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Jul

2026

Tinubu Unveils ‘West Africa Largest Lithium Plant’ In Nasarawa

Tinubu Unveils ‘West Africa Largest Lithium Plant’ In Nasarawa President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated what the Federal Government described as West Africa’s largest lithium processing plant in Nasarawa State, with a daily processing capacity of 6,000 metric tonnes and an annual processing capacity of three million metric tonnes. Tinubu inaugurated the plant in Endo community, Nasarawa Local Government Area, on Thursday. Our correspondent gathered that the company has provided over 1,000 direct jobs and more than 2,000 indirect jobs since it began operations in the area. Represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Tinubu said solid minerals remain the enduring backbone…

Jul

2026

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Tinubu Unveils 5,000 New Jobs For Nigerian Youths (See How To Apply)

Economy, FGN, News Flash, Youths

Tinubu Unveils 5,000 New Jobs for Nigerian Youths (See How To Apply) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced a major employment initiative that will create opportunities for 5,000 young Nigerians under the newly launched The Power Force programme, aimed at tackling unemployment while fixing Nigeria’s electricity metering challenges. The initiative, which falls under the Presidential Metering Initiative (PMI), will train successful applicants as meter installers and technicians, equipping them with practical skills and connecting them to jobs in Nigeria’s power sector. According to the President, the programme is designed to close the country’s metering gap, eliminate estimated billing, protect electricity…

Jul

2026

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Again, Dangote Refinery Reduces Price Of Petrol

News Flash, Oil & Gas

Again, Dangote Refinery Reduces Price Of Petrol AttNews reports that the management of Dangote Refinery has announced a fresh reduction in the price of petrol in Nigeria. The refinery reduced its ex-gantry petrol price by ₦50, bringing it down from ₦1,125 to ₦1,075 per litre. The reduction comes days after the federal government, through the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) expressed concerns about the current price of petrol in filling stations across Nigeria. The FCCPC, in a statement on Sunday, observed that marketers were quick to increase prices following the earlier spike in global crude oil prices. It…

Jul

2026

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Tinubu Is A Miracle Worker; No President In Nigeria’s History Commissioned Tinubu’s Number Of Projects – Akpabio

Abuja, FGN, News Flash

Tinubu Is A Miracle Worker, No President In Nigeria’s History Commissioned Tinubu’s Number Of Projects – Akpabio The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday said no president in Nigeria’s history has commissioned the number of projects done by President Bola Tinubu within three years in office. Describing Tinubu as a miracle worker, Akpabio said Tinubu remains a performing president in the history of Nigeria. Akpabio spoke during the commissioning of the Old Keffi Road from Kado Fish Market to Deidei to mark Tinubu’s third year in office. Representing Tinubu at the commissioning, Akpabio said: “I’m here to represent…

Jul

2026

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They May Have The “Squad”, But Labour Party Has The Record – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

THEY MAY HAVE THE “SQUAD,” BUT LABOUR PARTY HAS THE RECORD A collection of prominent politicians in one photograph may appear formidable, but elections are not won by political photographs, red caps, federal titles or recycled alliances. Elections are won by citizens who compare yesterday with today and decide who has served them better. In 2023, Abians made that comparison. Dr Alex C. Otti, OFR, of the Labour Party secured 175,467 votes, almost twice the 88,529 votes received by his closest opponent. That historic result was not accidental. It was a decisive rejection of the political establishment that had controlled…

Jul

2026

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One Flood Clip Cannot Drown Otti’s Record: The Ahiaba Umueze Facts – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

ONE FLOOD CLIP CANNOT DROWN OTTI’S RECORD: THE AHIABA UMUEZE FACTS A video showing flooding around Ahiaba Umueze in Osisioma deserves attention. Residents should not be compelled to wade through floodwater, traders should not lose business, and any defective road or drainage system should be inspected and corrected promptly. But accountability must begin with facts—not a dramatic clip, an angry caption and a predetermined 2027 political verdict. The Facebook post claims that the flooding resulted from the government’s failure to construct the road properly and provide effective drainage. Yet the post supplies no engineering assessment, rainfall measurement, drainage map, exact…

Jul

2026

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Ngwa Market Refuse Photos: Let Facts Lead, Not Political Ambush – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

NGWA MARKET REFUSE PHOTOS: LET FACTS LEAD, NOT POLITICAL AMBUSH The photographs attributed to Ndoki by East/Ngwa Market behind Enyimba International Stadium show an environmental problem that deserves immediate attention. Nobody defending Governor Alex Otti, OFR, should deny a genuine sanitation failure where one exists. But the post goes far beyond reporting refuse. It uses a few undated photographs to declare that they represent “the true condition of Abia State today” and then calls for Governor Otti’s removal in 2027. That sweeping political conclusion is not established by the evidence presented. FIRST: THE PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE NO VERIFIABLE TIMESTAMP The uploaded…

Jul

2026

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A Glimps Into Governor Otti’s Revolutionary Vision For Abia State’s Multi-Trillion- Naira Land And Real Est Industry – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

“A GLIMPSE INTO GOVERNOR OTTI’S REVOLUTIONARY VISION FOR ABIA STATE’S MULTI-TRILLION-NAIRA LAND AND REAL EST INDUSTRY” Emenike Vincent Onyembi has once again demonstrated the value of informed, evidence-based public commentary. Rather than merely applauding Governor Alex C. Otti, OFR, he carefully connects the administration’s ongoing reforms to the recommendations of the 2023 Abia State Transition Council. His intervention reminds us that the true measure of a transition committee is not the elegance of its report, but the willingness of the government to implement its recommendations. The reported digitisation of approximately four million land documents by the Abia State Government represents…

Jul

2026

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I Will Abolish JAMB, Scrap NYSC As Nigerian President – Sowore

News Flash, Politics

I Will Abolish JAMB, Scrap NYSC As Nigerian President – Sowore The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, has vowed to abolish the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, if he becomes the President of Nigeria. Sowore said institutions of higher learning should decide admissions through a merit based system. Posting on X, the activist politician also vowed to scrap the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Sowore said he would establish a two-year, voluntary National Job Corps in place of NYSC. He said: “When I become President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria: @JAMBHQ will be…

Jul

2026

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What Should Nigeria’s Minimum Wage Really Be? – A Quantitative Verdict- By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Economy, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

WHAT SHOULD NIGERIA’S MINIMUM WAGE REALLY BE? — A QUANTITATIVE VERDICT It should be calculated from the purchasing power workers have lost. Nigeria’s minimum wage was raised to ₦30,000 in 2019. It became ₦70,000 in July 2024. The ILO has acknowledged that although the increase was significant, persistent inflation had already weakened its real effect and made it inadequate for the rising cost of living. 0 1. THE INFLATION TEST A minimum wage is meaningful only if it can buy approximately what the earlier wage bought. Using Nigeria’s cumulative inflation experience since 2019, the ₦30,000 minimum wage would now require…