President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, unveiled Nigeria’s Industrial Policy 2025 with a charge to relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government to ensure speedy implementation. Tinubu, represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima inaugurated the policy at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja. The president explained that the policy was a roadmap for re-engineering…
Some UK-based Nigerians have expressed excitement over the proposed State Visit of President Bola Tinubu to the United Kingdom. Their position is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by Mr Ade Adeshina, who spoke on behalf of the Nigerians resident in Britain. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two-day visit, scheduled…
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) will, on March 9, re-arraign an Abuja-based lawyer, Ahmed Abdulrahman, and his co-defendants, for allegedly cyberbullying Sen. Shehu Buba Umar. Justice Rita Offili-Ajumogobia fixed the date, on Monday, due to the absence of the 4th and 5th defendants in court. When the case was called on Monday, all the…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, will on Thursday inaugurate 54 units of construction equipment to strengthen infrastructural development across the 18 local government areas of Edo. Dr Patrick Ebojele, Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo, stated this in a press release made available to the News Agency of Nigeria…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday arrived at the Yola International Airport at about 1.20 p.m. for the inauguration of projects executed by the Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri administration in Adamawa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the projects include model schools constructed across the 21 local government areas of the state. The model schools…
By Nahum Sule, Jalingo In a significant acknowledgement of ethical leadership, Hon. Danjuma Usman Shiddi, widely known as Danji SS, has extended heartfelt congratulations to General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma following the conferral of an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Business Administration and Ethics (Honoris Causa) by Plateau State University. In a statement released to the media,…
The committee says the Act introduces measures aimed at reducing housing costs, encouraging real estate development, and supporting small businesses and low-income renters. The Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee has dismissed as false a viral video claiming that new tax laws will take effect in 2027 and impose a 25 per cent…
United Nigeria Airlines (UNA) has confirmed flight disruptions after another bird strike hit one of its Airbus A320 aircraft, the second in 24 hours and fourth since January. The incident occurred during take-off of Flight UN0519 at noon on Sunday from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport to Murtala Muhammed International Airport. The airline’s Public Relations Officer,…
President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with traders and the people of Kano State over a fire outbreak at Singer Market on Saturday. This is contained in a statement issued by presidential spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Sunday in Abuja. The fire, which started on Saturday evening, raged into Sunday morning, causing extensive damage to the…
The Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, has sympathised with victims of the tragic Singer Market inferno in Kano. Mahmoud, in a statement signed by her Special Assistant on Media, Mr Austine Elemue, in Abuja on Sunday described the incident as “heartbreaking.” The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that a fire…
