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Tinubu’s borrowing is funding visible infrastructure, says Onanuga
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday defended the Tinubu administration’s borrowing programme, saying ongoing infrastructure projects across the country demonstrate that loan proceeds are being invested in critical development rather than wasted. Speaking during the Presidential Media Tour of Projects in Benue State, Onanuga said roads, bridges and other strategic infrastructure under…
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Tinubu condoles Kemi Adeosun over husband’s death
President Bola Tinubu has expressed condolences to former Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, following the death of her husband, Anthony Adeniyi Adeosun. Anthony Adeosun, 62, died on Wednesday, according to a statement issued on Thursday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. The President also sympathised with the Adeosun family, friends and business associates over the…
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State House denies documents used to establish fake presidential agency
The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the alleged operations of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) on Thursday uncovered what it described as forged State House documents used to legitimise the purported agency, while the Presidency denied any role in its establishment or funding. At the investigative hearing in Abuja, officials from the State House told lawmakers…
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PFIPC never existed, Adeyemi forged appointment letter — ICPC chair
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has concluded that the federal government never established the purported Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) and that the appointment letter used by its self-styled Director-General, Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, was forged. ICPC Chairman, Musa Adamu, SAN, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing State House journalists on the commission’s interim investigation…
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New revenue allocation formula to reach Tinubu in two weeks — RMAFC
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) says it expects to submit the final draft of the reviewed revenue allocation formula to President Bola Tinubu within the next two weeks for onward transmission to the National Assembly. Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Mohammed Bello Shehu, disclosed this on Wednesday while receiving a delegation from BusinessDay Newspaper led by its…
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Shettima begins first leave since taking office, to focus on study, policy review
Vice President Kashim Shettima has commenced a two-week leave, his first since assuming office in May 2023, following the approval of President Bola Tinubu. A statement issued on Thursday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications (Office of the Vice President), Stanley Nkwocha, said the leave, which began on August 6, would allow the Vice…
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Abuja earth tremor: Alake urges calm, orders hourly seismic updates
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has urged residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to remain calm following the earth tremor that shook parts of Abuja, directing the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA) to provide him with hourly updates on seismic activities. Alake, who is in Washington DC, United States, engaging American investors on joint venture opportunities…
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ADC condemns Osun LG fund freeze, alleges political intimidation by FG
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned the freezing of statutory allocations to local governments in Osun State, describing the action as “political terrorism” and accusing the Federal Government of using state institutions to undermine the opposition ahead of the state’s governorship election. In a statement issued on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the opposition party alleged…
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Tinubu hails rescue of 308 abductees, orders stronger early warning systems
President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the rescue of 308 abducted Nigerians from a forest in Niger State, directing security agencies to strengthen early warning mechanisms and improve intelligence gathering to prevent future kidnappings. The President gave the directive in a statement issued on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, following what the Presidency described as…
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Lagos-Calabar coastal highway has reached Ogun, Tinubu’s aide counters Donald Duke’s claim
Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, has dismissed former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke’s claim that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will not extend beyond Lagos State, saying ongoing construction has already disproved the assertion. Ajayi, in a post on his X account on Wednesday, said the project had already reached Ogun State,…
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