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DEFENCE MINISTER INSPECTS NAF HELICOPTER AND FIGHTER JET PRODUCTION IN ITALY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, inspected defence production facilities of Leonardo S.p.A in Northern Italy during President Bola Tinubu’s visit for the AQABA Process meeting in
DO NOT USE CRY OF MONOPOLY TO DISCOURAGE INDIGENOUS INVESTMENT – DANGOTE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has cautioned Nigerians against using the cry of monopoly to discourage local investments and industrial growth. Speaking at the 2025
UBEC, JICA PARTNER TO BOOST SCIENCE AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN NIGERIA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has entered into a partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to improve the learning environment in Nigerian schools. The
NAS SECURITY SUMMIT: GOVERNOR SULE CALLS FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF SUMMIT RESOLUTIONS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has called for the full implementation of the resolutions reached at the North Central Peace and Security Summit to strengthen
TINUBU PARDONS MACAULAY, VATSA, LAWAN; GRANTS CLEMENCY TO 82 INMATES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has granted posthumous pardons to Nigerian nationalist Herbert Macaulay and Major General Mamman Jiya Vatsa, who was executed in 1986 over a treason charge.
GRIDLOCK ON ASABA–ONITSHA BRIDGE AS PROTESTERS BACK DANGOTE REFINERY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Thousands of protesters from across Nigeria on Friday blocked the Asaba–Onitsha Niger Bridge, demanding government support for local refineries, especially the Dangote Refinery. The rally, organized by the Partners
SHETTIMA CALLS ON INVESTORS TO EXPLORE BAUCHI’S GROWING POTENTIAL By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged local and foreign investors to seize the vast business opportunities emerging in Bauchi State to boost sustainable growth. Speaking at the Bauchi Economic
FG URGES TERTIARY UNIONS TO SUSTAIN DIALOGUE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government has appealed to tertiary institution unions to maintain dialogue as efforts continue to resolve pending demands. Education Minister, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, reaffirmed President Tinubu’s commitment to lasting industrial
REPS TO DEBATE 87 CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT PROPOSALS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The House of Representatives will soon debate and vote on 87 proposals for constitutional amendments. Speaker Dr. Tajudeen Abbas announced this during the House’s resumption from the 2025 Annual Recess, saying
FIRST LADY OLUREMI TINUBU COMMISSIONS 100-BED MOTHER AND CHILD HOSPITAL IN GOMBE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has commissioned the new 100-bed Mother and Child Specialist Hospital in Gombe, established by the Office of the Senior Special