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Senate passes 2025 FCT Appropriation Bill

The Senate has passed the 2025 FCT Statutory Appropriation Bill, authorising a total expenditure of about ₦1.81 trillion for the Federal Capital Territory for the 2025 fiscal year after a third reading. This followed the presentation of the joint committee report by Senator Mohammed Ibrahim, which reviewed and harmonised input from both chambers in accordance with sections 62, 80, 88, 89, and 299 of the 1999…

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FG seeks global partnerships to tackle housing deficit, says Minister

The Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi Ata, has emphasized the importance of strategic partnerships and foreign investment in addressing Nigeria’s housing deficit. Ata made this known during a meeting with a delegation from Allen Le and Partners International Investment Consulting Joint Company, held on Tuesday in Abuja. The six-member team, led by Allen…

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PHOTO NEWS: Tinubu signs ECOWAS 50th Anniversary Card in Lagos

By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed the ECOWAS 50th Anniversary commemorative card at the iconic Conference Chamber of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) in Lagos — the same venue where the founding treaty of the regional bloc was signed in 1975. The signing was part of a high-level ceremony marking five decades of the Economic…

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Tinubu, Gowon attend ECOWAS 50th anniversary in Lagos

By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu and former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (Rtd), on Tuesday attended the 50th anniversary celebration of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Victoria Island, Lagos. President Tinubu had arrived in Lagos earlier on Tuesday ahead of the milestone event and the upcoming Eid-el-Kabir…

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Senate begins overhaul of MOFI Act to improve public asset management

The Nigerian Senate has begun the process of repealing and re-enacting the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) Act in a bid to modernize and improve the management of the country’s public assets. The proposed legislation, titled the Ministry of Finance Incorporated Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2025 (SB. 843), is sponsored by Senator Sani Musa, who represents Niger East and…

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NTAC, Tunisia seek stronger ties in culture, technology, skills exchange

The Director-General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC), Rt. Hon. Yusuf Buba Yakub, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment under the Tinubu administration to deepening international collaboration in areas of mutual interest. He made this known during a courtesy visit by the Tunisian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Mosen Antit, at the NTAC headquarters in Abuja. Yakub identified key sectors for potential…

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President Tinubu celebrates Rotimi Amaechi at 60

By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has extended warm felicitations to former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on the occasion of his 60th birthday. In a statement released on Monday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, President Tinubu praised Amaechi’s service to the nation, noting his “invaluable contributions” as a former Speaker of the…

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PHOTO NEWS: Japanese Ambassador visits Economic Planning Minister Bagudu

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FG recovers over $967.5 million, ₦277bn in 2024 anti-corruption drive — Fagbemi

By Kunle Sanni The Federal Government has recovered over $967.5 million and ₦277 billion in cash and assets linked to corruption and criminal activities in 2024 alone, according to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN). Fagbemi made the disclosure on Tuesday at the Asset Recovery Summit organized by the Ministry of Justice in…

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