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SHETTIMA HEADS TO NEW YORK FOR UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for New York to attend the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Standing in for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,
NIGERIA, CHINA DEEPENS TIES ON DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, has met with China’s Air Chief Marshal Xu Xueqiang on the sidelines of the 12th Beijing Xiangshan Forum. The meeting focused on boosting defence
NIGER GOV’T PLEDGES N5BN TO REVIVE NCAT MINI CAMPUS IN MINNA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Niger State Government has pledged ₦5 billion for classrooms and hostels to revive the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) mini campus at Bola Ahmed Tinubu
KANO GOV PUSHES FOR LOCAL GOV’T AUTONOMY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening grassroots governance by supporting a bill that grants full autonomy to the state’s 44 local government councils. The bill,
KEBBI GOV’T CAUTIONS OPPOSITION OVER “DIABOLICAL CAMPAIGNS” By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kebbi State Government has warned opposition parties against what it described as “diabolical campaigns” aimed at tarnishing the image of Governor Nasir Idris and his administration. Commissioner for Information, Yakubu
FG LAUNCHES FREE DISTRIBUTION OF FARM INPUTS TO BOOST FOOD SECURITY IN NIGER STATE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government has begun distributing free farm inputs and equipment to smallholder farmers in Niger State as part of efforts to achieve food
SHETTIMA: COLLABORATION KEY TO SKILLS REVOLUTION By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Vice President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria can no longer afford to work in isolation in its drive for skills development. Speaking at the 7th National Council on Skills meeting in Abuja, he
TUDU TO MARAFA: PDP IS THE RIGHT PATH, WORK WITH GOV.LAWAL FOR ZAMFARA’S PROGRESS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Sulaiman Ahmad Tudu, Senior Media Aide to the Secretary to the Zamfara State Government, has urged former Senator Kabiru Marafa to join the Peoples
FG CLARIFIES: NO SUBSIDY REMOVAL OR PRICE HIKE ON CNG By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (PiCNG) has dismissed reports claiming the Federal Government removed subsidies or raised the price of CNG, calling them false. According to
PRESIDENT TINUBU EMBARKS ON 2025 ANNUAL LEAVE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to depart Abuja today to begin his 2025 annual leave, which will also serve as a working vacation in Europe. In a statement issued by