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Tinubu mourns victims of terrorist attack in Borno community
President Bola Tinubu has expressed condolences to families affected by the recent terrorist attack on the Ngoshe community in Gwoza Local Government Area. The attack, reportedly carried out by insurgents linked to Boko Haram, occurred in Ngoshe, a community within Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. In a statement issued on Friday by his Special Adviser on Information and…
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Obasa urges states to back First Lady’s programmes for women, youths
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has called on state governments across the country to support the ongoing developmental interventions championed by First Lady Oluremi Tinubu. He noted that such programmes will benefit vulnerable women and youths nationwide. Obasa made the call while speaking with State House correspondents after a meeting with the First Lady…
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JUST IN: Tinubu constitutes committee to oversee new grid asset management firm
President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated an 11-member committee to oversee the incorporation of the Grid Asset Management Company Limited (GAMCO), a new initiative aimed at addressing longstanding challenges in Nigeria’s electricity sector. The committee was constituted following the approval of the Federal Executive Council for the establishment of the company earlier in the week. The move is part of the…
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BREAKING: Tinubu approves posting of 65 ambassadors to foreign missions, UN
President Bola Tinubu has approved the posting of 65 ambassadors to Nigeria’s foreign missions, including 31 career diplomats and 34 non-career envoys. The ambassadors-designate, who were confirmed by the Senate in December, have been assigned to various countries and international organisations, including the United Nations. According to a statement by his spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga on Friday, the non-career appointees are…
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FG charges new radiographers board registrar to digitise practice
The federal government has directed the newly appointed registrar of the Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria (RRBN), Idris Garba, to prioritise the digitalisation of the profession and intensify efforts to eliminate quackery in radiographic practice. The minister of state for health and social welfare, Iziaq Adekunle Salako, gave the directive while presenting Garba with his letter of appointment at a…
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Adoke says Tinubu’s OPL 245 settlement indicts Buhari administration
Mohammed Bello Adoke, former attorney-general of the federation (AGF), has said the recent settlement of the long-running dispute over Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL) 245 by President Bola Tinubu vindicates actions taken during the administration of former president Goodluck Jonathan and indicts the government of Muhammadu Buhari. The presidency on Thursday announced the conclusion of a settlement agreement between the federal…
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EFCC prosecuting about 100 senior lawyers for corruption – Olukoyede
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has disclosed that no fewer than 100 senior lawyers are currently being prosecuted for corruption-related offences. According to a report by The Nation newspaper, Olukoyede made the disclosure in Abuja on Thursday during the second annual lecture organised by the Body of Benchers, an event attended by key…
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Senate summons Kyari, others over alleged N210tn unaccounted expenditure in NNPCL
The Nigerian Senate has summoned the former Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, to appear before its investigative committee over an alleged N210 trillion expenditure by the national oil company between 2017 and 2023. Also invited by the lawmakers are the former Chief Financial Officer, Umar Isa, and the former Group General Manager…
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Tinubu ordered improvement, not suspension of airport cashless policy, FAAN clarifies
The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Olubunmi Kuku, has clarified that President Bola Tinubu did not completely suspend the newly introduced airport cashless payment policy but directed that the process be improved before full implementation. Kuku made the clarification during a press conference at the Lagos airport on Thursday, less than 24 hours after the…
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First Lady calls for unity at interfaith women’s breaking of fast
First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has urged Nigerians to embrace unity and religious tolerance, describing the coincidence of the Christian Lenten season and the Muslim Ramadan fast as a divine message for the country. Speaking at an interfaith breaking of fast for women on Thursday in Abuja, hosted as part of both Ramadan Iftar and Lenten observances, the First Lady said…
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