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Obi criticises Nigeria’s large delegation at COP28
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for the 2023 general election, has criticized the size of Nigeria’s delegation at the ongoing COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), calling it a misuse of scarce resources. On Sunday, Obi shared his concerns about the number of delegates representing Nigeria at the climate change conference on his official…
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Tinubu’s 2024 budget priorities echo core tenets of Renewed Hope Agenda – Idris
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said, the 2024 Budget Proposal of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, serves as a pivotal step towards realizing the ambitious and transformative objectives outlined in his Renewed Hope Agenda. The Minister stated this in Kaduna on Saturday at the 2023 Public Lecture of the Kaduna State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute…
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COP28: Tinubu unveils bold vision for a greener Nigeria with rollout of 100 electric buses
President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is taking a significant step towards a sustainable and eco-friendly future by introducing a pioneering initiative to deploy a fleet of 100 electric buses. The President spoke at a high-level meeting with stakeholders and investors on the Nigeria Carbon Market and Electric Buses Rollout Programme on Saturday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on the margins…
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Breach of safety standards: FG goes tough on erring companies
The Federal Government has begun cracking down on companies operating against safety standards and regulations. The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Barr. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, on Friday during an ongoing nationwide inspection operation visited Metal Manufacturing Nig. Ltd, Sagamu, Ogun State and found that the company was operating in violation of safety rules and regulations, therefore sealed the company…
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FG prioritises health, defense, education in 2024 budget
The Federal Government has announced its commitment to prioritize spending in the health, defense, and education sectors in the 2024 budget. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu, revealed the focus areas in a statement on Thursday, detailing the 2024 budget’s allocation. President Bola Tinubu had earlier presented a N27.5 trillion budget proposal to the national assembly on…
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COP28: Tinubu meets King Charles III, discusses climate challenges
Ahead of the COP28 Climate Summit, President Tinubu has met with King Charles III of the United Kingdom (UK) in the United Arab Emirates. The two leaders met and talked about the significant climate challenges that African economies face and how more could be done to jointly mitigate them, according to a series of posts made on Thursday via the…
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NDA matriculates 439 cadets for 75th Regular Course
The Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, has matriculated no fewer than 439 cadets of the 75 Regular Course, while charging them on discipline, integrity, loyalty and dedication to their chosen career. The 439 cadets, including one allied cadet from the Gambia, made the admission into the academy out of about 30,000 applicants. Out of the 439 cadets, 138 would be formally…
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2024 budget: Tinubu presents N27.50tn, says job creation poverty reduction top priority
President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria’s national defence and internal security, local job creation, macro-economic stability, investment environment optimization, human capital development, poverty reduction, and social security are some of the top priorities of the 2024 Budget of Renewed Hope. Addressing a joint session of the National Assembly on the 2024 Federal budget proposal on Wednesday in Abuja, President Tinubu said…
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Automated passport application to start next week, says interior minister
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has announced that the online passport application feature that he promised in October will be launched in the next week. He made this statement on Tuesday on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where he had previously assured Nigerians that the feature would be available from December. He said that the technology was almost ready and…
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Difficult times temporary, Tinubu tells Nigerians says trillion dollar economy is highly possible
President Bola Tinubu has said leveraging the nation’s population and resources, with main focus on unleashing Nigeria’s full economic potential, his administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda can build a trillion-dollar economy within the next decade. This, the President noted, can be further facilitated by ongoing efforts on job creation, access to capital for small and large businesses, inclusiveness, the rule of…
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