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PHOTO NEWS: Shettima meets French President Emmanuel Macron at G20 Summit
By Kunle Sanni – Vice President Kashim Shettima held bilateral talks with French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the 2025 G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. Representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, VP Shettima engaged the French leader in discussions focused on strengthening Nigeria–France relations, expanding areas of mutual interest, and deepening strategic cooperation between the two countries.
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FIRS debunks Atiku’s claim on TSA payments, denies monopoly to private firm
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has dismissed recent comments by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar alleging irregularities in the appointment of Xpress Payments as one of the platforms used in the Treasury Single Account (TSA) revenue-collection system. In a statement issued on Sunday and signed by Arabinrin Aderonke Atoyebi, Technical Assistant on Broadcast Media to the Executive Chairman of…
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Save Nigerians from insecurity, APC chieftain tells service chiefs
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged the service chiefs to take urgent and decisive action to protect Nigerians as insecurity continues to claim lives across the country. Speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Osogbo, the former lawmaker described the recent killings and abductions in Kwara, Kebbi,…
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PHOTO NEWS: Shettima represents President Tinubu at G20 Summit
By Kunle Sanni – Vice President Kashim Shettima, representing President Bola Tinubu, addressed the third session of the 2025 G20 Leaders’ Summit. Speaking on behalf of Nigeria, Shettima called for a global framework that ensures African countries benefit from critical minerals, supports decent work, and promotes ethical standards for artificial intelligence. The summit, themed “A Fair and Just Future for…
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President Tinubu calls for fair global mineral trade, ethical AI at G20 Summit
By Kunle Sanni – President Bola Tinubu has called for a global framework that benefits communities hosting critical minerals in Nigeria and Africa, ensuring value addition at the source. This comes as Nigeria also backed the creation of global ethical standards for artificial intelligence (AI), aimed at accelerating development worldwide. President Tinubu made the call at the third session of…
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Nigeria rejects claims of religious persecution during US diplomatic mission
The Federal Government of Nigeria has dismissed allegations of religious persecution in the country, describing them as misleading and dangerous. A high-level Nigerian delegation, led by National Security Adviser Malam Nuhu Ribadu, is currently in the United States engaging officials to provide clarity on Nigeria’s security situation. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, told Channels TV’s Politics Today…
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Court affirms ARCON’s authority to regulate outdoor advertising nationwide
By Kunle Sanni – The Federal High Court in Lokoja has affirmed the constitutional validity of the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) Act 2022, confirming the agency’s authority to regulate outdoor advertising nationwide. Delivering judgment on 12 November 2025, Justice Isa Dashen dismissed a suit filed by Godec Power Nigeria Ltd, which had argued that outdoor signage falls exclusively…
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West, Central African ministers adopt Cotonou Declaration to accelerate digital transformation
Ministers of digital economy and ICT from across West and Central Africa have adopted the Cotonou Declaration 2025, a regional commitment aimed at accelerating digital transformation, deepening integration, and promoting inclusive economic growth across the region. The declaration was finalised at the first-ever regional summit on digital transformation, hosted by the government of the Republic of Benin in partnership with…
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DSS briefs Tinubu after mass school kidnappings in Kebbi, Niger
By Kunle Sanni – The Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, on Friday briefed President Bola Tinubu on the escalating security crisis in the country. The closed-door meeting at the State House in Abuja focused on emerging threats and intelligence assessments, particularly in light of recent kidnappings. In just one week, Nigeria recorded two separate…
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BREAKING: FG postpones 2025 NAFEST amid national mourning
The Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy has announced the postponement of the 2025 edition of the National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST), originally scheduled to begin on Saturday, 22 November 2025, in Enugu State. In a statement made public on Friday, the ministry disclosed that the decision followed a careful assessment of the national…
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