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Politics
‘Come to APC,’ Ganduje woos Kano gov Abba Yusuf
The All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, has urged Abba Yusuf, Kano governor to defect from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and join the ruling party. Ganduje said this on Thursday after a meeting with the state governor in Kano. He also urged Abba that the doors of the APC are open to all those who want…
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News from States
SMEDAN secures ₦1bn matching fund with Katsina State government to boost SMEs
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has announced a N1 billion funding arrangement for small enterprises in Katsina State. The matching funding agreement with the state would begin this quarter with an initial infusion of ₦250 million, according to SMEDAN Director General Charles Odii, who signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the state government in…
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Development
FG signs pact with UN on implementation of plan to end child terrorism
The Federal Government has signed a pact with the United Nations on the implementation to end the scourge of child terrorism in Nigeria. The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Ohanenye, praised the interagency collaboration that propelled this initiative and reaffirmed her ministry’s readiness for multi-sector implementation of the plan. She also mentioned that the agreement takes into account matters pertaining…
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News from States
Tinubu has approved funds for Second Niger Bridge bypass project – Umahi
Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, says President Bola Tinubu has approved funds for the building of the Lafia bypass, the Lagos-Ibadan highway, and the second Niger bridge bypass. Umahi made her remarks on Thursday while inspecting the Makurdi-Otukpo 9th mile route which is being dualized and the Lafia bypass. The minister thanked the president for authorising the funding release, pointing…
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National News
Tinubu’s administration owes Nigerians explanation for NNPC $3.3bn emergency loan – Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged President Bola Tinubu to give Nigerians an explanation of the administration’s spending in relation to the National Petroleum Company (NNPC) N3.3 billion oil for cash loan. Last August, the NNPCL was given a $3.3 billion crude-for-cash funding from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, which was purportedly intended to stabilise…
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National News
Tinubu championing national cohesion through Inclusive governance – Information minister
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said, President Bola Tinubu has demonstrated profound commitment to promoting national cohesion through inclusive governance where each and every segment of the Nigerian society is represented in his government in line with the Federal Character Principle. Idris made the remarks in Abuja on Wednesday in a paper titled “Promoting National…
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National News
Education minister directs speedy completion of nuclear energy curriculum
Education Minister, Tahir Mamman, has directed the National Universities Commission (NUC) to expedite action towards the completion of the Nuclear Energy Curriculum to enable some Nigerian Universities and the Nigerian Atomic Energy Commission as well as Polytechnics to commence the training of Nuclear Scientists and Technologists locally. Mamman was speaking through the Minister of state for Education, Yusuf Sununu, when…
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Economy
FG targetes 77% IGR increase in 2024 – Edun
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, says the federal government aims to boost internally generated income (IGR) by 77 per cent. Edun spoke in Abuja on Wednesday to kick off the Federal Inland Revenue Service’s (FIRS) 2024 strategic management retreat. The retreat was themed, ‘Re-imagining Tax Administration for Equity and Economic Growth’. Edun stated that…
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Economy
We’re streamlining multiple taxes, unorthodox collection methods – Taiwo Oyedele
The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele says his team is streamlining multiple taxes and unorthodox methods to collect tax in the country. Oyedele in a statement posted via his X account on Wednesday, lamented that there are even more unauthorised taxes all disproportionately affecting small businesses including petty traders, hawkers, artisans, truckers,…
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National News
Tinubu has no plans to relocate FCT to Lagos – Presidency
Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has dismissed allegations of plans by the Federal Government to relocate the Federal Capital Territory from Abuja to Lagos. Onanuga described the allegations as false in the interpretations given to the matter. The presidential aide was reacting after the news of the Central Bank of Nigeria to relocating its…
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