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Tinubu appoints national coordinator of Presidential unlocking healthcare value-chain initiative
President Bola Tinubu has appointted Abdu Mukhtar as the National Coordinator of the Presidential ‘Unlocking Healthcare Value-Chain’ Initiative, which is domiciled under the Federal Ministry of Health & Social Welfare. Mukhtar’s appointment, according to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, on Tuesday, aims to unlock billions of dollars of new…
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NiDCOM boss, Dabiri-Erewa, seeks partnership with CBN on diaspora remittances
The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa on Tuesday sought partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria and financial institutions to improve remittance channels. Dabiri-Erewa made the request when she paid a courtesy visit to the CBN governor, Olayemi Cardoso, at the CBN’s headquarters in Abuja. The NiDCOM boss also requested a policy on reducing the cost of sending…
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Tinubu to launch electronic birth, death, marriage registration portal on Wednesday
President Bola Tinubu will unveil an electronic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System, as well as a Geospatial Data Repository, on Wednesday. Birth registration, still birth registration, birth attestation, adoption, marriage notification, divorce notification, migration, and death are all part of the registration system. This was revealed by Nasir Kwarra, Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), at a pre-launch…
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‘Copy-cat’: You should know Supreme Court doesn’t deliver judgement on public opinion, presidency, APC lampoon Obi
Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has criticised Peter Obi, the former Presidential candidate of the Labour Party LP over his recent press conference calling out the Supreme Court for affirming President Bola Tinubu as winner of the last general elections in February. Obi had on Monday addressed a press conference in Abuja, where he…
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Tinubu to attend economic summit in Saudi Arabia
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday announced plans to attend two major summits in Saudi Arabia in an effort to engage the Arab nation in the creation of businesses and increased Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The goal of these steps is to boost the economic sector and create vast employment opportunities, according to the Special Adviser on media and publicity to…
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I’ll fire you for non performance, before Tinubu sacks me, Keyamo warns aviation MDA administrators
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Festus Keyamo, have warned some chief executives of aviation agencies to perform or face dismissal. He said this on Saturday while reading out the riot act to some heads of the aviation agencies in Lagos. He made the remarks in response to the recent signing of performance commitments, he and other ministers are required to…
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Tinubu urges ministers to prioritise national development over personal ambitions
President Bola Tinubu has called on the ministers and other cabinet members to set aside personal ambition and individual aspirations, calling on his appointees to prioritise the advancement of the nation. The President said this while giving his closing remark at the three-day Cabinet Retreat, on Friday in Abuja. The President has also directed that the Presidential Delivery Tracker be…
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Nigeria set to recieve $150m Abacha loot, French envoy tells Tinubu
The French government has promised the return of $150 million that was stolen by a former military dictator, Sani Abacha. Catherine Colonna, France’s Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, disclosed on Friday during a courtesy visit to President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja. In his reaction, Tinubu expressed his appreciation to the French government. He said that…
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Provisions for presidential yacht in 2023 supplementary budget is for Navy – Presidency
Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has explained the details for including the presidential yacht in the 2023 supplementary budget. In a press statement on Thursday, Onanuga stated that what was called the Presidential Yacht is an Operational Naval boat due to the high level security characteristics. According to him the term was used as…
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Why we dropped presidential yacht from supplementary budget for student loan – Reps
The House of Representatives has removed the N5 billion for the presidential yacht from the 2023 supplementary budget. Abubakar Bichi (APC, Kano), chairperson of the House Committee on Appropriation, stated this on Thursday after the House passed the N2.17 trillion supplementary budget. Bichi told journalists that the committee eliminated the item and transferred the money to the student loan section…
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