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N’ASSEMBLY RESUMES TODAY, ASKS TINUBU TO SUBMIT 2025 BUDGET

As the National Assembly resumes today (Tuesday) from its annual recess, the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, said on Monday that both chambers of the National Assembly are expecting President Bola Tinubu to present the 2025 budget as well as the new Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper. In a personally signed statement, Bamidele said, “The consideration of MTEF occupies a prime place on the rung of our legislative agenda. “This is simply because MTEF must be ready before […]

todaySeptember 24, 2024 30

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UNGA-79: AGAIN NIGERIA DEMANDS UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT

Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, addressed the 79th United Nations General Assembly, where he emphasized Nigeria’s longstanding commitment to international peace and security. He said at the Summit of the Future interactive dialogue 2: “Enhancing Multilateralism for International Peace and Security” on Sunday that “Since our first deployment in the Congo in 1960, Nigeria has contributed to 41 peacekeeping missions globally,” he stated, highlighting the deployment of over 200,000 Nigerian troops in UN operations. Badaru called for reform of […]

todaySeptember 23, 2024 15

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BREAKING: PDP REJECTS EDO ELECTION RESULTS, HEADS TO COURT

The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has rejected the results of the Edo State Governorship election as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Acting National Chairman of the party Amb. Umar Damagum announced this at an ongoing media briefing in Abuja, on Monday. He insisted that the people of Edo State voted for the PDP’s candidate, Dr. Asue Ighodalo and expect nothing less than him being announced as governor-elect. Damagum charged the INEC to use the window left […]

todaySeptember 23, 2024 12

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FLOODS: FG BEGINS INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT OF BORNO DAM

The Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation has embarked on a comprehensive assessment of the Alau Dam in Borno State to ascertain its integrity following the recent devastating flood. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, disclosed this on Monday at a press briefing in Abuja to commemorate the 2024 World Rivers Day in Nigeria, with the theme “Waterways of Life” and the sub-theme “Protect Our Rivers from Pollution.” The briefing preceded the symbolic tree planting and […]

todaySeptember 23, 2024 18

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ECOWAS PRESIDENT DEMANDS ACTION ON GLOBAL PROMISES AT UNGA

The President of the Economic Community of West African States Commission, Omar Touray, has emphasised the need for tangible action on longstanding commitments to global peace and development. Touray spoke at the Summit of the Future at the United Nations General Assembly, New York. This was stated in a statement from the ECOWAS Commission on Monday. Touray commended the UN Secretary-General António Guterres for convening the summit, noting its importance at a time when the world faces pivotal choices. “The […]

todaySeptember 23, 2024 22

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SHETTIMA ARRIVES NEW YORK FOR 79TH UNGA

Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived New York to represent Nigeria at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), underscoring Nigeria’s commitment to global cooperation and diplomacy. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha announced this on Monday. Shettima touched down at John F. Kennedy International Airport, where he was received by a high-powered delegation comprising Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf M. Tuggar; Minister of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy, […]

todaySeptember 23, 2024 22

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BREAKING:COURT REJECTS SUIT SEEKING GANDUJE’S SACK AS APC CHAIR

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking the removal of Abdullahi Ganduje as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a judgment on Monday morning, Justice Inyang Ekwo held that  the suit by a group – the APC North Central Group – was premature and related to an issue that is within the international affair of the political party. Justice Ekwo also held that the plaintiff is not a juristic person having not been registered […]

todaySeptember 23, 2024 22

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INEC DECLARES APC’S OKPEBHOLO WINNER OF EDO GOV ELECTION

After months of intense politicking in Edo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the keenly contested Saturday, September 21, 2024 governorship election in the South-South state. Okpebholo, 54, secured 291,667 votes to defeat Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who got 247,274 votes and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP) who came a distant third in the race with 22,763 votes. Fourteen […]

todaySeptember 23, 2024 8

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NAFDAC WARNS OF SUBSTANDARD ANTIMALARIA, ANTIBIOTICS IN CIRCULATION

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has raised the alarm over the circulation of substandard and falsified medicines in Nigeria, posing a significant threat to public health. “We are maximising efforts to curb the menace of substandard and falsified medicines in the state,” warned Bala Mshelia, Director of NAFDAC’s North West Zone, at a community sensitisation workshop in Kaduna on Friday. Mshelia identified specific targeted medicines, including Fansidar 25/500mg and Combiart 20/120mg (antimalarials), OHEAL Ampicillin, and […]

todaySeptember 20, 2024 11

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