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Oluremi Tinubu urges NBA president-elect to pave way for more women
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has urged the President-Elect of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya (SAN), to use her historic election to inspire and create opportunities for more women to attain leadership positions. Speaking on Tuesday while receiving the NBA President-Elect and her delegation at her office, the First Lady described Badejo-Okusanya’s emergence as a major milestone for…
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FG to seek compensation for Nigerians affected by South Africa attacks — Enikanolaiye
The federal government has commenced moves to secure compensation for Nigerians who lost property during recent attacks in South Africa. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sola Enikanolaiye, disclosed this on Tuesday after briefing the president Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on developments following the attacks. According to the minister, the government has introduced a data collection exercise…
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Nigerian ambassador presents credentials to Portugal’s president
Nigeria’s newly appointed Ambassador to Portugal, Erelu Angela Adebayo, has formally presented her Letters of Credence to Portuguese President António José Seguro, officially commencing her diplomatic assignment in the European country. The ceremony took place on Monday at the Belém Palace in Lisbon, marking the formal start of Adebayo’s tenure as Nigeria’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Portuguese Republic.…
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Tinubu tells Catholic bishops security reforms will defeat terrorism
….says prosperity is on the horizon President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday assured the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) that his administration’s ongoing restructuring of the country’s security architecture would lead to victory over terrorism, banditry and kidnapping. Speaking during a meeting with the leadership of the CBCN at the State House in Abuja, Tinubu said security institutions were being…
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PHOTO NEWS: Tinubu receives NBA President-Elect Badejo-Okusanya at Aso Villa
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday received the President-Elect of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya (SAN), at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. She was accompanied by senior lawyers and members of her campaign team during the courtesy visit to the President. Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya (SAN) was elected President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), becoming one of the few…
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Tinubu condemns Kaduna attack, orders security agencies to hunt killers
President Bola Tinubu has condemned the attack on Naridon Village in Kamaru Ward of Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, which claimed the lives of about 30 residents, including women and children. The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Monday, also left several houses burnt. In a statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Information…
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Dangote to donate one-third of fortune to charity under succession plan, daughter reveals
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has earmarked one-third of his wealth for charitable causes as part of his succession plan, according to his daughter, Halima Dangote. Halima, who serves as a trustee of the Aliko Dangote Foundation, disclosed the arrangement in an interview with Bloomberg published on Tuesday, saying the billionaire had already secured the consent of his family to…
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Tinubu to unveil fresh salary increase for military personnel — Defence minister
President Bola Tinubu will soon announce a new salary increase for personnel of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), has said. Musa disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during a one-day training and financial empowerment workshop for widows and wives of military personnel, saying the planned pay review forms part of the Federal…
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FG tells South Africa to end attacks on Nigerians after 98 deaths in four years
The federal government has urged South Africa to take urgent action to end attacks on Nigerians and other African migrants, revealing that 98 Nigerians have been killed in the country over the past four years. The demand was made on Monday in Abuja when South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, visited Nigeria as a special envoy…
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Minister of Information applauds NTA over new world class studio
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has praised the completion of a new world-class television studio at the headquarters of the Nigerian Television Authority, describing it as one of the best broadcast facilities in Africa. Speaking after inspecting the facility in Abuja on Monday, Idris said the project, alongside the ongoing upgrade of the National Press Centre,…
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