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BREAKING: Tinubu receives US Secretary of state, Blinken in Aso Villa
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday received the US government Secretary of State Antony Blinkin at the presidential villa in Abuja. Blinkin, who arrived at the forecourt of the state house at about 6:30 pm, was received by Yusuf Tuggar, the Minister of foreign affairs. Blinken is to have a bilateral talks with the Nigerian delegation headed by President Tinubu. Nigeria…
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Education minister vows to adhere with presidential directives on IPPIS
The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, has promised to comply with the presidential directives regarding the exclusion of university lecturers from the Integrated Personnel Payroll and Information System (IPPIS). This scheme, initiated in October 2006 aims to eliminate fraudulent payment records within the civil service payroll system. The Minister made this commitment in Abuja when he met with the leadership…
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Court approves registration of new lawyers association
The Federal High Court in Abuja has given the green light for the registration of a new lawyers’ association in Nigeria. In a ruling delivered on December 15, 2023, the judge, Gladys Olotu, approved the registration of “The Nigerian Law Society,” “Nigerian Bar Society,” “Nigerian Lawyers’ Society,” and “The Association of Legal Practitioners of Nigeria.” According to the court ruling…
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Insecurity: Tinubu grants emergency approval for purchase of tracking device
President Bola Tinubu has granted an emergency approval for procurement of digital tracking devices to aid the fight against kidnapping and other violent crimes in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, made this disclosure in Abuja on Monday, during his first monthly media chat for the year, according to a statement issued by the minister director for…
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Tinubu directs expansion of student-loan programme to include skill development
President Bola Tinubu has directed the management of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to expand its focus area by extending interest-free loans to Nigerian students interested in skill-development programmes. The President issued this directive at the State House on Monday after a briefing from Akintunde Sawyerr, Executive Secretary of NELFUND, on the build-up to the launch of the programme…
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Tinubu to CAN leaders, We’ll continue to fight corruption; Nigeria is ours to fix
President Bola Tinubu says his administration will not relent in addressing corruption and other vices because it is a sacred duty to ensure that the country is set right for the prosperity of all Nigerians. Speaking when he received a delegation of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), led by its president, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, the President emphasized the role…
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Court sets aside N800bn Rivers budget signed by Governor Fubara, declares it illegal
A Federal High Court, Abuja, has set aside the N800 billion budget passed by five members of the Rivers State House of Assembly led by the Edison Ehie-led faction and signed into law by Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Justice James Omotosho in a judgment on Monday, also upheld the suit filed by the Assembly and Speaker Martin Amaewhule, against Fubara and…
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Tinubu calls for review of global tax system, affirms commitment to multilateralism
President Bola Tinubu has advocated a review of global taxation, explaining that redressing the imbalance in the international tax regime has become imperative. The Nigerian President also affirmed the country’s belief in and commitment towards multilateralism as a way of addressing global challenges. President Tinubu stated Nigeria’s position on these issues in a speech at the Third South Summit of…
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Dabiri-Erewa to represent Nigeria on Global forum on migration in Geneva
Chairman and CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has been selected to represent Nigeria at the 14th Global Forum on Migration and Development Summit (GFMD) in Geneva, Switzerland. This was disclosed in a statement released by the agency’s spokesperson Abdul-Rahman Balogun on Sunday. According to the statement, the summit will be held from January 23 to…
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Ibadan explosion: FG awaits forensic investigation on actual causes of incident
The Federal Government, has announced that it awaits the outcome of the forensic investigation ordered to ascertain the actual cause of the tragic explosion that rocked Ibadan, Oyo State capital last week. It will be recalled that President Bola Tinubu, had ordered an immediate investigation into the tragic incident of the Ibadan blast that has left five victims dead and…
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