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WEST AFRICAN LEADERS AGREE ON REGIONAL ANTI-TERRORISM FRAMEWORK By:Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban West African leaders have agreed to establish a permanent regional framework to confront the growing threat of terrorism, violent extremism, and cross-border crime, warning that delay is no longer an option.
TINUBU’S REFORMS BOOST GLOBAL CONFIDENCE — SHETTIMA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Vice President Kashim Shettima says the reforms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration are steadily rebuilding global confidence in Nigeria. He stated this in Abuja at the inaugural convocation of the
POWER STATE: ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK TO INVEST $163M IN SOLAR ENERGY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Niger State, the “Power State,” is set to benefit from a $163 million solar electricity project by the Islamic Development Bank. The initiative, expected to generate 100
REPS SUMMON AUDITOR-GENERAL OVER AGRICULTURAL INTERVENTION FUNDS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The House of Representatives has summoned the Auditor-General of the Federation, alongside the Ministers of Finance and Agriculture, over concerns surrounding the utilisation of agricultural intervention funds released between 2015 and
ADELEKE DEMANDS RELEASE OF ₦130BN LG FUNDS, WARNS OF GRASSROOTS CRISIS IN OSUN By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has called for the immediate release of over ₦130 billion in statutory allocations allegedly withheld from the state’s local
PRESIDENT TINUBU DEPARTS ABUJA FOR STATE VISIT TO TÜRKIYE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has left Abuja for a state visit to the Republic of Türkiye as part of efforts to deepen diplomatic and economic relations between both countries.
RMFAC FLAGS OFF COORDINATES PLOTTING OF DISPUTED OIL AND GAS WELLS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has flagged off the plotting of coordinates for disputed and newly drilled oil and gas wells across affected oil-producing
NRS INAUGURATES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS TO DRIVE REVENUE REFORMS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has inaugurated a new team of Executive Directors, marking a significant step in strengthening the Service’s capacity to deliver on its revenue mobilisation and
NIGERIA UNVEILS FIRST PAVILION AT WEF DAVOS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Vice President Kashim Shettima has commissioned Nigeria’s first-ever pavilion at the World Economic Forum in Davos, describing it as a major milestone in the country’s global economic engagement. At the opening
GOLD, LITHIUM PLANTS TO MAKE NIGERIA AFRICA’S MINERALS HUB – ALAKE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Nigeria is set to emerge as Africa’s leading minerals supply hub with the establishment of lithium processing and gold refining plants across the country, according to the