expectations

•Senate President Godswill Akpabio The Senator Godswill Akpabio-led 10th Senate last month, ended its Second Parliamentary Session and has embarked on its Annual Vacation from Plenary sittings, while committee meetings and other parliamentary engagements continue with full participation of members, in preparations for the commencement of the T...

International

Trump excited as US employment beats expectations despite tariff worries

July 3, 2025 0

•US President Donald Trump The US economy added more jobs than expected in June while the unemployment rate edged down, government data showed today, offering signs of continued labour market strength despite worries over President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Job growth came in at 147,000 last month, rising from a 144,000 figure in May — which [&h...

Opinion

Cabinet revision: Realism versus Expectations, By Dakuku Peterside

September 30, 2024 0

•Tinubu Nigeria is in the grip of a severe economic crisis, with high inflation, volatile exchange rates, and a steep rise in the cost of living. The inflation rate, which soared to over 30% in the second quarter of 2024, has put immense strain on household budgets, making it increasingly difficult for many Nigerians to […]

News

You’ve not met expectations – TUC tells Tinubu, lists demands

January 4, 2024 0

•Tinubu Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has said Nigerians are still waiting to experience the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration, asserting that their hopes have been dampened in the face of the current parlous economy. In a New Year statement yesterday by its president and secretary general, Festus Osif...

Politics

I promise to exceed your expectations in service delivery – Tinubu •FULL SPEECH

October 26, 2023 0

I welcome the verdict of the Justice John I. Okoro-led Panel of the Supreme Court on the Presidential Election petitions filed by the candidates of the People’s Democratic Party and the Labour Party, challenging the ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. The court has done justice to all issues put up for consideration in [&hel...