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FG signs MoU with Saudi on oil deal
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabian and Nigerian government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Thursday to cooperate in the oil and gas industry. In a statement released on Thursday, Nneamaka Okafor, the special adviser on media and communication to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), stated that the MoU is evidence of both parties’ shared commitment to…
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FG replies Obi over claims on insensitivity of 2023 supplementary budget
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris has said the 2023 supplementary budget signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday November 8, 2023 is not insensitive, but rather a bold and pragmatic response to the pressing and economic challenges Nigeria currently faces. The Minister in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Rabiu Ibrahim, on Thursday…
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ICPC deploys operatives to monitor Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi elections
warns against Acts of Electoral Corruption The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has deployed its operatives to monitor the upcoming governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi States scheduled for Saturday, November 11, 2023. According to a statement issued by the ICPC spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua on Thursday, ICPC said the Commission’s operatives have been…
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Tinubu appoints Mohammed Isa as aide on disability matters
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mohammed Isa as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Disability Matters. Ajuri Ngelale, the president’s spokesperson, said in a statement released on Thursday that Isa’s appointment is in line with President Tinubu’s pledge to make sure that every social group is fairly treated within the parameters of his administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda “Isa…
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FCTA willing to partner Ireland on, ICT, vocational education – Wike
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, declared on Tuesday that collaboration with the Republic of Ireland is welcome inside the FCT Administration (FCTA). According to him, the collaboration would focus on information and communication technology (ICT), agriculture, and vocational training. Wike revealed this during a visit to his Abuja office by Mr. Peter Ryan, the Irish Ambassador…
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ElectHER advocates improved consideration for women’s participation in politics, governance
ElectHER, a civil society organisation (CSO), says there’s a need for improved consideration in ensuring that women are pushed forward as political candidates in Nigeria. Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday on the forthcoming off-cycle elections, Ibijoke Faborode, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of ElectHER, said without women in politics, Nigeria is limiting the extent to which…
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Saudi-Africa Summit: Tinubu to depart Nigeria on Thursday for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
President Bola Tinubu will, on Thursday, depart Abuja for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to attend the Saudi-Africa Summit, which is scheduled to take place in Riyadh on November 10, 2023. At the Saudi-Africa Summit, the President will underscore Nigeria’s commitment to attracting more Foreign Direct Investment and expanding business partnerships, which are strongly reinforced by his administration’s ongoing domestic economic reforms.…
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Tinubu signs N2tn supplementary budget into law
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed the 2023 N2.17 trillion supplementary budget into law. Tinubu assented to the supplementary appropriation bill at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Present at the signing, were Senate President Godswill Akpabio; Chairman Senate Committee on Finance, Opeyemi Bamidele; and Chairman Senate Committee on Finance, Olamilakan Adeola Also present were Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas;…
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We would tackle the problem of poverty in Nigeria – NSIP Coordinator
The Federal Government on Tuesday promised to address the scourge of poverty plaguing the country. Halima Shehu, the National Social Investment Programme Agency’s (NSIPA) CEO and national coordinator, stated as she addressed reporters in Abuja. She also provided an explanation for the country’s persistently high rate of poverty as well as the reasons her processors were unable to address the…
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Labour union grounds fuel, flight, electricity operations in Imo, vows to begin nationwide strike Tuesday
The Organised Labour has demanded that its members cease operations immediately and close Imo State permanently. Labour unions stated that the choice to start an industrial action in Imo State was entirely consistent with their previous resolution. They further stated that the government, led by Hope Uzodinma, has persisted in abusing the rights and privileges of workers in the state…
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