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Oluremi Tinubu commissions 50 CNG buses, launches ₦1bn empowerment scheme in Edo
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has said President Bola Tinubu’s administration is laying the foundation for Nigeria’s future through reforms and policies introduced since assuming office in 2023. She spoke on Thursday during a visit to the palace of the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, in Edo State, where she highlighted interventions under the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) and called…
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IMF urges Nigeria to channel subsidy savings to poor households
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Nigeria and other African countries to direct savings from subsidy removal towards social protection programmes for poor and vulnerable citizens amid rising living costs. Zeine Zeidane, Director of the IMF’s African Department, gave the advice on Thursday during the presentation of the fund’s Regional Economic Outlook Update for Sub-Saharan Africa on the sidelines…
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Yari: We’ll campaign on Tinubu’s performance, not incumbency
The Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, says the party will campaign on President Bola Tinubu’s achievements and performance as it seeks re-election in 2027. Yari spoke during a visit by the campaign council to the palace of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, in Oyo State, where the traditional ruler pledged massive…
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Tinubu orders security chiefs to rescue abductees, dismantle terror camps nationwide
President Bola Tinubu has ordered security chiefs to rescue all persons held captive by terrorists and bandits and eliminate their camps across the country ahead of the January 2027 general elections. Minister of Defence Christopher Musa, a retired general, disclosed this on Thursday after a security meeting presided over by Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Musa said the meeting…
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NAHCON seeks digital reforms, Hajj investments to cut pilgrimage costs
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has called for stronger international partnerships and digital transformation in Hajj fund management to reduce pilgrimage costs and protect the financial interests of future pilgrims. The commission’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ambassador Ismail Abba Yusuf, made the call while participating in the 8th International Hajj Fund Forum (IHFF) 2026 in Jakarta, Indonesia.…
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National Policing Bill 90% ready, to reach NASS in two weeks — Gbajabiamila
The National Policing Bill is 90 per cent ready for transmission to the National Assembly, with the Federal Government expected to submit it within two weeks, Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said. Gbajabiamila, who chairs the Presidential Working Group on state police, disclosed this on Thursday after a steering committee meeting at the State House, Abuja.…
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Duke calls Bayelsa governor ‘local champion’ over Lagos-Calabar highway
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Donald Duke, has described Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri as a “local champion” over his defence of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. Duke, a former governor of Cross River State, made the remark during an interview on Arise Television’s The Morning Show on Thursday, insisting that the project was financially unsustainable…
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FG lists 65 investment opportunities, pledges single-digit inflation
Nigeria has unveiled more than 65 investment opportunities across key sectors of the economy, seeking to attract long-term foreign capital as the Federal Government pursues reforms to boost growth, create jobs and reduce inflation. The investment drive was presented by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, and the Governor of the Central Bank of…
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Six opposition parties consult Atiku, Obi, Makinde, two others ahead of 2027
Six opposition political parties have begun consultations with five presidential aspirants as part of efforts to forge a common front ahead of the 2027 general election. The consultations involved the African Democratic Congress, Allied Peoples Movement, Nigeria Democratic Congress, Social Democratic Party, Peoples Democratic Party and Peoples Redemption Party. In a statement on Wednesday, Salihu Lukman, who spoke on behalf…
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ADC accuses APC of plotting one-party rule over expanded campaign council
The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress of attempting to establish a one-party system in Nigeria through the expansion of its presidential campaign council. The ADC-PCC alleged that the APC was undermining multiparty democracy by pressuring opposition governors to align with the ruling party or including them in its campaign structure without…
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