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Umahi says palliatives works to begin on bad roads inherited from previous govts
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, says the current state of bad roads in many parts of Nigeria were inherited from the previous government. This was stated in a statement he signed on Monday. Umahi, a former governor of Ebonyi state, made this statement in response to articles that referenced The Sun newspaper. A number of notable examples of Nigeria’s…
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Court rulings from Nigeria can affect, foreign investments, Cardoso warns judiciary institutions
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, says that rulings given by a number of Nigerian courts have a direct bearing on foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country. Cardoso revealed this on Monday in Abuja during the 22nd National Seminar for Judges on Banking and Related Topics, which was hosted by the National Judicial Institute…
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Hold your LGA chairpersons responsible, let lawmakers focus on legislative duties – Gbajabiamila
Chief of Staff (CoS) to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has urged Nigerians to hold their local government chairmen accountable for inadequate social amenities rather than depending on legislators to take such. Gbajabiamila said this on Monday during a capacity-building retreat for the heads of the House of Representatives’ standing committees. He claimed that because lawmakers carry out tasks beyond their…
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FG okays N3bn for airport scanners to replace manual bag search
The Federal Government has approved N3 billion for airport scanners. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, revealed this to State House media on Monday following the Federal Executive Council meeting at the presidential villa. He explained that this is an effort to cut down on the number of agencies who handle the manual luggage checks at airports. He…
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BREAKING: FEC approves N27.5tn for 2024 budget
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Monday, approved a sum of N27.5 trillion aggregate expenditure for the 2024 Appropriation Bill. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this to press following the FEC meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja. He also stated that the targeted revenue for next year…
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Tinubu’s socio-economic growth plan is most ambitious ever, Information minister says
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammed Idris, has said the social-economic plan of the administration of President Bola Tinubu is the most ambitious the country has ever experienced. Idris said this on Monday during the management retreat of the Nigerian Television Authority NTA held in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. The minister said the President Tinubu’s economic plan…
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BREAKING: Tinubu swears in eight new perm secretaries
President Tinubu has sworn-in eight new permanent secretaries into the Federal civil service The swearing in ceremony was done at the presidential villa in Abuja shortly before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council meeting. Tinubu on Friday approved the appointment of eight new permanent secretaries in the Federal Civil Service following the recently concluded selection process by the Office…
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1.63 million Nigerians on HIV medication – NACA
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has reported that 1.63 million Nigerians are receiving antiretroviral treatment, out of the 1.8 million people living with HIV in the nation. In a briefing to reporters on Friday ahead of World AIDS Day, the agency’s director-general, Dr. Gambo Aliyu, said that Nigeria has the second-highest rate of HIV infection. Although…
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Mufti Menk visit Tinubu, urges for peace and togetherness among Nigerians
Mufti Ismail ibn Musa Menk, a well-known Islamic scholar, urged Nigerians to remain peaceful and united on Friday, stating that Nigeria might be the best country in Africa. He made this statement at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja while paying President Bola Ahmed Tinubu a courtesy call. Following the meeting, the Grand Mufti of Zimbabwe’s Muslim community and…
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Tinubu resolves Ondo state political crises
President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, waded into the months-long crisis between factions loyal to the Executive Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, and the Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. This followed negotiations between the President and the Deputy Governor, representatives of Governor Akeredolu, federal and state lawmakers of Ondo, officials of the state’s chapter of the All Progressives’ Congress, and other stakeholders in the…
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