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VP Shettima arrives for UN Food Systems Summit opening session
By Kunle Sanni – Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived at the African Hall of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa for the opening session of the UN Food Systems Summit. The Vice President is scheduled to deliver a keynote address at the event titled “Rising with the Sun.” The gathering brings together African leaders and…
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VP Shettima arrives in Ethiopia for UN Food Systems Summit
…donates 2,000 cashew seedlings to strengthen bilateral ties By Kunle Sanni – Vice President Kashim Shettima arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Saturday to represent Nigeria at the second United Nations Food Systems Summit, scheduled from July 27 to 29. He was received at Bole International Airport by Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Temesgen Tiruneh, and Nigeria’s Chargé d’Affaires in Ethiopia,…
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Shettima departs Abuja to represent Nigeria at UN summit in Addis Ababa
By Kunle Sanni – Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, to represent Nigeria at the second United Nations (UN) Food Systems Summit, being held from July 27 to 29, 2025. The high-level summit brings together global leaders, policymakers, and development partners to assess progress since the first UN Food Systems Summit in 2021,…
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Fake news constitutes institutional burden on Nigeria’s public service, says Olaopa
Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), Prof. Tunji Olaopa, has said the fake news ecosystem constitutes another layer of institutional burden that aggravates the predicament of public administration in postcolonial Nigeria. Olaopa who made this assertion in his paper tittled “Disinformation as Threat to the Civil Service Function in Post-Truth World”, said that when disinformation and misinformation…
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Tinubu celebrates ex-DG of NTDA at 60, hails impact on culture, tourism
By Kunle Sanni – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated his former aide and ex-Director-General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Authority (NTDA), Mr. Folorunsho Coker, on the occasion of his 60th birthday, which falls on July 27, 2025. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President described Coker—popularly known as “Folly”—as a key…
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NOA donates 5,000 copies of reintroduced national anthem to Sports Commission
By Kunle Sanni – The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has donated 5,000 printed copies of the reintroduced Nigerian national anthem to the National Sports Commission, as part of efforts to promote national unity and reinforce respect for the country’s symbols and values. The donation, which also included national flags and plaques of the National Values Charter, was presented by a…
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President Tinubu mourns veteran State House correspondent, Leon Usigbe
By Kunle Sanni – President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Dr. Leon Usigbe, a seasoned journalist with The Tribune newspapers and a long-serving member of the State House Press Corps. In a statement issued on Saturday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu described Dr. Usigbe as…
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Information Minister pays tribute to late Tribune journalist Dr. Leon Usigbe
By Kunle Sanni – The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has expressed deep sorrow over the sudden death of Dr. Leon Habby Usigbe, the Abuja Bureau Chief of Tribune Newspaper, describing him as one of Nigeria’s most cerebral and patriotic journalists. In a condolence message issued on Saturday, Idris paid glowing tribute to the late journalist, highlighting…
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NASENI, Nigerian Air Force renew pact to strengthen defense technologies
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance collaboration on indigenous technology development, particularly in defense, aerospace, and infrastructure. The ceremony, held on July 25, 2025, at NASENI Headquarters in Abuja, was led by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar,…
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Gambian President Barrow pays condolence visit to Tinubu over Buhari’s death
By Kunle Sanni – President Bola Tinubu on Friday received President Adama Barrow of The Gambia at the State House in Abuja, as the West African leader paid a condolence visit following the passing of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. President Barrow, accompanied by his wife, First Lady Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow, had earlier visited the Buhari family in Daura, Katsina State,…
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