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Sep

2024

Tinubu Signs 5 MoUs At Meeting With Chinese President, Xi Jinping – Says ‘I’m A Reformer With Verifiable Antecedents’

‘I’m A Reformer With Verifiable Antecedents’ – Tinubu Signs 5 MoUs At Meeting With Chinese President, Xi Jinping President Bola Tinubu says the relationship between Nigeria and China needs to be strengthened for trade advancement and economic development. Tinubu spoke on Tuesday during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, the capital of China. The president said Nigeria-China ties have been elevated to a comprehensive strategic partnership. Tinubu said his administration is reforming the Nigerian economy, adding that he is “a reformer with verifiable antecedents”. The president said Nigeria “holds great potential as the country with the largest…

Sep

2024

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Just In: Oyo State Government Receives Deployment Of 20 CNG Buses

News Flash, FGN, Transportation

Just In:Oyo Govt Receives Deployment Of 20 CNG Buses Oyo State Government through the Pacesetter Transport service (PTS), has received deployment of 20 CNG buses as part of efforts by the federal government to cushion the effect of subsidy removal. During the brief handling ceremony held at the PTS conference room on Monday, the Chairman and Sole Administrator, Hon. Salami Dikko, who expressed gratitude to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Tinubu over the laudable initiative, thanked the Governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde, for appointing him as the chairman of PTS. The chairman who disclosed that when he came…

Sep

2024

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Nigeria Police Declare Andrew Wynne Wanted Over Plot To ‘Overthrow’ President Tinubu

Crime, Columns/Opinions/Letters, FGN, News Flash

Police Declare Andrew Wynne Wanted Over Plot To ‘Overthrow’ President Tinubu The police high command, on Monday, declared Andrew Wynne (also known as Andrew Povich or Drew Povey), a British national, wanted for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government being led by President Bola Tinubu. It said the Force has specifically launched a comprehensive investigation on how foreign mercenaries and those it described as subversive elements plotted to overthrow the democratically-elected government of Nigeria. The spokesman of the force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who disclosed this at Force Headquarters, Abuja said the British rented a space at Labour House, Abuja, for an…

Sep

2024

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FGN Announces Application For 2024/2025 Commonwealth Fully Funded Scholarships

Education, FGN, News Flash

FG Announces Application For 2024/2025 Commonwealth Scholarships (Fully Funded) The Federal Ministry of Education has announced the commencement of the application period for the 2024/2025 Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP). The scholarships, funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), aim to support talented individuals from low and middle-income Commonwealth countries in pursuing higher education in the United Kingdom. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply online, with the application period running from September 10 to October 15, 2024. According to information provided by the Federal Ministry of Education official X page, potential applicants can access detailed guidelines…

Aug

2024

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First Ladies Unite: Mrs. Priscilla Otti Joins Senator Oluremi Tinubu In Signing Landmark Compact, Expresses Gratitude To The President’s Wife For Championing Women’s Rights

Empowerment, FGN, Human Rights, News Flash, Women Empowerment

First Ladies Unite: Mrs. Priscilla Otti Joins Senator Oluremi Tinubu in Signing Landmark Compact, Expresses Gratitude to the President's Wife for Championing Women's Rights In a commanding demonstration of leadership and commitment to advancing gender equality, the First Lady of Nigeria, Her Excellency Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON, OON, led the historic signing of a compact with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) during the UNFPA Gender-Based Violence and Harmful Social Norms Summit. Held at the State House Banquet Hall in Abuja, this significant event gathered First Ladies from across the nation, each of whom, alongside Senator Tinubu, signed the agreement…

Aug

2024

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ASUU, FGN Meeting Adjourned Till September 6

Education, FGN, News Flash

ASUU, FG Meeting Adjourned Till September 6 The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have scheduled a follow-up meeting for September 6, 2024. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, made this known at the end of a meeting with the union leadership on Wednesday at the Federal Ministry of Education. Following resolutions reached at the union’s national executive council meeting held at the University of Ibadan on August 19, 2024, public university lecturers threatened to go on a nationwide strike over the Federal Government’s failure to honour the 2009 renegotiated agreement. ASUU’s demands include improvements…

Aug

2024

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NAFDAC Speaks On Placing Ban On Bread

Business, FGN, Gossips, News Flash

NAFDAC Speaks On Placing Ban On Bread The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has dissociated itself from a comment asking Nigerians to avoid eating bread made and sold in the country. The agency made the clarification in reaction to what it said was a misconception that trailed the statement made by NAFDAC South-west Coordinator, Roseline Ajayi, recently, saying bread sold in the markets is failing laboratory tests because producers are using addictives as saccharine due to the high cost of sugar. Following her comments in a viral video a reporter had suggested that Nigerians were…

Aug

2024

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Tinubu Appoints New NIA, DSS Directors General

FGN, News Flash

Tinubu Appoints New NIA, DSS Directors General President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new directors-general of the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, and the Department of State Services, DSS. Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed is the new Director-General of the NIA, while Mr. Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi is the new Director-General of the DSS. Mohammed succeeds Ahmed Abubakar, who resigned from his position as the NIA Director-General on Saturday night. For the DSS, Ajayi replaces Yusuf Bichi, who was appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2018. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, made this known…

Aug

2024

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Don’t Make Us Look Bad… Palliatives Can’t Solve Nigerian Problems – PDP Governors Tell Tinubu

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, FGN, News Flash

Don’t Make Us Look Bad… Palliatives Can’t Solve Problem – PDP Governors Tell Tinubu Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) say the federal government interventions in states are not enough. The governors’ position is contained in a communiqué issued on Friday after a meeting in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba state. The federal government has been distributing palliatives to states to address the economic hardship in the country. The governors asked President Bola Tinubu to caution his appointees against “mentioning” the interventions provided by the federal government to states to make them “look bad”. “The…

Aug

2024

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Why We Issued 21-Day Strike Notice To FGN – ASUU

Economy, FGN, Labour, News Flash

Why We Issued 21-Day Strike Notice To FG – ASUU The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says the federal government has consistently failed on its promises to address the lingering issues hindering the development of Nigeria’s universities. ASUU earlier issued a 21-day notice to the federal government for a nationwide strike. Emmanuel Osodeke, the union’s president, was at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture in Abia where he disclosed the outcome of ASUU’s national executive council (NEC) meeting. The meeting was held between August 17 and August 18 at the University of Ibadan. The union is to reconvene at…