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Tinubu directs comprehensive review of governing boards of tertiary institutions
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has directed a total and comprehensive review of the recently announced governing boards of tertiary institutions in Nigeria before the inauguration and retreat being planned for the nominees. This was contained in a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy The Federal Ministry of Education recently released names…
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Nollywood: FG bans Nigerian movies featuring money rituals
The CEO, National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Shaibu Husseini has said the Federal Government has approved the prohibition of money rituals and glamorising vices in Nigerian films. According to NAN, Husseini disclosed this at an event in Enugu on Wednesday. The event was organised by the NFVCB and Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA). Movie producers, directors,…
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Minister launches Information Portal, says it’s a gateway to Nigeria
Kunle Sanni The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has launched the Nigerian National Information Portal, as the official digital gateway to comprehensive information about Nigeria. The Minister launched the portal at the beginning of the Ministerial Sectoral Briefings to celebrate the first anniversary of the Tinubu Administration. He said the portal serves as a centralized source for…
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Tinubu in support of local government autonomy, says SGF Akume
PresidentBola Ahmed Tinubu favours local governments’ autonomy, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume said Thursday. He stated that the Federal Government will make every effort to implement this plan. Akume spoke at a press conference to announce the start of ministerial briefings ahead of the Tinubu Administration’s first anniversary on May 29. According to the…
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FG, OPS agress on N57,000 new minimum wage
The new minimum wage negotiation between the organised labour, organised private sector and Federal government took an interesting turn late midnight as the duo of FG and OPS made a new offer of N57,000 as the new minimum wage, while the organised labour reduced its initial figure from N500,000 to N497,000. Recall that the high-level meeting was stalled on Tuesday,…
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Regional bodies, integration key to deepening Africa’s Democracy, says Tinubu
Demands sub-regional action to boost intra-African trade President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for the strengthening of regional economic communities to drive integration and trade ties among African nations in order to deepen democracy and accelerate development across the continent. He said through bitter experience, Nigeria has learned that the solution to poor democratic governance is to have more democracy.…
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FG partners IITA, World Bank to boost agriculture
By Innocent Raphael The Federal Government, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), and the World Bank have announced a strategic partnership aimed at revolutionizing agricultural practices to combat food insecurity in Nigeria and the broader sub-Saharan African region. According to an official statement, this initiative was formalized during a high-level meeting held at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday, involving Vice…
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Tinubu’s first anniversary will be low-key, says Minister of Information
Kunle Sanni Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris has said President Bola Tinubu’s first anniversary will be a low-key affair. Idris revealed this information on Wednesday during a ministerial press briefing in Abuja. He stated that the action is consistent with Tinubu’s goal to serve the nation and effectively utilise its resources for the benefit of all Nigerians.…
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Cure for bad democratic governance is more democracy, says Tinubu
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday said that the cure for bad democratic governance is more democracy. Tinubu who spoke in Abuja while delivering a keynote address at the summit on the state of Democracy in Africa also emphasised that Nigeria has learned through bitter experience that the worst form of democracy is far better than the best form…
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Tinubu to attend inauguration of Mahamat Deby of Chad
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu will on Thursday depart Abuja for N’Djamena, the Republic of Chad, to attend the inauguration of President Mahamat Déby. President Déby’s inauguration, according to a statement issued by Ajuri Ngelale Wednesday follows his declaration as the winner of the country’s presidential election earlier this month and subsequent affirmation by the Constitutional Court of Chad. Ngelale…
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