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G-20: Trade Minister links ability to attract investment to Tinubu’s commitment to Nigeria’s industrialization
Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite has said President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to Nigeria’s industrialisation will help the nation attract Foreign Direct Investment at the ongoing G-20 Summit in India. Uzoka-Anite, who said this in a statement on Friday by her Media Adviser, Oladapo Sofowora, disclosed that after President Tinubu arrived from his 18 hours trip from Nigeria…
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Ethiopian soldiers killed two dozen civilians in house-to-house searches, residents say
Ethiopian soldiers killed about two dozen civilians earlier this week in the Amhara region during house-to-house searches after being attacked by militiamen who have been battling federal forces for more than a month, six local residents said. Spokespeople for the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF), the federal government and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed did not respond to Reuters’ requests for…
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Bayelsa Governor, monarchs urge relocation of East-West Road oversight to Niger Delta ministry
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, along with the traditional rulers of the state, represented by the Chairman of the Traditional Rulers Council, His Royal Majesty, King Bubaraye Dakolo, have jointly appealed to President Bola Tinubu for the return of East West Road supervision to the Ministry of Niger Delta Development. This call was made during the working visit of the…
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A predictable outcome, long foretold, By Simbo Olorunfemi
“Were they expecting the court to go and gather evidence from the streets or from the market, or be persuaded or intimidated by threats on social media?” Justice Bolaji-Yusuf Of a truth, the judgement(s) of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal was quite predictable. Indeed it was an outcome which many independent minds, here and there, had long foretold. It should…
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Lagos govt broker peace between national, state NURTW
Following weeks of mediation between the National Committee and the Lagos State Chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, (NURTW) by the Lagos State Government, the State and National bodies of the union have reconciled with a resolution for a peaceful co-existence. Speaking during a courtesy visit to the Ministry of Transportation by the Union Leaders, the Permanent…
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Akeredolu resumes officially after returning to Nigeria
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has officially resumed after returning to the country from a medical vacation in Germany. According to a statement by Richard Olatunde, his chief press secretary, governor Akeredolu returned to the country on Thursday. Upon his return, he convened a meeting with key stakeholders from Ondo State in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, where he…
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Nigeria’s telecom contribution to GDP hits 16% – Danbatta
says broadband penetration to hit 50% by year-end The telecommunications sector’s contribution to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has increased significantly to 16 per cent in the second quarter of 2023, according to the data reported by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) based on the computation by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC,…
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Renewed Hope Initiative to gift 500 displaced Mangu families N1m each
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has stated that the time of politicking in the nation is over and time for the prospect seen by the founding fathers of the Nation to materialize. She made this known when the wives of ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria paid her a congratulatory visit in her office at the State House, Abuja. The…
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PHOTO NEWS: Ogbomoso installs new Soun, Oba Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye, Orumogege III
The people of ancient town of Ogbomoso installed their new monarch, Oba Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye, Orumogege III on Friday. He was formally installed as the 28th Soun of Ogbomoso by the king makers led by Areago, High Chief Sobalaje Otolorin, at the Abata area of Ogbomoso Palace.
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Strengthening Nigeria-India ties is a win-win for all, By Doris Uzoka-Anite
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s G20 Summit visit to India, on the special invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is coming almost exactly sixty-one years after Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of the Republic of India, visited Nigeria. Since that historic September 1962 visit, hosted by Alhaji Tafawa Balewa, the first (and only) Prime Minister of Nigeria, in Lagos, Nigerian…
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