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Budget, Governors, Top Stories
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013

Sixty eight days after the National Assembly passed the 2013 Appropriation Bill, President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday signed the bill into law, in a major twist to the controversy over the financial plan. Before the Presidential action, there was tension as the House of Representatives. The lawmakers went into a two-hour closed-session where they decided to […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
•Evidence of Boko Haram’s link with al-Qaeda found About 70 percent of troops pledged by Nigeria and others to the African-led International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA) have been deployed, it was learnt yesterday. Foreign Minister of Côte d’Ivoire Charles Koffi Diby made the disclosure at the opening of an extraordinary meeting of the Mediation […]
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American Politics, Latest Politics
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
Former United States President Bill Clinton yesterday gave an insight into how Nigeria, given its abundant natural and human resources, can attain her full potential and bring development to the citizens. Clinton said Nigeria must strive to overcome her “three big challenges” – poor utilisation of oil money, bridging the widening gulf between the urban […]