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— Defends First lady over Akara, groundnut remark By Dayo Johnson Akure Former Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) governorship candidate in Ondo State, Abass Mimiko, has said that attacks on First Lady Oluremi Tinubu over her “small business” advice are politically motivated. Mimiko tied the backlash against the First Lady to resistance against President Tinubu’s economic […]

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The US leader has railed against the cost of military aid for Kyiv and famously berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office in February 2025.

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By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu on Thursday directed the immediate expansion of road infrastructure to more communities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), saying his administration will continue to extend development to underserved areas while ending the era of abandoned projects in the nation’s capital. Represented by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, the […]

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By Daniel Abia, Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said Nigeria needs God-fearing leaders to move in the right direction and achieve meaningful development. Fubara stated this on Thursday while receiving the World President of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Pastor Erton Kohler, his wife, Andriene Marques Kohler, their daughter, Mariana Marques Kohler, and […]

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Dr Jide Idris, Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), said this on Thursday during the second Ebola RCCE+IM preparedness webinar.

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By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Federal Government has assured residents of Bille Community in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State of immediate humanitarian assistance and a permanent solution to the gas seepage affecting the area as investigations continue to determine the source of the incident. A Federal Government delegation led by the Minister of […]

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The minister stressed that the government was evaluating different options based on professional appearance, durability, functionality, cost-effectiveness, national identity and the promotion of local industry.

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Lagos Zonal Chairman of ASUU, Prof. Adesola Nassir, said it was unbecoming of the state government to lag in the implementation of the agreement.

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The ruling may have settled the dispute over the ADC’s leadership, but Mark said its implications stretch well beyond the party.

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Uzoka-Anite said Nigeria was building a coordinated financing ecosystem that brings together public finance, domestic and international capital, development finance institutions, commercial finance, climate finance and other innovative financing instruments to unlock investment.

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