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Ndume appointed new chairman of Senate Committee on Tourism

Senator Ali Ndume has been appointed as the new chairman of the Senate Committee on Tourism. This comes shortly after his removal from the position of Senate Chief Whip and his vice chairmanship of the Appropriation Committee. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the appointments as part of a minor reshuffle of Senate standing committees. In the reshuffle, Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire,…

VP Shettima seeks sustainable global collaboration on financial inclusion

By Kunle Sanni Vice President Kashim Shettima has emphasized the urgent need for financial innovation to drive Nigeria’s economic and financial inclusion agenda. This aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to bringing over 30 million unbanked Nigerians into the formal financial sector. The Nigerian Vice President made this call during a high-level policy dialogue between the Nigerian government and…

Don’t support protests by unknown people, Imo Governor Uzodinma advises youths

The Governor of Imo State and Chairman of Progressive Governors’ Forum, Senator Hope Uzodinmma, has told Nigerian youth to desist from supporting the much-touted August 1 protest which is being promoted by unknown persons. Delivering a public lecture on Thursday at the Yoruba Tennis Club in Onikan, Lagos, Governor Uzodinmma said the youths should not be aggrieved by the past…

National Art Theatre gets face-lift from Bankers Committee

By Tosin Brown In what could best be described as the restoration of national pride, the Bankers Committee has given the National Arts Theatre a face-lift and total overhaul. Though the edifice is on the verge of completion, the renovation and upgrading of facilities at the National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos have garnered much attention. The Committee, in a media…

BREAKING: FG, labour agree on N70,000 new minimum wage

Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu and the organized labor unions have reached an agreement on a N70,000 minimum wage for workers. The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, made this announcement while briefing reporters at the State House after meeting with labor union members and government officials. Additionally, Idris revealed that President Bola Tinubu has assured that Nigeria would be more…

BREAKING: Reps slash 6 months salaries by 50% over nationwide hunger

Members of the House of Representatives have agreed to cut their salaries by 50 percent for six months as part of their solidarity and sacrifice to support the economic hardship and hunger Nigerians are going through at the moment. This followed the adoption of an amendment to a motion’s prayer moved by the Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Okezie…

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Tinubu calls for African unity against illegal exploitation of mineral resources

By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has urged African leaders in the solid minerals sector to be patriotic and proactive in managing the continent’s natural wealth and combating illegal exploitation. During a meeting on Wednesday in Abuja, at the State House with a delegation of African Ministers of Solid Minerals, led by Dele Alake, Chairman of the African Minerals Strategy…