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Senate committee to consider N125,000 election allowance for corps members
The Senate Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has indicated it will consider a request by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for about N32 billion to increase allowances for corps members engaged in election duties to N125,000. According to a report by The Cable newspaper, the assurance came during a joint session of the National Assembly Committee…
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Senate questions accountant-general over unpaid contractors, poor capital budget releases
Senator Danjuma Goje (Gombe Central) on Thursday raised concerns over persistent complaints from contractors over unpaid executed projects, as the Senate Committee on Finance subjected the Accountant-General of the Federation, Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, to intense questioning during his 2026 budget defence. According to a report by The Cable newspaper, Goje said the National Assembly had been inundated with appeals from contractors…
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First Lady named ‘Leadership Newspapers’ Person of the Year 2025’
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, has been named Leadership Newspapers’ Person of the Year 2025 at the 18th Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony of the media organization. Speaking at the event, Senator Tinubu emphasised the importance of unity in achieving national development, urging Nigerians to work together across cultural and religious divides. “The future of our nation depends on our willingness…
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JUST IN: EFCC’s move to arrest El-Rufai breaches ‘procedural integrity’ — lawyer
Lawyers to former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, have condemned what they described as an unlawful attempt by security operatives to arrest him at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, despite prior communication confirming his readiness to honour an EFCC invitation. In a statement issued on Thursday, counsel to El-Rufai, Ubong Esop Akpan, said operatives of the Department of…
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Kyari pushes youth and women empowerment in agriculture at IFAD session in Rome
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, has emphasised the need for strategic investment in youth and women in agriculture, describing it as critical to unlocking economic opportunities, driving innovation and fostering inclusive growth globally. Kyari made the call at the 49th Session of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Governing Council, which concluded in Rome under the…
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PHOTOS: Shettima departs Abuja for Ethiopia to represent Tinubu at 2026 AU Summit
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday departed Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 2026 African Union (AU) Summit. The summit, themed “Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063,” will centre on strengthening sustainable water management and sanitation systems across the continent, in line with the…
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Tinubu hails BOI’s N636bn disbursement to businesses in 2025
President Bola Tinubu has praised the Bank of Industry (BOI) for disbursing N636 billion to businesses in 2025, describing it as the highest annual financing volume in the bank’s history and a validation of his administration’s economic reform agenda. The funding, which reached more than 7,000 enterprises nationwide, was channelled into key sectors of the economy. Agro-allied enterprises received N202…
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Tinubu Mourns Scholar Biodun Jeyifo, hails him as global intellectual figure
President Bola Tinubu has expressed his condolences over the death of Professor Emeritus Biodun Jeyifo, a former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and one of Africa’s foremost literary scholars. Professor Jeyifo passed away on Wednesday, drawing tributes from across Nigeria and the global academic community. In a condolence message to the family, friends, and associates of…
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Siemens’ $2.3bn power deal stalled under Buhari, revived by Tinubu — German Envoy
The $2.3 billion Siemens power agreement signed under former President Muhammadu Buhari failed to gain momentum and remained largely dormant until President Bola Tinubu revived it upon assuming office, Germany’s Deputy Head of Mission in Nigeria, Johannes Lehne, has disclosed. Speaking on the second day of the Sub-Saharan Africa International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (SAIPEC) in Lagos, Lehne said the…
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First Lady celebrates ex-Lagos Deputy Governor Sarah Sosan at 70
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has congratulated former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Sarah Sosan, on the occasion of her 70th birthday. In a goodwill message marking the milestone on Wednesday, the First Lady joined Sosan’s husband, children, associates, friends and well-wishers in celebrating what she described as a joyous platinum birthday anniversary. Senator Tinubu commended the former deputy governor for…
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