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VP Shettima to open workshop on AfCFTA, Friday
By Kunle Sanni Vice President Kashim Shettima will spearhead a stakeholder workshop on Friday, 2024, aimed at bolstering Nigeria’s position within the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Digital Trade Protocol, the presidency has announced. According to a statement by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications (Office of the Vice President), the workshop, organized…
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African mining ministers push for stricter value addition rules
Tougher measures to curb raw mineral exports and promote value addition dominated discussions among African mining ministers during the Ministerial Roundtable that opened the annual Africa Natural Resources and Energy Investment Summit (AFNIS) in Abuja on Tuesday. The disclosure, made in a statement by Segun Tomori, Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, emphasized the introduction…
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Security chiefs unite to combat Crude Oil theft, vandalism in Niger Delta
In a concerted effort to address crude oil theft, pipeline vandalism, and other criminal activities in the Niger Delta, security chiefs have aligned their strategies under the directive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The President has mandated seamless crude exploration and exploitation in the region while ensuring the protection of lives. The meeting, held yesterday in Abuja with Nigerian National…
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PHOTOS: FRSC Corps Marshal pays courtesy visit to Soyinka
On Tuesday, Corps Marshal of the Federal Roads Safety Commission (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed paid a courtesy call to Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka at his Lagos home. The Corps Marshal showed his appreciation and affection for Prof. Soyinka by taking the opportunity to wish the literary great a happy birthday. In response, Prof. Soyinka praised the Federal Road Safety Corps’…
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No plans to privatize public universities, says FG
By Kunle Sanni The Federal Government has dismissed claims that it intends to hand over public universities to private investors, describing the allegations as baseless and unfounded. Minister of Education Tahir Mamman addressed these allegations on Tuesday in Abuja during the second quarterly engagement of the ministry with heads of units and chief executive officers of its parastatals and agencies.…
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Akpabio harps on enforcement of town planning laws
…Mourns students killed in Jos building collapse President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has advised the Plateau State government to ensure that the laws governing town planning are reinforced to prevent a recurrence of the recent tragic building collapse in which some students lost their lives. Akpabio made these remarks when the Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, accompanied by…
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FG approves new measures to address food, health concerns
By Kunle Sanni The federal government’s National Council on Nutrition (NCN) has approved new measures to combat malnutrition and food insecurity in Nigeria. This aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s efforts to improve the nutritional status of all Nigerians. Speaking on Tuesday during a meeting of the NCN at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the Chairman of NCN, Vice President Kashim…
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Tinubu condoles National Assembly over passing of lawmaker
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu commiserates with the National Assembly and the Kaduna State Government over the passing of Ekene Abubakar Adams. Adams, a lawmaker representing Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency of Kaduna State in the House of Representatives, died in the early hours of Tuesday at the age of 39. His death comes less than a week after the loss…
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Be patient with current administration, Lagos Oba urges Nigerians
… Commends First Lady for interventions By Kunle Sanni The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, has appealed to Nigerians to be patient with the government of President Bola Tinubu. He made this appeal during a visit by the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, at his Iga Idugaran palace in Lagos. Oba Akiolu noted…
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FG repatriates 190 Nigerians from UAE
The Federal Government has repatriated a total of 190 Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to a statement by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), signed by its Director General, Director, North Central Zone, Bashir Garga, on Tuesday, the returnees were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at 5:57 am, by a combined team of government…
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