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NNPC to invest N1.9trn on 44 federal roads
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) is to invest N1.9 trillion in the reconstruction of 44 federal roads under the tax credit policy. The Federal Executive Council (FEC), gave the approval for the corporation to commit the huge amount at its meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu…
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FG Approves N2.29bn for light aircraft assembly plant in Kaduna State
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N2.29 billion for the construction of an assembling plant of Hungarian Magnus light aircraft at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, Kaduna State. The council gave the approval on Wednesday at a meeting presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who disclosed this, noted that…
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Police release handbook on operational guidelines for 2023 elections
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the distribution of more than a million copies of a handbook produced by the Nigeria Police Force on “Revised Standard Operational Guidelines/Rules for Police Officers and Other Law Enforcement Agents on Election Security Duties ahead of the 2023 general elections. The 36-page handbook contains a page for the details of…
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Tinubu felicitates Emeka Anyaoku, international statesman, at 90
All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has sent a special congratulatory and goodwill message to former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, on the occasion of his 90th birthday. Chief Anyaoku who served briefly as Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs under the Shehu Shagari administration turns 90 on January 18, 2023. In his goodwill message to the international…
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Buhari receives award for peace in Africa, lists conditions for future harmony
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Nouakchott, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, urged leaders to place a premium on youth development, with more seriousness and actionable ideas in promoting skills acquisitions, while discouraging idleness. Speaking at the African Conference for Peace, 2023, the President said idleness of youths and non-inclusion in discussing issues that shape their lives and the future portends liability…
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Osinbajo urges youths to learn from history
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged young people to learn from history rather than repeat it or allow it to jeopardise a better future, just as the Liberian President, his deputy and different Liberian groups welcomed, decorated him with traditional recognitions and awards at a youth forum yesterday in Monrovia. The Nigerian Vice President was the Special Guest of Honour…
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Buhari to be honoured by Abu Dhabi Peace Forum in Nouakchott
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday, January 18, 2023, receive “African Award for Strengthening Peace’’ in Nouakchott, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, for his leadership role in promoting peace on the continent, through regular inventions, counsels and conciliatory position. The award will be presented to President Buhari by the Abu Dhabi Peace Forum, which is an assembly of leaders established in…
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Remembrance Day: Security agents sacrifice much to keep nation safe-AbdulRazaq
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Governor, AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq, on Sunday said the services being rendered by the Armed Forces in maintaining peace and keeping the territorial integrity of the country cannot be quantified, calling on citizens to continue to support them to succeed. He said it was necessary as a country to continue to immortalise the fallen heroes for…
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Remembrance Day: Abiodun urges Nigerians to give support to widows of fallen heroes
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has called on Nigerians to support the widows and children left behind by the nation’s fallen heroes so that their labour would not be in vain. The governor who stated this in an interview after the laying of wreaths and parade by members of the Armed Forces to mark the end…
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Buhari leads Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration in Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari led the Service Chiefs and other top government officials on Sunday in Abuja to commemorate the 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day. At Wreath Laying ceremony at the National Arcade, Eagle Square were Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, Chief Justice of the Federation, Olukayode Ariwoola, Senate President, Ahmed Lawan and other dignitaries.
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