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Tinubu to attend sustainability summit in Abu Dhabi
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Saturday, January 11, to participate in the 2025 edition of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW 2025), the Presidency has announced. According to a statement by Bayo Onanuga Special Adviser to the President, (Information and Strategy), His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, invited…
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NBS to include modular refineries, illegal activities in GDP rebasing
By Kunle Sanni The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has announced that its upcoming rebased gross domestic product (GDP) data, set to be unveiled by the end of January, will incorporate modular refineries, illegal activities, and other previously excluded sectors. The rebased GDP will also capture contributions from the Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), digital economic activities, pension fund…
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Tinubu seeks expansion of Nigeria-China currency swap
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu, Thursday in Abuja, urged the Government of the People’s Republic of China to increase the $2 billion currency swap between Nigeria and China to enhance trade between the two countries. He also called for an upward review of the $50 billion aid package for Africa, which China’s President Xi Jinping announced last year. China…
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Tinubu celebrates ADC’s promotion to colonel
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu on Thursday congratulated his Aide-de-Camp (ADC), Col. Nurudeen Alowonle Yusuf, on his recent promotion, describing him as a reliable and diligent officer worthy of the elevation. At a ceremony held in Abuja, President Tinubu praised Col. Yusuf, who was promoted from the rank of lieutenant colonel by the Nigerian Army on December 19, 2024,…
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China considers Nigeria’s currency swap expansion, approves Panda Bonds
By Kunle Sanni China has expressed readiness to consider Nigeria’s request to expand the bilateral currency swap agreement initially signed in 2018. The announcement came after a meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and President Bola Tinubu at Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, on Thursday. The agreement, currently valued at CN¥15 billion (approximately ₦720 billion), aims to reduce dependence on…
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PHOTO NEWS: Tinubu decorates his ADC, Nurudeen Yusuf, with new rank of Colonel
President Bola Tinubu decorates Aide-de-Camp, Lt Col. Nurudeen Alowonle Yusuf, with his new rank Colonel today at the State House.
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China commits to strategic partnership with Nigeria
By Kunle Sanni The Foreign Minister of China, Wang Yi, has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to strengthening ties with Nigeria during a visit to Abuja, where he met with his Nigerian counterpart, Yusuf Tuggar. Wang stated that his visit aimed to advance the agreements reached at the September 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing. Speaking during the meeting,…
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Umahi sets deadlines for contractors on key road projects
By Kunle Sanni The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has issued stern directives to contractors handling critical road projects in Nigeria’s South-East and South-South zones. During an inspection tour, he warned contractors to accelerate their work or face termination and re-award of contracts. Umahi, who inspected the East-West Road, Section III (Eleme Junction to Onne Junction), commended Reynolds Construction Company…
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JUST IN: Tinubu in closed door meeting with China’s Foreign Affairs Minister
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with visiting Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Wang Yi, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Thursday. Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is in Nigeria on a two-day working visit. He was received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport…
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Mahama’s inauguration: Gov Adeleke seeks Ghana-Nigeria partnership
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has called on leaders of Ghana and Nigeria to extend the close partnership between the two countries to subnational levels for mutually beneficial outcomes. The Governor, in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed after a close door meeting with President Mahama at his residence in Accra, appreciating the…
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