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Benue Killings: We’re working on President Tinubu’s directive- CDS
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has said the military is acting on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive to bring an end to the killings and apprehend the perpetrators of the Yelwata incident in Benue State. Yelwata is an agrarian community in the Guma Local Government Area of the state. The CDS said this during his interaction…
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Food Inflation: Governors to dismantle illegal roadblocks, multiple taxes
The 36 state governors in Nigeria have agreed to dismantle illegal road blocks and multiple taxes across the country. They made the resolution after a meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) in Abuja which ended early Thursday. The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who read the communique at the end of the meeting, said the governors resolved to…
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President Tinubu returns to Abuja after Benue visit
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu returned to Abuja on Wednesday evening following a working visit to Benue State. He was received at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport by senior government officials and presidential aides. During his visit to Benue, the President directed security chiefs to intensify efforts in tracking down and prosecuting those responsible for…
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Oluremi Tinubu reaffirms commitment to health, education of girls
By Kunle Sanni – First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has reiterated her commitment to advancing the health and education of girls and women in Nigeria, describing it as essential to the country’s development. Speaking at the 7th MERCK Foundation First Ladies Initiative Summit in Dubai, part of the Foundation’s 13th anniversary celebrations, Mrs. Tinubu joined First Ladies from 13 other countries…
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FAAC shares N1.659trn to FG, states, LGs for May 2025
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of N1.659 trillion to the federal, state, and local governments as revenue allocation for May 2025. The meeting, chaired by Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, followed a gross revenue inflow of N2.942 trillion. From the distributable sum, the Federal Government received N538.004 billion, States…
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Nigeria to sign over 30 MoUs as 2nd Nigeria-Brazil dialogue begins Monday
By Kunle Sanni – The Federal Government is set to sign over 30 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) as Nigeria hosts the second session of the Nigeria-Brazil Strategic Dialogue Mechanism (SDM), beginning Monday. Key sectors expected to benefit from the agreements include agriculture, energy, defence, the creative economy, and innovation, in line with the Tinubu administration’s efforts to attract investment and…
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Akpabio commends President Tinubu for signing education, health bills
By Kunle Sanni – The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has lauded President Bola Tinubu for assenting to bills establishing three new federal institutions in the South-East region. According to the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), President Tinubu signed into law the bills for the creation of the Federal College of Education, Bende, Abia State; the Federal University of Medical…
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Minister decries poor funding, porous borders as major security threats
Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has raised alarm over the country’s weak border security and the chronic underfunding of internal security agencies, warning that these issues pose significant threats to national safety. Speaking on Tuesday, the minister disclosed that the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) received only ₦10 billion to secure Nigeria’s vast 4,024 square kilometre borders, a figure he…
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President Tinubu congratulates Taiwo Oyedele on 50th birthday
By Kunle Sanni – President Bola Tinubu has extended warm congratulations to Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, on the occasion of his 50th birthday. In a statement released by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President joined the Oyedele family, friends, and well-wishers in celebrating the renowned tax…
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Reps begin probe into N1.12trn anchor borrowers fund
The House of Representatives Committee on Nutrition and Food Security has begun probe into the N1.12 trillion spent on the Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP). The Committee also will probe the NIRSAL Microfinance Bank for N215 billion spent on agrobusinesses as well as the Bank of Industry for disbursed 3 billion to 22, 120 small holder farmers through the agriculture value…
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