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Nigeria’s $52m nutrition fund gets new law backing – Shettima
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says the Federal Government will accelerate the development of a National Food and Nutrition Bill to protect nutrition funding, strengthen accountability and sustain interventions beyond successive administrations. Shettima disclosed this on Wednesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at the Nigeria-Ethiopia Nutrition Leadership Exchange Forum. He said Nigeria’s $26 million commitment to the Child Nutrition Fund had attracted a…
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Yiaga: 44% of voters yet to choose presidential candidate for 2027 election
About 44 percent of eligible Nigerian voters have yet to decide which presidential candidate they will support in the 2027 general election, according to a new survey by Yiaga Africa. The organisation, in its national voting intentions survey released on Wednesday, said 84 percent of Nigerians indicated that they were likely to vote in the election, while only 41 percent…
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Duke promises N300 petrol under PRP government if elected in 2027
Donald Duke, presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), has promised to reduce the price of petrol to about N300 per litre if elected president in 2027. Duke, a former governor of Cross River State, made the pledge on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief. He said reducing the cost of petrol would be a…
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REPORT: Wike, Fubara hold four-hour reconciliation meeting in Rivers
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara have held a closed-door meeting in Port Harcourt as efforts to reconcile the two political camps gain momentum. The meeting, which lasted about four hours on Tuesday, brought together Wike, APC governorship candidate Kingsley Chinda and their supporters, as well as Fubara and members of his political camp. Wike and…
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EFCC asks court to disregard Diezani’s UK acquittal in asset forfeiture case
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to disregard evidence of former Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke’s acquittal by a United Kingdom court in a suit challenging the forfeiture of her assets. The commission made the request in a further counter-affidavit filed on October 5 in opposition to Diezani’s application seeking to place…
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FG to expand gas supply for power, industries
The federal government says it will expand gas supply for power generation, industries and clean cooking as part of efforts to reduce Nigeria’s dependence on oil revenue and support economic diversification. President Bola Tinubu disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at the fifth anniversary of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), where he was represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima.…
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CANEX 2026 will drive investments, jobs, partnerships beyond showcase – Musawa
The federal government says the 2026 Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX WKND) will go beyond showcasing Nigeria’s creative talent to generate investments, create jobs and facilitate business partnerships. The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, stated this at a joint ministerial briefing on Nigeria’s preparations to host the event at the ITF Skills House, Maitama,…
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Gombe scores 80 points in OGP open governance ranking
Gombe State has recorded 80 points in the third-quarter 2026 Subnational Status Ranking of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Nigeria, placing the state among those recognised for progress in open government implementation and participatory governance. According to a statement issued by Ismaila Uba Misilli, Director-General, Press Affairs, Government House, Gombe, the assessment examined indicators including the existence of a State…
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Tinubu congratulates Modi on 25 years in public service
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the 25th anniversary of his assumption of office as head of government in Gujarat. Tinubu, in a congratulatory message issued on Tuesday, described the milestone as “a truly historic milestone”, noting that Modi first assumed office as Chief Minister of Gujarat in 2001 and became Prime Minister of India…
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The Economist: Nigeria’s re-engineering under Tinubu is unstoppable — by Sunday Dare
The Economist claims Nigerians dislike their President, but it’s a claim that smells of opposition and is riddled with inconsistencies. It has become a tired, predictable ritual of external commentary—most notably from the comfortable, insulated drawing rooms of foreign publications—to look at the complex, dynamic, and pulsating canvas of the Federal Republic of Nigeria through a cracked, distorted lens. In…
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