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“Tinubu Focused On Economic Solutions Not Blame Games” – Bagudu
The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has emphasised that the President Bola Tinubu administration does not indulge in trading blame but rather remains open to ideas and recommendations aimed at delivering good governance. Bagudu, a former governor of Kebbi State, explained that the Renewed Hope Agenda acknowledges that Nigeria was far from its desired state...
” S’Africa Leads Nigeria As Africa’s Top Fuel Importer” – Report
Nigeria has given up its long-standing title as Africa's biggest importer of refined petroleum products as a result of the Dangote Petrochemical Refinery's increased activity. South Africa has now overtaken Nigeria as the continent’s largest fuel importer, according to new data from energy consultancy CITAC, signalling a seismic shift in Africa’s downstream oil market. The refinery, which began large-scale production in...
Young Mother Allegedly Throws Newborn To Death From Hotel Window
According to a police source and French prosecutors, a newborn baby in Paris died on Monday after his 18-year-old American mother threw him out a hotel window while the umbilical cord was still attached. She threw the infant from the second-floor window of a hotel in the 20th arrondissement in eastern Paris, the prosecutor’s office said. “The newborn was given emergency...
Tinubu Leaves For France On Private Visit Ahead Of Addis Ababa Summit
President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to leave Abuja on Wednesday for a private visit to Paris, France, before continuing on to Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. This was disclosed via a statement on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According to the statement, “In Addis Ababa, President Tinubu will join African leaders...
Oyebanji Declares Second-Term Bid For Ekiti Governorship Poll
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has formally declared his intention to seek a second term in office, following what he described as an overwhelming wave of public endorsement and political support across the state. The governor made his declaration during a Monday meeting with members of the All Progressives Congress Central Working Committee at the APC secretariat in Ado-Ekiti, the...
“Prioritise Grassroots Healthcare Delivery” – Senate Leader Urges Govs
The Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, lament over Nigerians still die of treatable diseases due to poverty and poor access to Medicare. Bamidele, who made a case for an improved primary healthcare system to reduce the mortality rate among Nigerian citizens substantially, appealed to state governors “to prioritise the health needs of those at the grassroots, where over 70 percent...
Some States Don’t Need COVID-19 Test Laboratory — NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has said not every state requires a molecular laboratory to test for COVID-19. The media aide to the NCDC Director-General, Emeka Oguanuo, said this in an interview with The PUNCH while addressing the non-existence of COVID-19 labs in border states including Zamfara, Katsina, Kebbi, Yobe, Jigawa and Adamawa. According to Oguanuo, labs of that nature...
Hon Otuwe Oji Condoles With Senator Kalu Over Wife’s Death
The APC Candidate for Ohafia North State Constituency, Abia State in the just concluded elections, Hon. Otuwe Kalu Oji has commiserated with the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu on the death of his wife, Ifeoma Ada Kalu. Mrs. Kalu died at the age of 61 in the United States of America. In a condolence message on Tuesday,...
Peter Obi, Atiku: Stakeholders Invalidate Merger Talks
The former PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has been cautioned against any proposed alliance with LP ahead of the 2027 election. Stakeholders in the political sphere said Atiku can’t form any coalition that would oust President Bola Tinubu from power in 2027, despite the leadership crisis within the PDP, LP, and New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP. Since the 2023 presidential election,...
Osun Warns Monarchs Of Dethronement Amid Rising Communal Clashes
Traditional leaders in the Ifon, Ilobu, and Erin-Osun communities have received a warning from the Osun State Government that if intercommunal conflicts continue in their territories, there will be severe repercussions, including dethronement. Governor Ademola Adeleke issued the warning on Monday following reports of renewed tensions in the conflict-prone areas. A statement signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, cautioned against...
