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Naira tumbles to N1,900/$ at parallel market
The Nigerian naira, on Tuesday, depreciated further to N1,900 to the dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange (FX) market. The naira declined by 9.83 percent from the N1,730 recorded on Monday. Currency traders, also known as Bureau de Change (BDC) operators, quoted the buying rate at N1,850…
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JUST IN: Tinubu orders immediate upgrade of LUTH, 15 others
President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate upgrade of 16 health institutions across all six geo-political zones in the country. The president directed that the infrastructure and equipment of the institutions should be immediately upgraded. The institutions include the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Surulere and the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital,…
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IMF Confirms Return Of Petrol Subsidy Under Tinubu
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said the Nigerian government has, through the backdoor, resumed the payment of subsidies on the premium motor spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol. Recall that on May 29, 2023, during his swearing-in speech, President Bola Tinubu announced an end to petrol subsidy, triggering a…
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Tinubu plans 2,000 houses in 12 states by Dec
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, directed the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development to begin groundwork on the construction of at least 2,400 housing units across the country’s six geopolitical zones before December. According to a release on Thursday from the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity,…
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‘There Are Plots To Weaken Tinubu Administration’
Professionals and businessmen in the country under the aegis of Forum of Nigerians Professionals in Politics (FNPP) have alleged plots by certain unpatriotic persons to distract and weaken the Tinubu-led government by mounting coordinated attacks on the office of the Chief of Staff to the President. They say there is…
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Tinubu orders AGF, Lokpobiri to end $1.3bn oil block dispute
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, and other agencies of government to clear all court cases around the $1.3bn deepwater OPL 245 oil block located in southern Niger Delta. Other agencies that also received the…
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Insecurity: We’ll embark on massive education, says Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has condemned the recent spate of kidnappings and bandit attacks, describing the development as disturbing, ungodly, and sinister. He said this when he received a delegation of Jam’iyyatu Ansaridden, a highly respected Islamic movement, at the State House on Tuesday in Abuja. The president said that while…
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Tinubu deserves commendation for suspension of Betta Edu’s – Atiku
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has commended President Bola Tinubu on the suspension of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu. In a statement by his Special Assistant, Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, on Tuesday, Atiku noted that the suspension of the minister…
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State House Security Denies Betta Edu Access to Tinubu
The suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, was on Monday afternoon denied access to President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja. Edu had arrived the seat of government shortly after her suspension was announced on Monday with the intention of having a personal discussion…
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Our democracy must eliminate poverty, provide quality education – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, said his administration will practice a style of democracy that eliminates poverty while providing quality education for Nigerian children. However, he reasoned that this would take strong collaboration among the federal, state and local governments. “I am committed to supporting a strong and ideologically-determined democracy…