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Tinubu congratulates six Nigerian scientists, engineers on Biden’s honours list

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated six distinguished Diaspora Nigerians named among the 400 Presidential Early Career Award recipients for Scientists and Engineers in the United States. In a statement on Thursday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, the President commended the Nigerians for their remarkable achievements in science, technology and engineering. reports says  that the prestigious recognition, established by former President Bill Clinton in 1996, is the highest honour bestowed by the United States government on outstanding scientists and […]

todayJanuary 16, 2025

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Pope Francis injures forearm after fall

Pope Francis injured his right forearm after a fall in his residence on Thursday the Vatican said. the press office in a statement said that The 88-year-old, who has been in increasingly fragile health in recent years, fell at the Santa Marta residence where he lives in the Vatican but did not break any bones,. “This morning, due to a fall at the Santa Marta house, Pope Francis suffered a contusion on his right forearm, without fractures. The arm was […]

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IN ABU DHABI, TINUBU SAYS AFRICA HAS RESOURCES, CAPACITY FOR DEVELOPMENT

President Bola Tinubu has assured a global audience in the United Arab Emirates that Nigeria is ready to work with other nations to build a resilient, equitable, and sustainable world for all. Tinubu said this while speaking at the second day of the 2025 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week held in the United Arab Emirates. He added that Nigeria is developing infrastructure for the widespread use of Compressed Natural Gas and electric vehicles and harnessing the potential in solid minerals to […]

todayJanuary 15, 2025

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FCCPC, NCC SIGN MOU TO ELIMINATE REGULATORY GAPS IN TELECOMS INDUSTRY

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to eliminate regulatory gaps in the telecoms industry.   At the signing of the MoU in Abuja, the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, FCCPC, Mr. Tunji Bello, stated that the journey to this milestone has been both challenging and rewarding, as the partnership will benefit both operators and consumers. The Vice Chairman noted that the principle behind overlapping regulations is simply serving as a mechanism […]

todayJanuary 15, 2025

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SHETTIMA, AKUME, AKPABIO, OTHERS LAY WREATHS AT ARMED FORCES REMEMBRANCE DAY PARADE

President Bola Tinubu has called on the armed forces, them to embrace innovation and adaptability in addressing the nation’s security challenges. Tinubu who was represented by the Deputy Speaker, Ben Kalu, at the Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day 2025 Regimental and Award Night for Officers in Abuja, assured the armed forces that his administration would continue to prioritise the welfare and well-being of personnel, ensuring that they had the necessary resources and support to carry out their duties effectively. […]

todayJanuary 15, 2025

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USSD DEBT: NCC ORDERS TELCOS TO DISCONNECT NINE BANKS JANUARY 27

The Nigerian Communications Commission has authorised telecommunications companies to disconnect the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data codes assigned to nine financial institutions. The directive was signed by the commission’s Director of Public Affairs,Reuben Muoka  following a backlog of unpaid debts by the financial institutions. He noted that the affected banks are to pay the outstanding debts by the 27th of  January, 2025, or risk losing access to their USSD codes. The affected financial institutions include Fidelity Bank Plc, First City Monument […]

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SOUTH WEST GOVERNORS TEAM UP AGAINST ISWAP ELEMENTS, BANDITS

States in the South-West region are jointly working out a strategy to combat the suspected rising influx of bandits and fighters from the Islamic State’s West Africa Province into some of the region’s forests. It will be recalled that the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, warned that bandits fleeing military operations in the North-West were seeking refuge in the state. While raising this concern at the  at the 2025 annual inter-faith service for workers held at the Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, […]

todayJanuary 15, 2025 1

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AFRICA HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO DEVELOP ITSELF – TINUBU

President Bola Tinubu says that Africa has what it takes to develop itself and should look inward to improve intra-African trade in the interest of the people and the continent. The President said this on his social media, adding that he had successful conversations with the Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, on the eve of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW 2025). “We have the resources, the people, and the capacity. We must look inward to improve intra-African trade and collaboration […]

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2025 BUDGET: NO END TO NATIONAL GRID COLLAPSE — FG

  The Federal Government has said yesterday that there was no end to frequent national grid collapses in the country. Speaking yesterday in Abuja when he appeared before the Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe-led Senate Committee on Power to defend the 2025 budget, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, said the national electricity grid remains vulnerable to frequent collapses, partly because the government is yet to repair a major transmission line in the Northern region due to persisting insecurity. He said grid […]

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