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FG launches 5-year plan to boost potato production
The Federal Government Thursday, launched a five-year national strategic plan to boost potato production in Nigeria. Speaking in Jos, Plateau State, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, said the government’s goal was to stimulate economic growth through various agricultural value chain activities. The minister, represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ernest Umakhihe, added that the agricultural value…
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FG ready to partner with state governments for improved airport facilities – Keyamo
The Federal Government has said it will be partnering with state governments to improve the facilities at the nation’s airports, maintain terminal buildings, and see how they could recoup their investments. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo said on Friday when a team of delegates from the Nigerian Transportation Commissioners Forum – an appendage of the Federal…
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‘Court needs to address INEC’s high level of election malpractice,’ Atiku explains why he rejects tribunal’s judgement
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has rejected the Wednesday judgement in the Presidential Election Tribunal court in Abuja, saying he would approach the higher court for redress. Atiku who also ran for presidency under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) explained that the reason for his decision to approach the court was to be ensure that the Supreme Court addresses the…
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It’s waste of time appealing tribunal judgement, Yahaya Bello tells oppositions
Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has asked the opposition to accept the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal which affirmed the victory of President Bola Tinubu at the presidential election. Speaking with State House correspondents on Thursday, Bello said it would be a waste of time for the opposition parties to approach the Supreme Court to appeal the tribunal’s…
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Obi failed to prove election was marred by irregularities, tribunal Rules
The Presidential Election Petition in Abuja has ruled that the Labour Party’s (LP) petition of irregularities against the 2023 presidential election was generic. The Presidential candidate of the LP Peter Obi had alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) reduced their scores and added it to All Progressives Congress (APC)’s votes. But a judge amongst the five-member panel of…
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G-20 Summit: Tinubu lauds $14 bn new investment from Indian-Nigeria economic partnership
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday commended Indian investors for significant investment pledges amounting to nearly $14 billion U.S. dollars committed by Indian investors. The investments were made, according to a statement from Tinubu’s spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, during the Nigeria-India Presidential Roundtable and Conference in New Delhi, India. According to the statement, the president said Nigeria offers the best return on…
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BREAKING: Tribunal strikes out APM’s petition challenging Tinubu’s election
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed the petition of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) challenging the election of President Bola Tinubu. The head of the five-member bench, Haruna Tsammani who read the judgement, said the petition was a “pre-election matter which should have been brought before the high court. He ruled that Vice-President Kashim Shettima’s dual nomination as a…
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100 days: Tinubu fixing ‘battered economy’ he inherited, says information minister
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, says that President Bola Tinubu began his journey as leader of the country attempting to fix a battered economy he inherited from his predecessor. Idris in a statement he signed on Tuesday, said the President met the country in a difficult situation with our public debts soaring both local and foreign.…
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I’ll break all bottlenecks to make Nigeria conducive, Tinubu assures investors in India
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday assured investors in India that he would ensure he provides an enabling environment for investors to invest in Nigeria. President Tinubu said this in Delhi at the G20-summit on Tuesday, where he met with Gopichand Hinduja, the Chairman and CEO of the Hinduja Group of Companies. The president had departed Nigeria for India on Monday…
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Three alleged cultists arrested in Sango Ota
The Ogun State Police Command has successfully apprehended three notorious cultists belonging to the Eiye Confraternity in Sango Ota. This was contained in a statement signed by SP Omolola Odutola, Police Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Police Command. According to the statement, acting on credible information provided by an anonymous citizen, the Divisional Police Officer of Sango Ota, CSP Saleh…
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