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Nigerians in diaspora investors, crucial partners for solid minerals development – Alake
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has declared Nigerians in Diaspora investors as essential partners for unlocking the financing and technical capacity required to transform the mining sector. Speaking to a cross-section of Nigerians in Diaspora investors led to his office Monday evening, by Chairman of the Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Alake stressed that…
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We’ll prioritize digital technology, clean energy, others under Tinubu – Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria’s huge potentials in digital technology, the outsourcing industry and the clean energy sector will continue to incentivize investments in its energy transition plan and agenda to diversify the economy. He stated this on Monday when he received Denmark’s Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy, Mr Dan Jorgensen, on a courtesy visit…
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ASUU directs members to join nationwide strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has directed its members to join the ongoing strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and the Trade Union Congress, TUC. ASUU in a letter written to all zonal coordinators and chairpersons of the union and demanded that members be mobilised for the nationwide strike in line with the directive from the…
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Melaye rejects Kogi election results, alleges INEC manipulation
Dino Melaye, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Kogi governorship election, has rejected the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), alleging that the electoral body manipulated the votes. Melaye, who spoke to Channels Television on Monday, said there was no election in Kogi on Saturday, but only an allocation of votes by INEC. He described…
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YIAGA Africa’s report validates Kogi governorship result
Civil society organisation, YIAGA Africa, says the results of the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State corroborated its reports drawn from 278 of 286 (97.2%) sampled polling units during the poll. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had on Sunday declared Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the highly contested election. YIAGA Africa,…
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NLC/TUC strike action not in national interest, says Presidency
The Presidency has condemned the decision by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to embark on a nationwide strike action from midnight, despite a court order restraining them from doing so. In a press statement issued on Monday by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, the Presidency described the strike…
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Oramah counts Continental Trade Fair Blessings
Says over $75bn deals closed, $43bn more in the works Bolaji Adebiyi in Cairo, Egypt Benedict Oramah, president of Afreximbank, has said the continental bank is living up to its mandate of promoting and facilitating intra-African trade, explaining that its biannual goods and services exhibition initiative has yielded substantial results. “Since 2018, when we hosted the inaugural Trade Fair here…
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Ajulo commends Ondo elders for proactive steps in political crisis resolution
In a significant move towards restoring political tranquillity in Ondo State, Dr. Kayode Ajulo, OON, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Egalitarian Mission for Africa (EMA), has applauded the wisdom demonstrated by Ondo State elders. Ajulo said the State has, again, demonstrated its resourcefulness in the area of politics, governance and human development. He said “Ondo elders have demonstrated…
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Tinubu inherited a bankrupt government – Ribadu
National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has attributed the current financial distress being faced in the country to bankruptcy inherited by the administration led by President Bola Tinubu. Ribadu, however, said despite the financial constraint that has affected budgetary allocations, the federal government would do everything within its power to ensure that there is a robust and viable defence management and…
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Poor Dino
By Femi Fani-Kayode Despite all his loud and boastful rantings, puerile noise-making, clownish behaviour, crude bum-fuckery, infantile court-jesting, nauseating gorilla-dancing, gratutious insults, foul-mouthed bluster, tough guy “gra gra” and area boy antics and in spite of his membership of the ‘Bugger Me Stiff United Football Club’, he received the flogging and trouncing of his pitiful life in the Kogi state…
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