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Tinubu heads to Tanzania for Africa energy summit
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday departed Abuja for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to participate in the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit, scheduled for January 27–28, 2025. WESTERN POST reported that the high-profile summit, co-hosted by Tanzania, the African Development Bank (ADB), and the World Bank, seeks to accelerate efforts under “Mission 300,” an ambitious initiative to provide electricity access…
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Tinubu mourns victims of Enugu tanker explosion
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has expressed condolences with the government and the people of Enugu state over the fuel tanker explosion, which resulted in the loss of lives on Saturday. The fuel tanker reportedly spiralled out of control and burst into flames while navigating the Ugwu-Onyeama section of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway. Tinubu commiserated with the families of the…
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Africa targets electrifying 300 million people by 2030, says AfDB
By Kunle Sanni Daniel Schroth, Director for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency at the African Development Bank (AfDB), has announced Africa’s goal to provide electricity to 300 million people by 2030. Acknowledging the challenge, Schroth stated, “It’s a tight journey because 2030 is only five years away, and we need to deliver actual connections to 300 million people by then.”…
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President Tinubu approves N32.7bn for NSIP programmes in 2025
…orders procurement of over 100,000 items for N-Power beneficiaries By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has approved N32.7 billion for the implementation of the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) in 2025, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to alleviating poverty and empowering vulnerable Nigerians. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Nentawe Yilwatda, stated that reforms to the NSIP are a…
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Tinubu to attend Africa Heads of State Energy Summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to participate in the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit scheduled for January 27–28, 2025. The Summit, hosted by the Government of Tanzania in collaboration with the African Development Bank Group and the World Bank, aims to advance Mission 300, an initiative designed to…
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Retired military generals behind illegal mining- Oshiomhole
The Chairman Senate Committee on Interior, Sen. Adams Oshiomhole has alleged that some retired military generals are responsible for illegal mining activities across Nigeria, which continue to undermine the country’s efforts to diversify its economy. Oshiomhole made this allegation during the budget presentation by Senator Sampson Ekong, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Solid Minerals Development, to the Senate Committee…
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VIDEO: Buhari returns to Daura after defending Nigeria in Paris against Sunrise Power
Former President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Daura, his hometown, on Friday after defending Nigeria before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris in connection with the $2.3 billion arbitration case filed by Sunrise Power. Sunrise Power had taken the country to a French arbitration court, demanding $400 million in compensation over the failed Mambilla Hydro Power Project in Taraba…
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VP Shettima returns to Nigeria after successful WEF 2025 engagements
By Kunle Sanni Vice President Kashim Shettima has returned to Nigeria after his eventful engagements at the 2025 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. The Vice President, who represented Nigeria at the annual global economic summit, presented the nation’s investment opportunities to a global audience, advocated for African economic integration, and held strategic meetings with world leaders and international…
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Tinubu praises Finland’s role in addressing Simon Ekpa’s actions
…reaffirms commitment to national unity By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has praised the Finnish government for its swift intervention in the case of Simon Ekpa, whose actions had threatened Nigeria’s peaceful coexistence. Speaking in Abuja on Friday while receiving the Letters of Credence from Finland’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Ms. Sanna Selin, President Tinubu reaffirmed the Federal Government’s stance against…
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US-bound plane with 256 onboard develops technical fault, returns to Lagos
A Boeing 787-8, departing Lagos for Washington Dulles reportedly declared an emergency and returned to Lagos. According to PUNCH Online, the plane crew kept the emergency transponder code 7700 (Emergency signal) with the control tower until it landed after establishing a return track to Lagos. The aircraft, registered N27903, is a widebody aircraft that is over 13 years old and…
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