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We’ll use diplomacy In handling Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Crisis, Tinubu assures German President
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured that wisdom and diplomacy will guide efforts to reintegrate Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger into the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Tinubu, who serves as ECOWAS Chairman, emphasized the priority of citizen welfare in the affected nations during a meeting with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the Presidential Villa…
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The new US visa rule for Nigerian applicants explained
The United States Embassy on Tuesday announced new immigrant visa processing requirements for Nigerians. Under the new rule, all visa applicants would have to make two trips to the Consulate General in Lagos as part of the application procedure beginning January 1, 2025. Those whose interviews are set for this date or later are subject to this policy. The new…
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Adelabu unveils plans to transform Nigeria’s fragile electricity grid
By Kunle Sanni The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has outlined progress in efforts to overhaul the country’s fragile electricity grid, as part of a collaboration with Germany aimed at stabilizing power supply and expanding energy access. Speaking to State House reporters on Wednesday in Abuja after a meeting with a German business delegation led by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Adelabu…
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IMPI encourages govt to focus spending on service sector
A group, Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has called on governments at all levels to focus spending and policy reinforcements on the service sector, saying that they must do this without neglecting the agriculture and manufacturing sectors. WESTERN POST reports that IMPI gave this advice in a statement issued by its Chairman, Omoniyo Akinsiju, on Wednesday. The group said…
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BREAKING: Abuja Airport shut after aircraft skidded off runway
The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja has been shut after an Allied Air cargo flight reportedly skidded off the runway and got stuck on Wednesday morning. The incident according to a report, forced airport authorities to shut the airport temporarily for the plane to be removed. The Allied Air Cargo aircraft with registration number 5N-JRT skidded off Runway 22…
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PHOTOS: German President Steinmeier meets Tinubu in Aso Villa
By Kunle Sanni The German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday met with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja, as part of official visit aimed at strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries. WESTERN POST reports that Steinmeier was welcomed at the Villa’s Forecourt at approximately 11:06 a.m. local time. In a ceremonial reception, Steinmeier was honored…
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ECOWAS: Ministers of Foreign Affairs hold 53rd Ordinary Session in Abuja
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence from ECOWAS member States are meeting in Nigeria. The meeting holding at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission Headquarters in Abuja, would be the 53rd Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council (MSC) at the Ministerial Level. Source: Channels TV
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President Tinubu inaugurates state-of-the-art data complex
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday inaugurated a cutting-edge Data Complex at the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Headquarters in Abuja, marking a significant step toward improving the nation’s security and technological infrastructure. The complex, named the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Technology Innovation Complex, features several critical components, including a Command and Control Centre, Visa Approval Centre, ECOWAS Biometric Card…
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Tinubu appoints Ogunjimi as acting Accountant General of the Federation
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has appointed Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as the Acting Accountant General of the Federation (AGF). His appointment is effective immediately following the pre-retirement leave of the incumbent AGF, Dr Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein. This was contained in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information and Strategy). In announcing Madein’s successor, President Tinubu ensures…
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Shettima knocks UK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch for disrespecting Nigeria
KUNLE SANNI Vice President Kashim Shettima has strongly criticized Kemi Badenoch, leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, over her remarks about Nigeria. Badenoch, who was born in the UK to Nigerian Yoruba parents and spent her early years in Nigeria before returning to the UK at 16, reportedly described Nigeria as a “socialist nation brimming with thieving politicians and insecurity”…
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