Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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The Federal Government has revealed that nearly 57,000 mothers died in 2023 from pregnancy and childbirth complications. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, made the disclosure in a statement..
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The World Igbo Congress (WIC) has called on the judiciary to uphold the tenets of fair trial and justice without bias or influence in all cases. They urged the Federal Government (FG) to embrace a political solution by releasing the leader of the Indigenous People...
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The role of bureaucracy in the effective, efficient and timeous implementation of policies of government is underscored by the recent meeting of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in February 2024, with the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, the Body of Permanent Secretaries and some Directors-General of agencies at the State House, Abuja.
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will open the African Counter-terrorism Summit in Abuja on Monday, 22 April, 2024. Spokesperson for the President, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement on Sunday, said Nigeria, with the support of the United Nations Office of Counterterrorism (UNOCT), is organizing the two-day summit under the theme, ‘Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Institution Building…
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The inability of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to fill the vacant position of Director General/Chief Executive Officer (DG/CEO) of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) is raising ruckus within the research
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There are indications that increasing food insecurity and the resultant high cost of living is putting some strains on the smooth relationship between the National Assembly and the executive arm of the Federal Government.
18 Apr
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has expressed the optimism that Nigeria will become a major economic force in the world under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
17 Apr
Activists and Civil Society Organizations have called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to warn the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission against misrepresenting Nigeria as a lawless society.
17 Apr
The Democratic Front (TDF) has called on the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to guard against making unsubstantiated allegation against the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led administration on the award of the Lagos - Calabar coastal highway project.
16 Apr
The Federal Government has announced it has kicked off the disbursement of the N50,000 Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme to nano businesses nationwide. Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite, dislcosed this in a statement on Tuesday. According to the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Nano businesses are enterprises that have…
16 Apr
In line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration of state of emergency on food security, the Federal Government has partnered 20 international Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to boost farmers access to mechanised equipment in the country.
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Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, is in the United States of America for a high-powered symposium organised by U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP). The three days conference being attended by governors of Kano, Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna, Niger, Sokoto, Kebbi, Jigawa and Plateau states, is designed to address insecurity in Northern Nigeria and proffer better…
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Sir Chikwe Udensi, a security consultant with the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), has urged Abia State governor, Dr Alex Otti, not to mix his good works with some falsehood when passing information to the people. Udensi, a chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), said that he is disturbed at the way the…
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The Kaduna State House of Assembly Ad-Hoc Committee has set up a committee to investigate the administration of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai. The committee, established during the Assembly's sitting on April 16th, has requested a comprehensive set of documents from the state commissioner of finance. The probe will include details of all loans acquired during…
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Hearing in two separate money laundering suits filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against British national, James Nolan, could not proceed on Wednesday at a Federal High Court, Abuja.
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Iranian goalkeeper Hossein Hosseini has been banned by the Iranian Football federation for Hugging a female fan after a football game. The goalkeeper was banned and fined of approximately #6.2Million for his actions which is against the country's policy as far as both genders are concerned. The incident unfolded when a female supporter's hijab slipped,…
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President Bola Tinubu has called on the nation’s Judiciary to embark on reforms that will ensure functional justice system and support economic growth.
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Dr. Umar Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that the party would provide solutions to the challenges bedevilling the country. Ganduje stated this during the APC grand finale campaign and the presentation of party flags to the 11 local council chairmanship candidates, on Wednesday in Gombe. The News Agency…
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Nigerian chess master and founder, ‘Chess in Slums Africa’, Tunde Onakoya has returned to Nigeria after he broke the Guinness World Record for the longest time playing chess without losing a game. Onakoya broke the record of Norwegian players, Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur Ferkingstad, who played for 56-hour, 9-minute in 2018. He made his…
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The Rivers Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Isaac Kamalu, resigned his appointment on Wednesday. He is the second commissioner to resign from the cabinet on Wednesday after Gov. Siminialaye Fubara, announced a slight cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday. The first to resign was Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor, Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice. In the cabinet reshuffle, the governor…
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In furtherance of efforts to sanitize the mining sector, the federal government has revoked 924 dormant licences spanning exploration, mining, small-scale mining, and quarrying Licenses, six months after revoking 1,663 licences. The revocation licences include 528 exploration licenses; 20 mining licences; 101 quarry licenses, and 273 Small Scale Mining Licenses (SSML). Minister of Solid Minerals…