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Saudi investment in Nigeria will create job opportunities, lift millions out Of poverty – Betta Edu
The Federal Government has hailed the Saudi government and its investors’ interest in Nigeria and creating jobs that could help millions of vulnerable Nigerians escape poverty. Nigeria’s Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, who stated this on the sidelines of the Saudi-Africa Investment Summit in Riyadh, also described the development as a welcome initiative and a huge…
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Tinubu congratulates Uzodinma, Ododo, Diri on election victory
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, and Governor-elect Usman Ododo of Kogi State, on their victory in the November 11 governorship elections. The President commends the electorate in Imo, Kogi, and Bayelsa for their participation in the electoral process, affirming the resilience of democratic institutions and the power of…
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Dino Melaye loses LGA to Ododo’s APC
Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lost his Local Government Area, Ijumu, to the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Usman Ododo. According to the results released on Sunday, Melaye, a former senator from the Kogi West constituency, received 6,909 votes, while Ododo of the APC received 10,524 votes. The results were announced Sunday at…
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BREAKING: INEC declares APC’s Uzodinma winner of Imo governorship election
Governor Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been named the winner of Saturday’s Imo State gubernatorial election by the Independent National Electoral (INEC). The winner was announced early on Sunday morning at the state collation office in Owerri by the INEC Returning Officer, Abayomi Sunday, vice chancellor of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State. According to…
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ICPC arrests 6 suspected vote buyers in Imo State
Operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Saturday arrested six persons during the election exercise in Imo State. The suspects were arrested at 7 polling units at Orji Mechanic Village (PU 008), Concord Hotel (PU 009), Rento Hotel (PU 010), Township School (PU 005, 007, 008) and Ojukwu Library, and a total of N4,101,750…
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Widespread violence in Kogi election was media creation – Yahaya Bello
The governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, has said the widespread violence that rocked the 2019 governorship election in the state was a creation of the media who were not in the state. Bello said this on Saturday after casting his vote at his polling unit (PU) 011, Agassa, Okene LGA, Kogi state. The governor stated this while addressing journalists…
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FG flags off dry season irrigated farming to boost food security
The Federal Government has launched the 2023 Dry Season Irrigated Farming initiative through the Benin Owena River Basin Development Authority. The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation disclosed this on Friday in a statement issued by Funmi Imuetinyan, the ministry’s Director Press and PR, saying the initiative was in line with President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to address food security…
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ANALYSIS: Residents head to polls to determine who rules Kogi, Bayelsa, Imo
Residents of Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa states will head to the polls on Saturday to elect their respective governors who will lead the states for the next four years. The three states are part of the seven states where staggered governorship elections were held in the country after the other 19 states elected their governors during the 2023 general elections…
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NSA assures voters in Kogi, Bayelsa, Imo states, warns against violence
The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, assures residents of Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo states of security preparedness during the off-cycle elections coming up tomorrow (Saturday). He warns against violence by political actors and charges security agencies to adhere to professional code of ethics during the conduct of the exercise, according to a statement issued by the NSA spokesperson Zakari Mijinyawa…
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“Your investment are safe in Nigeria,” Tinubu assures Saudi investors
President Bola Tinubu has assured potential investors that their investments are safe in Nigeria. Speaking at the Saudi-Africa Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Friday, President Tinubu said Nigeria is ready for business while assuring investors of some of the world’s highest returns on investment, according to a statement issued by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale. The President said Nigeria is…
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