Author: Aminu Imam

Tinubu arrives Lagos for Yuletide  holidays

Aminu Imam
Tinubu arrives Lagos

President Bola Tinubu has left Abuja and travelled to Lagos State to spend this year’s Christmas and New Year holidays. The President touched down at the Presidential Wing of Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos at precisely 3:23 pm yesterday, shortly after presenting the N47.9 trillion Budget proposal for the 2025 financial year titled: ‘Budget of Restoration: Securing Peace, Building Prosperity’, before a joint session of the 10th National Assembly. He was received by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and members of the Lagos Executive Cabinet. Prior to his departure from Abuja,…

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Kano: Govt. directs landowners to renew C-of-Os by January

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Govt. directs landowners

Kano State government has issued a stern directive requiring all landowners in the State to renew their Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) by January 31, 2025, or face the potential revocation of their titles. The announcement was made by the Commissioner for Land and Physical Planning, AbdulJabbar Umar, during a briefing with newsmen yesterday. “The deadline for renewing or registering land titles is fast approaching. By the expiration of the deadline on January 31, 2025, all current Certificates of Occupancy will be rendered invalid”, Umar stated. He reminded all landowners, from…

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$1bn investment: ?angote Refinery refutes NNPCL’s liquidity crisis claim

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?angote Refinery refutes

The ?angote Group has refuted the recent claim by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) that its $1 billion investment aided the ?angote Refinery pull through its liquidity challenges. Chief Branding and Communications officer of the ?angote Group, Anthony Chiejina, made this clarification in an issued statement to newsmen yesterday. NNPCL’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, had stated that the company secured a $1 billion loan, backed by crude oil, to support the ?angote Refinery during liquidity challenges. Soneye, who addressed energy relations stakeholder engagement in Abuja on…

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‘25m phones stolen in 12 months in Nigeria’ – NBS

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NBS on stolen phones

The National Bureau of Statistics, (NBS), has reported over 25 million phone thefts between March 2023 and April 2024, according to its ‘Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey 2024’. The NBS report, titled: ‘Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey 2024’, indicated that an estimated 17,965,741 people had their phones stolen during the reference period. Phone theft, which is a common individual crime in the country, shows that seven out of every 10 stolen phones happened at home or public places, with a mere 11.7% of people who reported to the…

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“Stubborn ministers have no place in your Govt.”, Akpabio tells Tinubu 

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Akpabio tells Tinubu2

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has asked President Bola Tinubu to caution ‘intransigent ministers’ in his cabinet who won’t respond to invitations by the National Assembly. The Senate President, who made this known yesterday, when the President presented 2025 Budget estimates of N47.9 trillion before a joint session of the National Assembly, said such ministers have no place in Tinubu’s cabinet because they are not democrats. “Those who disregard invitation by the National Assembly are not democratic and therefore have no place in your government,” Akpabio told Tinubu before a full…

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Oyo govt. arrests carnival organisers after deadly stampede

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Oyo govt. arrests

A tragic incident occurred yesterday at a children’s carnival in Ibadan, Oyo State, resulting in the loss of several young lives. The stampede, which happened at Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, was caused by an overwhelming crowd that attended the event. The tragic incident was said to have been caused by impatience and rush to enter venue of the event, resulting in a stampede. Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, confirmed the arrest of the carnival organisers, in a statement issued yesterday. He said, “While investigations are ongoing, the primary organisers…

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“You are all re-elected”, Tinubu tells NASS members at 2025 Budget presentation

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Tinubu tells NASS members

In what could pass as comic relief during the serious business of budget presentation yesterday, President Bola Tinubu jocularly referred to a joint session of the 10th NASS as the 11th National Assembly. Titled: ‘Budget of Restoration’, the President presented his second budget estimate of N47.9tn before members of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Tinubu started his 30-minute presentation at 12:40pm amid cheers from lawmakers, many of whom are members of his All Progressives Congress (APC). Tinubu’s presentation followed a speech by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. “In fulfilment…

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FEC approves Tinubu’s 2025 Budget proposal

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FEC approves

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved President Bola Tinubu’s 2025 budget proposal. Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, who disclosed this to State House Correspondents after tge Council meeting in Aso Rock yesterday, also revealed that the proposal was based on an oil price benchmark of $75 per barrel. The Minister said, “Today, the Federal Executive Council approved the budget proposals for 2025 with amendments which Mr. President directed following a presentation to the Federal Executive Council led by the Director-General of the Budget Office, Tanimu Yakubu”.…

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FG renames University of Abuja to Yakubu Gowon University

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FG renames University

The Federal Government has renamed the University of Abuja, which is now to be known as Yakubu Gowon University. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, revealed the decision to journalists at the State House on Monday, following a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu. The renaming is in honour of Nigeria’s former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, who recently celebrated his 90th birthday. Idris stated that the proposal will be forwarded to the National Assembly for formal approval.

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DHQ denies French military base plans in Nigeria

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DHQ denies French

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has refuted claims that the French military was planning to establish a base in Nigeria. Recall that a human rights activist, Mahdi Shehu, in a post at the weekend, had criticised the Government for denying the development. In the video-accompanied post, Shehu claimed that some French military officers had arrived in Borno State as part of the process to set up the base. The post partly read: “Last week, the Chief of Defence Staff denied any plan to establish French military bases in Nigeria. “Yesterday, the…

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