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No girl should miss school over sanitary pads, says Oluremi Tinubu
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has said no Nigerian girl should miss school because her family cannot afford sanitary pads, as she flagged off the distribution of two million packs of sanitary towels and learning materials to girls in public basic education schools nationwide. She also announced a N2 billion Learners’ Retention Support Programme targeting 100,000 learners in its first phase,…
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ADC Publicity Secretary questions Taiwo Oyedele’s educational qualifications to manage economy
Bolaji Abdullahi, publicity secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has questioned whether Taiwo Oyedele, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, has the appropriate educational background to manage Nigeria’s economy. Abdullahi raised the concern on Monday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, while discussing the Federal Government’s 30-day petrol price reduction initiative. The ADC…
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Court dismisses Achimugu’s suit against EFCC, rejects N10bn damages claim
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by Aisha Achimugu, chief executive officer of Felak Concept Group, challenging the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s search of her residence and seizure of her property. Justice Musa Liman dismissed the suit on Monday, holding that the EFCC was empowered to search Achimugu’s residence following intelligence alleging her involvement…
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NNPC GCEO presents 2025 financial report to Tinubu at Aso Villa
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Bayo Ojulari, on Monday presented the company’s 2025 Annual Financial Report to President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja. The report showed that NNPC recorded ₦34.5tn in revenue, ₦7.2tn in profit after tax, representing a 33 per cent increase, and ₦5.8tn in dividends in 2025. Ojulari said…
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Shettima assures women of Tinubu’s commitment to empowerment policies
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has reaffirmed President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to implementing policies and programmes aimed at empowering women across Nigeria. Shettima gave the assurance on Monday when he received a delegation of Nigerian Women for Tinubu/Shettima 2027, an All Progressives Congress (APC) support group campaigning for the re-election of the president and his deputy, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He…
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Shettima tells North to back Tinubu’s re-election, cites farmers’ loans
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has urged northern leaders and residents to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027, saying the region has benefited from the administration and stands to gain more from a second term. Shettima spoke on Monday when he received a delegation of Arewa for Asiwaju (A4A), a northern-based group campaigning for Tinubu’s re-election, at the Presidential Villa,…
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Lagos-Calabar highway intact, FG to integrate additional 400km of East-West Road — Umahi
The federal government plans to integrate an additional 400 kilometres of the East-West Road into the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, Minister of Works Dave Umahi has said. Umahi disclosed this on Monday while briefing State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja, dismissing suggestions on social media that the 750-kilometre coastal highway had been abandoned or…
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APC faults Atiku for addressing President Tinubu as ‘Bola’, calls it disrespectful
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has criticised former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar for addressing President Bola Tinubu by his first name, ‘Bola’, describing the remark as disrespectful to the office of the President. Dele Alake, spokesperson for the APC Presidential Campaign Council, said in a statement on Monday that Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress…
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CJN Kekere-Ekun warns against judicial bullying, says seniority must not silence judges
Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has warned that seniority must not be used to suppress dissenting views among judges, saying judicial officers should be free to disagree with their seniors without fear of personal consequences. Kekere-Ekun stated this while speaking at a panel session on “Judicial Bullying and Harassment” at the Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association annual conference…
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Tinubu orders Lagos-Calabar highway rerouted through East-West road, Umahi says
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Works to reroute sections of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway through the existing East-West Road from Ondo State towards Edo State, Minister of Works Dave Umahi has said. Umahi said the directive was intended to prevent the construction of a new alignment along the corridor, with the government opting to use existing…
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