services sectors simultaneously. The net effect is reduced national productivity, food shortages and inflation; and
- Unavoidable fuel subsidy removal and foreign exchange unification policy exacerbated a worsening macroeconomic indicators.
So, in essence, Cardoso highlighted significant challenges facing the economy to include high and rising inflation, inadequate foreign exchange supply, depreciation of the exchange rate, limited external reserves, weakened output, and high unemployment.
He said that the CBN will prioritize price stability to safeguard the livelihoods of Nigerians (ie tackling inflation) as well as stabilizing the exchange rate. These two areas if achieved will promote economic stability. The big question was always HOW.
The first thing Cardoso sought to do (in his words) was "to build back a better CBN" that had been painted in bad light over the past few years due to various factors such as corporate governance failures, diminished institutional autonomy of the CBN, a deviation from the core mandate of the CBN, unorthodox use of monetary tools, an inefficient and opaque foreign exchange market that hindered clear access, a foray into fiscal activities under the cover of development finance activities etc.
From the look of things, it was obvious that Cardoso was ready to make audacious policy u-turns from what was obtainable in the CBN. Strangely, he decided to bid his time before holding a Monetary Policy Committee meeting (last one was held in July, 2023). Obviously he wanted to clear the monetary table of a lot of 'debris' before constituting an MPC meeting.
The volatility and lack of adequate liquidity in the foreign exchange market (which had earlier been liberalised) posed the most immediate challenge to Yemi Cardoso and he understood the implications for businesses and investors. This is why it appears he took it up as his topmost priority.
At that CIBN dinner, Cardoso said, "in order to ensure the proper functioning of domestic and foreign currency markets, CLEAR, TRANSPARENT, and HARMONISED rules governing market operations are essential. New foreign exchange GUIDELINES and LEGISLATION will be developed, and extensive CONSULTATIONS will be conducted with banks and FX market operators before implementing any new requirements."
On January 22nd, the CBN fixed February 26 - 27 as dates for its 293rd Monetary Policy Committee meeting - the first since Cardoso was appointed more than four months ago.