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Tinubu to Li Qiang: Africa holds vast opportunities for investments, growth, development
KUNLE SANNI President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday said Africa holds vast opportunities for investments, growth, and development with its vibrant population, productive economy, and natural resources. Speaking at a bilateral meeting in Beijing, China, with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Tinubu commended the role of the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in advancing partnership between Africa and China for mutual development…
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Rivers Crisis: PDP Governors urge security agencies to note Wike’s utterances
Governors under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have urged security agencies to note the “threats” by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to cause political crises in the state of any governor who tries to interfere in the affairs of the PDP in Rivers State. Wike in Port Harcourt on Saturday had said…
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Nigeria has prospect of becoming net exporter of food- Bill Gates
American billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said Nigeria has the prospect of becoming a net exporter of food given the vast land and soil type in the country. The co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation spoke on Tuesday at the Nutrivision 2024, a pan-African youth dialogue on nutrition in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja. Gates was answering a question on…
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Opposition parties can’t unseat Tinubu in 2027, says Okonkwo
Former spokesperson for the Obi/Datti campaign organisation, Kenneth Okonkwo, has expressed doubts about the opposition’s ability to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Okonkwo claimed that Tinubu manipulated the Nigerian system to secure his presidency and will not allow the opposition to unseat him. In an interview with Arise TV on Tuesday, he criticized opposition parties for failing to hold…
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Increasing agricultural productivity will reduce malnutrition in Nigeria- Bill Gates
Microsoft Co-founder, Bill Gates, has said that improving productivity in agriculture will help in solving the problem of malnutrition in the world, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Gates, who is a Co-Chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said this on Tuesday at the Nutrivision 2024, a Pan-African Youth Dialogue on Nutrition at Nile University Abuja. He stressed that making food…
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Nigerian military capable of containing banditry – Marwa
….urges public support for NDLEA KUNLE SANNI Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd),, has commended the Nigerian Armed Forces for their professionalism, patriotism and daily sacrifices in their efforts to curb banditry in the North West and other security challenges in parts of the country. Marwa made the commendation…
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Dangote refinery will boost Nigeria’s economy, eliminate scarcity, conserve foreign exchange – Abiodun
…praises President Tinubu’s intervention Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, said the commencement of fuel production by the Dangote refinery will strengthen the nation’s economy by eliminating constant shortages and conserving foreign exchange. Petrol produced from the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote refinery is expected to hit filling stations in the next 48 hours as modalities with the Nigerian National…
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BREAKING: NLC demands immediate reversal of new petrol price
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday demanded an immediate reversal of the hike in fuel price announced by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), saying the hike has worsened the misery of Nigerians. Amid the lingering fuel scarcity in the country, the NNPCL increased the pump price of petrol from ₦568 to ₦855, ₦897 (depending on the location…
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Otedola lauds Dangote over actualisation of $20bn refinery
Billionaire businessman Femi Otedola has congratulated his friend, Aliko Dangote, on the actualisation of his $20bn refinery in Lagos. Otedola said with petrol now rolled out by the Dangote Refinery, the days of Nigeria bowing to foreign powers for our fuel needs are over. “You have not just built a refinery; you have liberated us from the chains of economic…
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JAMB denounces responsibility for HND admissions
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has denounced claims that it is involved in the admission process for higher national diploma (HND) students. A statement signed by the Spokesman of the board, Fabian Benjamin, said the board has no involvement, authority, or control over the admissions process for HND candidates. The statement added that JAMB is also not responsible…
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