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Mar

06

2024

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Tinubu Approves Distribution Of Palliatives To FCT Residents After Attacks On Warehouse

Abuja, Economy, News Flash

JUST-IN: Tinubu Approves Distribution Of Palliatives To Abuja Residents After Attacks On Warehouses After some attacks on warehouses in the city, President Bola Tinubu has directed a fresh round of palliatives to be distributed to residents of the Federal Capital Territory to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal The minister of state for the FCT, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, made this known on Wednesday during an emergency meeting with stakeholders. Mahmoud stated that the emergency meeting was to arrange some committees for transparency in the distribution of the palliatives. Her words: “Yesterday we received this letter from the Presidency…

Mar

06

2024

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5 Biggest Problems Tinubu-Led Government Urgently Needs To Fix

Abuja, FGN, News Flash, Presidency

5 Biggest Problems Tinubu-led Government Urgently Needs To Fix As Nigeria navigates through complex socio-economic and political challenges, President Bola Tinubu’s administration is faced with a myriad of issues that demand immediate attention and decisive action. From power shortages to insecurity and economic instability, here are the five most pressing problems that require urgent solutions by President Tinubu: Power Nigeria’s persistent power crisis remains a significant impediment to economic growth and development. Despite efforts to improve the power sector, inadequate generation, transmission, and distribution infrastructure continue to hinder productivity and investment. The Tinubu-led government must prioritize the revitalization of the…

Mar

04

2024

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Hardship: Hoodlums Break Into Govt Warehouse In Abuja, Loot Food Items

Abuja, Crime, News Flash

Hoodlums Break Into Govt Warehouse In Abuja, Loot Food Items Hoodlums broke into a government storage facility in Gwagwa town in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Sunday, and looted stored food items. Some residents, who spoke to Daily Trust, said youths in their number broke into the warehouse located around Tasha area of the community around 7 am, looting bags of maize and grain. A resident, Jaafar Aminu, said the looting continued unhindered till 9 am when he spoke to our reporter. He said some residents as well as persons from neighboring Jiwa and Karmo town trooped towards the…

Mar

04

2024

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President Tinubu Sign Multi-Sectoral Agreements With Qatar, Set To Receive Their Investment Team

Economy, Abuja, Business, Foreign Affairs, News Flash

President Tinubu Welcomes, Sign Multi-Sectoral Agreements With Qatar; Set To Receive Qatar’s Investment Team In Abuja President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and His Highness, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, on Sunday in Doha, witnessed the signing of historic agreements between both nations, opening a gateway for leveraging the potential of mutual cooperation in pivotal sectors of education, enterprise development, investment promotion, youth empowerment, mining, tourism, and sports Before the signing ceremony at the Qatar Presidential Palace, President Tinubu assured his host of Nigeria’s preparedness to welcome investors into the country, noting the ongoing reforms…

Mar

03

2024

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Trader In Abuja Caught Repacking Local Rice Into Foreign Rice Bags

Abuja, Crime, News Flash

Abuja Trader Caught Repackaging Local Rice Into Foreign Rice Bags A 39-year-old trader, identified as Nonso Nwobodo has been arrested by the Nigerian police for repackaging local rice into foreign rice bags to make more profits in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The incident happened on Saturday at about 4;15pm at Plot 740 centenary credentials Durumi area of the FCT. A government source said that Nonso was allegedly packing locally made rice to printed foreign bags of rice, to deceive the public to believe that it was foreign rice, adding that 160 bags of different sizes of rice ranging from 5kg…

Mar

01

2024

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‘I Take Full Responsibility For The Nation; We Are Building An Efficient Nigeria That Is Inclusive And Fair To All’ – President Tinubu

Abuja, News Flash, Presidency

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU: I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE NATION; WE ARE BUILDING AN EFFICIENT NIGERIA THAT IS INCLUSIVE AND FAIR TO ALL NIGERIANS President Bola Tinubu says his administration is working to ensure that Nigeria is reformed for greater efficiency with a particular emphasis on systematically inculcating fairness and equity in all aspects of the national life. Addressing Afenifere leaders at the residence of Pa Reuben Fasoranti in Akure, Ondo State, on Wednesday, the President emphasized his commitment to leading Nigeria towards economic and social prosperity. ''Nigeria will survive the current economic challenges. There is light…

Feb

23

2024

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Tinubu Sacks Ahmed Kuru, Appoints New AMCON Boss, Others

Abuja, Economy, News Flash

Tinubu Sacks Ahmed Kuru, Appoints New AMCON CEO, Others President Bola Tinubu has dropped Ahmed Lawan Kuru as the Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), naming Gbenga Alade as his replacement. According to Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, Alade’s appointment is to confirmation by the Nigerian Senate. Aside from Alade, the president also appointed the following: “The President expects unflagging dedication, professionalism, and dutifulness from the new appointees so as to ensure that the operations of AMCON are more efficient, transparent, and in consonance with his determination to sanitize the nation’s financial system to…

Feb

23

2024

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No Going Back On My Reforms, Despite Challenges – President Tinubu

Abuja, Economy, FGN, News Flash

Despite Challenges, No Going Back On My Reforms – Tinubu Says President Bola Tinubu says there is no going back on the reforms introduced by his administration. During his inaugural speech on May 29, 2023, the president announced removal of fuel subsidy and also directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to collapse the existing exchange rates. Consequently, the apex bank directed Deposit Money Banks to remove the rate cap on the naira at the Investor’s and Exporters’ Window of the foreign exchange market, resulting in free-floating of the national currency against the dollar and other global currencies. The official…

Feb

22

2024

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Senate Passes South East Development Commission Bill

Abuja, National Assembly, News Flash, Politics

Senate Passes South East Development Commission Bill The Senate, on Thursday, passed the Bill seeking the establishment of the South East Development Commission. The commission is to be charged with the responsibility of receiving and managing funds from the Federation Account for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of roads, houses, and other infrastructural damages suffered by the region as a result of the effects of the civil war. The Red Chamber took the decision while considering the bill’s clauses at its Committee of the Whole, chaired by the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio. The House of Representatives, on December 21, 2023,…

Feb

20

2024

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FCTA Seals Orphanage For Trafficking Of 23 Children

Abuja, Crime, News Flash

FCTA seals Abuja orphanage over alleged trafficking of 23 children The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has sealed the Priesthood Orphanage in Karon Majigi Village, Abuja, after 23 children between the ages of one and 14 were rescued from the orphanage. The children were believed to have been allegedly trafficked from Plateau. Mrs Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, the Mandate Secretary, Women Affairs Secretariat, FCTA, disclosed this while handing over the children to Plateau Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs Caroline Dafur, in Abuja on Monday. She said that investigation was ongoing to unravel the facts of the allegation. Benjamins-Laniyi also said that the…