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VP Shettima launches innovation drive for indigenous healthcare solutions
By Kunle Sanni Vice President Kashim Shettima has launched Grand Challenges Nigeria (GCNg), a national innovation program aimed at transforming Nigeria’s healthcare landscape with locally-developed solutions. Speaking at the launch event on Monday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Vice President Shettima emphasized the urgency of the initiative in light of the rapid advancements in science and technology. He highlighted the…
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FG housing scheme creates over 250,000 jobs nationwide, says Minister
By Kunle Sanni The Federal Government’s housing construction initiatives have generated over 250,000 new jobs across Nigeria, according to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa. Speaking at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday, Dangiwa provided updates on the government’s efforts to address the housing deficit while fostering economic growth and job creation under the Renewed…
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President Tinubu joins global leaders at G20 Summit, focuses on hunger, poverty
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu joined global leaders on Monday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the opening of the 2024 G20 Summit. The summit, which commenced with discussions on pressing global challenges, opened with a session dedicated to tackling hunger and poverty. As part of the summit’s agenda, G20 leaders officially launched the…
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Bwala assumes duty as Special Adviser, urges Nigerians to be optimistic
By Kunle Sanni Daniel Bwala, the Special Adviser to the President on Public Communication and Media, officially resumed duties at the State House on Monday. Speaking to State House correspondents, Bwala assured Nigerians that the reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu’s administration would begin to yield noticeable results by the first quarter of 2025. He highlighted the government’s focus on…
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Obasanjo lacks moral right to censure Tinubu’s govt- Sunday Dare
The Special Adviser On Public Communication and Orientation to President Bola Tinubu, Sunday Dare, has tackled former President Olusegun Obasanjo over a recent remark against the current administration. It would be recalled that Obasanjo while speaking at a leadership forum held at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, USA, said that Nigeria’s failing state status was due to “widespread corruption,…
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Clerics must tell congregation truth to achieve societal transformation – Cardinal Onaiyekan
The Emeritus Archbishop of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, says preachers have a responsibility to tell their congregation the truth to achieve societal transformation. The respected cleric was a guest on the Sunday edition of Inside Sources with Laolu Akande, a socio-political programme on Channels TV. According to him, greedy politicians select churches they attend and pastors they listen to because…
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FG unveils strategic initiatives to boost production, security of food
By Kunle Sanni The Federal Government has introduced a series of strategic measures to enhance food production and ensure food security nationwide. These initiatives were unveiled during the 46th meeting of the National Council on Agriculture and Food Security, held in Calabar, Cross River State. The measures demonstrate the government’s commitment to addressing challenges in the agricultural sector. The Minister…
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Oluremi Tinubu marks UN Day for Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Violence
By Kunle Sanni First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has joined the global community to commemorate the United Nations Day for the Prevention of, and Healing from, Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Violence, observed annually on November 18. In a statement released on Sunday, the First Lady highlighted the significance of the day in addressing critical issues such as child sexual exploitation,…
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Tinubu arrives in Brazil for G20 Leaders’ Summit
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to attend the 19th Heads of State and Government Summit of the Group of 20 (G20). The Nigerian leader touched down at 11:03 p.m. local time on Sunday (3:03 a.m. on Monday, Nigerian time) and was welcomed by Ambassador Breno Costa of Brazil’s Ministry of External…
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Obasanjo calls for sack of Yakubu, other INEC leaders nationwide
Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has called for the dismissal of the Chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, and officials of the commission at all levels as part of a reform of the electoral process in Nigeria. Obasanjo made the call in a paper he presented at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum, Yale University, in the United States. The…
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