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Biden invites Tinubu for discussion at UNGA
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday advised U.S. Presidential Envoy & Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador Molly Phee, to ensure that U.S. policy is intentionally collaborative with independent African democracies at a time when they are under assault by anti-democratic forces within and outside of the continent. The President noted that American-backed development finance and multilateral institutions, which…
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Wagner mercenaries must swear allegiance to Russia – Putin
President Vladimir Putin has called on all employees of Wagner and other Russian private military contractors to take an oath of allegiance to the Russian state. The decree applies to anyone participating in military activities in Ukraine, assisting the army and serving in territorial defence units. He signed the decree on Friday, with immediate effect. It comes two days after…
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Niger’s junta invites Mali and Burkina Faso to aid its defense, asks the French ambassador to leave
Niger’s junta authorized troops from neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso to come to its defense and asked the French ambassador to leave the country Friday, raising the stakes in a standoff with other West African nations who are threatening force to reinstate Niger’s democratically elected president. The junta leader, Brig. Gen. Abdrahmane Tchiani, signed two executive orders authorizing the “security…
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FG promises Port Harcourt refinery to be operational by December
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to ending petroleum product importation soon, as efforts are being redoubled to restore the nation’s local refining capacity. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, said this during an inspection tour of the rehabilitation work progress at the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) Ltd. plant, in Port Harcourt on Friday.…
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22 slain military men honoured with national burial
Twenty-two military personnel, including a Major, two NAF helicopter pilots, and 19 soldiers, airmen, and ratings, received a ceremonial national burial on Friday at the Military Cemetery in Abuja. The soldiers were killed when bandits ambushed them towards Zungeru while on a mission to counter the attacks by bandits and terrorists on communities in the area. A NAF helicopter evacuating…
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Adeleke harps on free, fair elections across Africa
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, says democracy can only survive in Africa when leaders allow free and fair elections and elected leaders serve the interest of the citizenry. He made the assertion at a three day executive retreat organised by the African office of the United Nations Development Programme ongoing at Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. Speaking as part…
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Renewed Hope Initiative, NITDA graduate women in ICT
In keeping with its mandate of empowering Nigerian women with enabling skills, the Renewed Hope Initiative of the First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has graduated the first set of beneficiaries of its Women ICT Training and Empowerment Programme. The training had no fewer than 35 women drawn from across the FCT. The first lady in her address, congratulated the participants and…
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Baruwa returns unopposed as NURTW president
The National Union of Road Transport Workers ( NURTW ) has returned its President, Tajudeen Baruwa, unopposed for a second term of four years. Baruwa will head a 17-member National Administrative Council (NAC) of NURTW who were equally elected to administer the affairs of the union for the next four years. Baruwa alongside other national executive members were sworn in…
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Governor Inuwa sets up relocation taskforce for Gombe Ultra-modern Mega Park
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has approved the constitution of a Taskforce on the relocation of the three major motor parks in Gombe metropolis, namely: Bauchi Motor Park, Dukku Motor Park and Dadinkowa Motor Park to the newly completed ultra-modern metro motor park along Dukku Road. The Secretary to the State Government, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi who conveyed the…
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Nigerians left destitute after coming to the UK on skilled worker visa only to find there’s no job
Blessing, not her real name, told us she arrived in the UK three months ago. She says she paid someone she calls an “agent” in Nigeria £10,000 to arrange a job as a carer in the UK. But when she got here she found there was no work for her. Her story is part of a wider problem, revealed in…
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