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FG inaugurates technical working group to tackle agricultural export rejections
The federal government has inaugurated a Technical Working Group (TWG) on Agricultural Produce Residue Standards to tackle the recurring rejection of Nigerian agricultural exports caused by non-compliance with international residue limits and food safety requirements. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Abuja on Monday, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, described the…
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ADC faults judgment on deregistration, says ruling threatens democracy
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has faulted a Federal High Court judgment reportedly directing the deregistration of the party and other political parties, warning that the development poses a threat to Nigeria’s democracy. A federal high court in Abuja had ordered the electoral commission, INEC to deregister the ADC and four other political parties. The other political parties are the…
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FG to roll out 10,000 electric tricycles in August, says Shettima
The federal government will begin the rollout of 10,000 electric tricycles in August as part of efforts to improve public transportation and strengthen the country’s transport system, Vice President Kashim Shettima has said. Shettima disclosed this on Monday during a courtesy visit by the Transporters for Tinubu/Shettima 2027 group, noting that the tricycles would be distributed by the North East…
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Shettima represents Tinubu at commissioning of new Court of Appeal building in Abuja
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived at the newly constructed Court of Appeal Building (Abuja Division) in Dakibiyu District, Abuja, for its official commissioning. The commissioning marks another major investment in judicial infrastructure, aimed at strengthening the administration of justice and improving the working environment for judicial officers. The project comes amid increased funding for the judiciary, with the Federal…
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Elder Abuse Awareness Day: Oluremi Tinubu calls for stronger protection of senior citizens
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, has called for increased efforts to protect the dignity, rights, safety and wellbeing of elderly citizens, urging stakeholders to move beyond awareness campaigns and implement practical measures to prevent elder abuse. In a message marking World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2026, observed on Monday, the First Lady highlighted the need for stronger systems of care, community…
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Tinubu celebrates literary icon Femi Osofisan at 80
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated acclaimed playwright, scholar and literary icon, Professor Femi Osofisan, on the occasion of his 80th birthday. In a statement personally signed by the spokesperson to the President, Bayo Onanuga on Monday, Tinubu described Osofisan as one of Nigeria’s most gifted intellectuals whose creativity and scholarship have significantly enriched society. According to the President, Osofisan has…
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Tinubu reviving long-abandoned South-East road projects, says Umahi
Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has said that several major road projects in Nigeria’s South-East, originally conceived during the colonial era but left unrealised for decades, are now being implemented under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The minister made the remarks during a tour of federal infrastructure projects in Ebonyi State on Saturday. The details were contained in a…
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Presidential delegation visits ongoing highway, bridge projects in Ebonyi
Members of the Presidential Communications Team on Saturday inspected key federal infrastructure projects in Ebonyi State as part of the ongoing Renewed Hope Media Tour across Nigeria’s South-East region. The delegation, led by Presidential Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, visited several federal and state government projects aimed at showcasing development initiatives under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. The…
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Obasanjo: Abubakar was working to free MKO Abiola before his death
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday revealed that former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), was making arrangements to secure the release of Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola before the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election died in detention. Obasanjo disclosed that Abiola’s son, Kola, had already arrived in Abuja to take his father home…
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Tinubu approves land allocation for Abdulsalami Abubakar Resource Centre
….Says FG to fund construction President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to allocate a large parcel of land along Abuja’s Airport Road for the development of the Abdulsalami Abubakar African Resource Centre, while also pledging federal government funding for the construction of the facility. The President announced the decision on Saturday…
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