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Jan

2025

Peter Obi Makes U-Turn Over His Comment On Alleged National Grid Collapse

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Peter Obi Makes U-turn Over His Comment On Alleged National Grid Collapse Following social media backlash, Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election has made a u-turn over his controversial comment on the alleged collapse of the national grid. After a power outage in some parts of Lagos on Saturday, January 11, 2025, which many erroneously attributed to national grid collapse, Obi, in a tweet said the incessant fall of the grid which happened 12 times in 2024 has subjected Nigerians to ‘untold setback and hardship.’ According to him, despite borrowing over $3.23…

Jan

2025

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People Will Insult Me…..But I Know What It Takes To Build A Nation – President Tinubu In Enugu

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People Will Insult Me… But I Know What It Takes To Build A Nation – President Tinubu In Enugu President Bola Tinubu says he knows what it takes to govern the country and “gather a very good team and build a nation”. Tinubu spoke in Enugu on Saturday during a meeting with stakeholders from the south-east geopolitical zone. The president was in Enugu on his first official visit to inaugurate projects initiated by Peter Mbah, governor of the state. The projects inaugurated include 30 smart green schools, 60 completed type 2 primary health centres, and the 19-kilometre Airport-New Haven–Bisalla and…

Dec

2024

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Food Crisis: Economic Management Team Alerted In 31 States

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Economic Management Team Alerted On Food Crisis In 31 States Food crises have been reported in 31 states of the country, while the North East region is severely affected. The situation is compounded by rising production costs as witnessed in Maize production costs, which have surged by 69.7 percent, with the attendant significant food price increases like cowpea prices, which have gone up by 300 percent. However, mechanization and farmland expansion recorded a slight improvement with 2 percent growth in tractor use, and a 2.3 percent increase in cultivated farmland. There was 4.5 percent increase in overall crop production, though…

Dec

2024

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Corruption In Nigeria Can’t Be Eradicated Completely, But ……… President Tinubu

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Corruption Can’t Be Eradicated Completely, But … – Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has stated that while corruption cannot be completely eradicated, it can be reduced to its barest minimum. Speaking during a live presidential media chat broadcast nationwide, Tinubu emphasised the importance of addressing systemic flaws to curb corruption. He said in part, “Block all the loopholes, where anybody can just gain in the system. Part of the anti-corruption is the removal of subsidies, too. “It is very very difficult to say you will eliminate it, you will reduce it to the barest minimum, meet the people’s needs, help the…

Dec

2024

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Year 2025 To Witness More Infrastructural Development – President Tinubu

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Year 2025 To Witness More Infrastructural Development – Tinubu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerians of more infrastructural development projects that have a direct bearing on the people, especially road networks across the country. The President gave this assurance through the Minister of State for Works, Mohammed Bello Goronyo, during a courtesy visit to Kebbi State Governor, Comrade Nasir Idris, on Wednesday. He stated that the ongoing construction of the superhighway from Sokoto to Badagry is a testimony to President Tinubu’s commitment to Nigerian projects. The Minister described President Tinubu as a leader ready to serve the people of…

Dec

2024

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President Tinubu Reconstitutes Leadership Of 12 River Basin Development Authorities (See Full List)

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Tinubu Reconstitutes Leadership Of 12 River Basin Devt Authorities (See Full List) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the executive management teams for 12 River Basin Development Authorities (RBDAs) under the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, signaling his administration’s commitment to enhancing the efficiency of these critical organizations. The newly appointed executives are expected to leverage their expertise to boost agricultural productivity, manage water resources, and foster rural development in alignment with the administration’s commitment to improving the lives of Nigerians. The new appointments were made public on Wednesday in a statement issued by Special Adviser to…

Dec

2024

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Debt Servicing To Gulp N15.8Trn In President Tinubu’s 2025 Budget Proposal

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Debt Servicing To Gulp N15.8Trn As Tinubu Presents 2025 Budget A sum of N15.81 trillion has been allocated for debt servicing in the 2025 Appropriation Bill presented to the joint sitting of the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Defence and Security tops the sectoral allocations in the N47.9 trillion budget presented by the President on Wednesday. The President disclosed this while giving a highlight of the Budget proposal before the National Assembly. He stated that Defence/Security was allocated N4.91 trillion; Infrastructure was allocated N4.06 trillion; Health N2.4 trillion health while Education gets N3.5 trillion. According to the President,…

Dec

2024

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Security, Infrastructure, Education Top President Tinubu’s 2025 N47.9 Trillion Budget Proposal

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Security, Infrastructure, Education Top Tinubu’s 2025 N47.9 Trillion Budget Proposal Security and defence, infrastructure, health and education were some of the sectors with high allocations in the N47.9tn Budget Proposal presented by President Bola Tinubu before a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday afternoon. “It is with great pleasure that I lay before this distinguished joint session of the National Assembly, the 2025 Budget of the National Assembly of Nigeria titled, ‘The Resurrection Budget’ security peace, building prosperity,” Tinubu said as he concluded his speech at 1:10pm on Wednesday. Earlier in his presentation, the President listed some of…

Dec

2024

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Ghana’s President – Elect John Mahama Meets Tinubu At Presidential Villa

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Ghana’s President-Elect John Mahama Meets Tinubu At Presidential Villa The president-elect of Ghana, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama met with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. Mahama who is on a courtesy visit to Nigeria met President Tinubu in his residence at the Presidential Villa on Monday, December 16. This was disclosed in a post shared on X, Olusegun Dada, the special assistant to the president on social media. Dada said, “President-Elect of Ghana, H.E John Dramani Mahama paid a courtesy visit to President Tinubu at his residence, Presidential Villa, State House Yesterday.” The post was made alongside…

Dec

2024

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Presidency Fixes Date For National Youth Confab

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Presidency Fixes Date For National Youth Confab The Federal Government on Saturday fixed February 2025 for the national youth conference. President Bola Tinubu, during his Independence Day broadcast, announced the gathering of a 30-day national youth conference to address critical issues facing the country’s youths, including unemployment, education, and political participation. This is as various youth groups across the country expressed disappointment over the presidency’s silence on the proposed confab. The planned conference was part of the administration’s response to the youth-led protests, including #EndBadGovernance in August 2024 and the #FearlessOctober in October 2024. “The conference aims to provoke meaningful…