Month: January 2023

Nigeria attains 100% broadband penetration – Buhari

By Ikenna Uwadileke/Cecilia Ijuo, Abuja.   President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said that the Federal Government had achieved 100-per-cent broadband penetration across Nigeria.   The president said this in Abuja at a Digital Economy Conference on “Promoting a Vibrant Digital…

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Buhari inaugurates 5,700-hectare irrigation scheme, pledges more relief for flood victims

By Ismaila Chafe, Abuja.   President Muhammadu Buhari says the inaugurated 5,700-hectare Hadejia Valley Irrigation Scheme in Auyo Local Government Area of Jigawa, will significantly contribute to Nigeria’s quest for food security, job creation and economic diversification.   Mr Femi…

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Tinubu promises to make Anambra industrial hub of Nigeria

By Francis Onyeukwu, Awka.   Chief Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), has promised to transform Anambra State into the industrial hub of the country, if elected in the Feb. 25 election.   Tinubu voiced the…

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Atiku pledges to reconstruct Funtua-Gusau-Sokoto road, float poverty reduction schemes

By Habibu Harisu, Sokoto.   Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Feb. 25 presidential election, on Tuesday pledged to reconstruct the Funtua-Gusau-Sokoto road, if elected.   He also promised to float empowerment…

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FG records $1bn investment in automotive sector — Minister  

By Ikenna Uwadileke, Abuja.   The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Chief Adeniyi Adebayo, says that the Federal Government has recorded more than one billion dollars’ worth of investments in the automotive industry.   He made the revelation when…

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Nigeria’s public debt stock increases to N44.06trn in Q3 2022 – NBS

By Okeoghene Akubuike, Abuja.   Nigeria’s public debt stock increased from N42.84 trillion (103.31 billion dollars) in the second quarter of 2022 to N44.06 trillion (101.91 billion dollars) in the third quarter of 2022.   The National Bureau of Statistics…

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Insecurity: COAS tasks officers on proactive, efficient leadership

By Sumaila Ogbaje, Abuja.   The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has tasked senior military officers to provide proactive and efficient leadership, in order to effectively address the prevailing security threats in the country.   Yahaya made…

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Integrity of umpire, courts; key test of election credibility – Osinbajo

By Chijioke Okoronkwo, Abuja.   Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says some of the critical tests of the credibility of electoral contests is the integrity of the umpire and the electoral courts.   Osinbajo made the submission in his address at the…

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SON urges consumers to expose substandard, fake products

By Bosede Olufunmi, Kano.   The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has called on Nigerians to report manufacturers or dealers of substandard products to the appropriate authorities.   The Director-General of SON, Mallam Farouk Salim, made the call to mark the 50th anniversary and…

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2023 elections: Buhari has directed NIS to tighten security at borders – Minister

By Zubairu Idris, Katsina.   President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to tighten security around the nation’s borders before and after the general elections.   The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this in Katsina…

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