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Year: 2023

Chinese President Xi promises Tinubu economic cooperation with Nigeria

He called on the two countries to share ideas and align strategies, urging President Tinubu to also create more conducive environment for investment. Chinese President XI Jinping has pledged increased economic cooperation with Nigeria, saying the country is important to Africa and the world. A statement by Tunde Rahman, Office of the President, on Wednesday…

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Tinubu says Nigeria open to doing business with any country

Tinubu also promised that his administration would work assiduously to provide a conducive environment for both local and foreign investors. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that Nigeria is ready for business and mutually beneficial partnerships with any interested country. Tinubu made this known while meeting with a delegation of the Chinese government at the…

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Wike can be expelled if due process is followed – Court tells PDP

The court ruled that the party has the right to expel or suspend any member but such action must follow due process. A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ruled that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is constitutionally empowered to suspend or expel the former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, only if it follows…

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Uzodinma succeeds El-Rufai as chairman of APC governors forum

The tenure of the new leadership, according to El-rufai, takes off immediately. Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo has emerged the new Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) for the next four years. He succeeds outgone Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna. Uzodinma emerged at a joint meeting of immediate past governors, re-elected governors and newly-elected…

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Insecurity, unemployment responsible for Japa syndrome — Dabiri-Erewa

She said that though migration is a fundamental human rights as it has several positive attributes, it also has its bad and ugly sides. The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has said that insecurity and unemployment are factors responsible for the recent ‘Japa’ Syndrome”, stressing the need to make the country…

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NSCDC arrests 3 petrol ‘black marketers’, impounds 4 vehicles in Niger

The spokesman said that the driver of one of the vehicles escaped and efforts were on to arrest him. The Niger Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has arrested three suspected ‘black marketers’ for fabricating huge extra tanks in their vehicles. The Public Relations officer of the corps, DSC Nasire Abdullahi,…

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EFCC testifies against ex-PDP National Chair’s son in fuel subsidy scam trial

Kasari testified that in the course of investigation, the defendants denied knowledge of the said transactions, but monies received were traced to their bank. EFCC investigator, Denis Kasari, on Wednesday testified against one Mamman Ali before an Ikeja Special Offences Court in a N2.2 billion fuel subsidy scam trial. Ali, son of former Chairman of…

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Fire at Lagos hospital, firefighters respond promptly

A statement from LASUTH management confirmed the fire incident. A fire incident occurred on Wednesday within the premises of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the fire incident, which happened at food shops in the premises around 4.00 p.m., caused panic in the health facility….

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Court remands 2 construction workers for allegedly breaking govt seal

Five others arrested are in the Lagos State Task Force custody awaiting trial, because they were apprehended after the mobile court had closed. The Lagos State Special Offences Mobile Court, on Wednesday, remanded two construction workers in Badagry Correctional Centre for contravening provisions of the state’s Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law. The News…

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North East coalition endorses APC’s choice Abbas for NASS speakership

Giving an overview of the group’s activities, a member of the group said all what they were after was good governance, irrespective of religious and geographical region. The North East Progressives Coalition, a group of professionals from diverse fields, advocating for good governance, endorsed Alhaji Tajudeen Abbas for the speakership position of the 10th National…

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