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Nigeria celebrates Saudi Arabia 96th national day, restates stronger bilateral cooperation
Nigeria and Saudi Arabia are seeking to deepen their bilateral relations through increased cooperation in agriculture, energy, investment, aviation, financial technology and trade. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at a reception to mark Saudi Arabia’s 96th National Day. Idris said the relationship between the two countries, traditionally anchored on history,…
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Tinubu celebrates Aig-Imoukhuede at 60, Holloway over TIME100 Art recognition
President Bola Tinubu has celebrated businessman and philanthropist Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede on his 60th birthday while congratulating the Director-General of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Olugbile Holloway, on his inclusion in the inaugural TIME100 Art list. Tinubu, in separate messages issued on Thursday, described Aig-Imoukhuede as one of a generation of Nigerians who had taken bold bets on the…
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PHOTO NEWS: Shettima meets Nigerians in diaspora in New York
Vice President Kashim Shettima has met with Nigerians living in the United States on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York. Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, disclosed this in a post on his X account on Thursday. The engagement focused on diaspora participation…
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US Judge orders Trump to restore CNN, MS NOW, Politico access to White House
A US federal judge has ordered the administration of President Donald Trump to restore White House access to journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico after the three media organisations were barred from the premises. According to a report by the DailyMail UK, US District Judge Timothy Kelly issued a temporary restraining order on Thursday blocking the ban and directing…
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HCSF tasks mid-level officers on ownership of civil service reforms
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Olumuyiwa Enitan Abel, has urged officers on Grade Levels 8–14 to take ownership of ongoing Civil Service reforms and strengthen their professional capacity to improve service delivery. Abel gave the charge during an engagement with mid-level officers across the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation…
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‘I hold no grudge against friends who abandoned me’ — El-Rufai
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has reflected on the apparent silence of some of his colleagues, friends and family members during what he described as his recent difficulties. El-Rufai said this in a post on his X account on Wednesday, accompanying a personal statement titled My Relationships and the Aftermath, dated September 23, 2026. The former governor said he…
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UNGA 81: Nigeria, US sign pact to unlock $700bn mineral resources
Nigeria and the United States have signed a framework agreement to attract American investment into Nigeria’s mining sector and develop the country’s mineral resources, estimated by the Federal Government at $700 billion. The agreement was signed by the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, and US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau at Nigeria’s Mission House in New York…
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FG engages Chinese firm to revive $2.35bn Mambilla power project
The federal government has engaged China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC), also known as Energy China, to explore options for delivering the long-delayed Mambilla Hydropower Project in Taraba State. The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, disclosed this during a media parley in Abuja to mark his first 100 days in office. Tegbe said the ministry had directed the Chinese firm to…
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Elumelu urges shift from aid dependence to trade, investment in Africa
Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu, has called for a fundamental shift in Africa’s development model from reliance on foreign aid to trade, investment, entrepreneurship and private sector-led growth. Elumelu made the call during a fireside chat held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The session, titled the “Darryl G. Behrman Lecture on Africa…
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PHOTO NEWS: Shettima, Amina Mohammed, Malala, others at UNGA education financing event
Vice-President Kashim Shettima; UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed; President of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete; Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister, Antonio Tajani; and education activist, Malala Yousafzai, at a high-level education financing event jointly hosted by Nigeria and Italy on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. The event, tagged…
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