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Tinubu seeks value addition for creative Industry
President Bola Tinubu has called for greater localisation of investments in Nigeria’s creative and digital economy to ensure more value generated by Nigerian talent remains in the country. Tinubu in a post via his X account on Friday, said the federal government would push for increased production within Nigeria, stronger investment in local industries and infrastructure, and more jobs and…
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APC campaign council condoles Yari over sister’s death
The Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) has condoled with its Director-General, Senator Abdul’aziz Yari Abubakar, over the death of his sister in Zamfara State. Faleke, who represents Ikeja Federal Constituency and serves as Secretary of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council, disclosed this in a post on his X account on Friday. He said the condolence visit brought together senior political leaders,…
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APC campaign says ICC ruling makes Atiku unfit for presidency
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has accused African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar of compromising Nigeria’s interests for personal gain, citing findings from the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitration proceedings in Paris over the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project. The council, in a statement issued on Friday by its spokesman, Dele Alake, alleged that Atiku…
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Tinubu orders probe into deaths of suspected illegal miners in Niger
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a full and transparent investigation into the deaths of suspected illegal miners detained by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State. The suspects were arrested during enforcement operations around the Lt. Gen. Mohammed Inuwa Wushishi Estate and the Wushishi/Lukoto axis of Minna on September 15 and 16. Reports indicate that 37…
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Paris Court indicts Atiku, ex-wife Jennifer Douglas, over $500k bribe in Mambilla-Sunrise Power deal
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) tribunal in Paris has linked a $500,000 payment to Jennifer Douglas Abubakar, former wife of ex-Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, to efforts to influence the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project, in a ruling on Thursday, that rejected Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited’s $2.35 billion claim against Nigeria. The tribunal’s September 17, award examined the payment made…
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PHOTO NEWS: Macron hosts Tinubu for private dinner at Élysée Palace
French President Emmanuel Macron received President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a private dinner at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Thursday night. According to Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the meeting reflected “the enduring relationship between Nigeria and France” and their “shared commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation.” Onanuga disclosed this in a post on…
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Dickson: I rejected APC to prevent Nigeria becoming one-party state
Former Bayelsa State governor and national leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Seriake Dickson, has said he rejected the opportunity to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) because he opposed the emergence of a one-party state in Nigeria. Dickson spoke in Abuja on Thursday when the management of LEADERSHIP Newspaper, led by its Vice-Chairman, Mike Okpere, presented him with…
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Tinubu hails ICC ruling in Mambilla dispute, says decision clears major legal hurdle
President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the ruling of an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitration tribunal in Paris in favour of Nigeria in the long-running dispute with Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited over the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project in Taraba State. The tribunal, in its award issued on Thursday, September 17, rejected claims brought by Sunrise against the Federal…
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Mambilla: ICC tribunal dismisses Sunrise Power’s $2.35bn claim against Nigeria
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) tribunal in Paris has dismissed Sunrise Power’s $2.35 billion claim against the Federal Government over the long-running Mambilla hydropower project dispute. The tribunal, in its final award issued on Thursday, also ordered Sunrise Power and its promoter, Leno Adesanya, to reimburse Nigeria 75 per cent of the legal fees and expenses incurred in the…
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Tinubu gives 180-day deadline for Digital Free Zones rollout
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, to develop a roadmap for the full launch of Nigeria’s Digital Free Zones initiative within 180 days. Tinubu gave the directive as his administration moves to create an enabling environment for Nigerian technology and service companies to raise global capital, create jobs and serve international markets…
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