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News Round Up
Here is New Telegraph’s news roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today Friday, September 27, 2024
Nigeria Committed To Parliamentary Alliances For Development Across Africa, Arab – Akpabio
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has said Nigeria has always valued ASSECAA as a pivotal platform for advancing parliamentary collaboration, just as it takes pride in having hosted the inaugural ASSECAA retreat in 2006.
Akpabio made this declaration in a statement forwarded…Read more
Edo Poll: We’ll Regain Our Mandate – Ighodalo
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the just concluded Edo State Governorship election, Asue Ighodalo on Thursday said he is confident of winning his case at the State Election Petitions Tribunal.
UNGA 79: Disaster Relief, Security, ECOWAS Top Agenda As VP Shettima Meets UN Sec-Gen
Vice President Kashim Shettima has met with United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, at the UN headquarters in New York where they discussed issues bordering on pressing issues of regional security, humanitarian relief, and Nigeria’s role in international cooperation.
The Vice President, representing President Bola Tinubu…Read more
Edun Meets SIP Members To Ascertain Payment Updates To 1m Beneficiaries
The Federal Government has taken steps to verify payments updates with respect to second payments to over one million recipients of the Social Investment Programme (SIP).
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister…Read more
Tinubu’s Reforms Designed To Correct Past Missteps, Reposition Nigeria – Idris
The Federal Government has said that the various reforms and policies of the current administration were geared towards correcting the missteps of the past and repositioning Nigeria as an economic superpower in the near future.
The Minster of Information and National Orientation…Read more
Tinubu Urges Okpebholo, Idahosa To Focus On Devt, Assures FG Support
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on the newly elected Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, to prioritize the state’s development as he prepares to assume office.
The President made this remark during a meeting with the newly elected governor…Read more
Gbajabiamila Remains Best For President Tinubu’s Administration – Group
The Arewa Citizens for Change and Renewed Hope has given a resounding endorsement to Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, describing him as an exemplary leader who embodies dedication and excellence.
In a statement signed in Abuja on Thursday by its President…Read more
Fubara Seeks Stakeholders Support To Boost Tourism In Rivers
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has challenged practitioners in the entertainment industry to plan events that attract investors and capable of taking the state’s tourism sector to enviable heights.
Fubara, who made the appeal when some tourism enthusiasts…Read more
Senate Moves To Deal With Illegal Miners Via Stringent Legislation
The Senate has further intensified its effort to tackle the menace of illegal miners across the country, by moving to set up a stringent legal instrument to frontally deal with the problem.
Accordingly, the apex legislative Assembly, on Thursday…Read more
JUST-IN: Tinubu Receives Okpebholo, APC Governors At Presidential Villa
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently hosting the Edo State governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo, at the State House, Abuja.
Okpebholo came in company with the Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress…Read more
Fuel Hike: Reps Tell NNPCL, Dangote To Allow Independent Marketers To Lift Petrol
The House of Representatives on Thursday asked the Federal Government to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL Ltd) and the Dangote Petrochemical Refinery to allow independent marketers to start lifting fuel from the refinery.
The directive was consequent upon the adoption of a motion…Read more
FG Moves To Reduce Food Importation – Edun
Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy has said the Federal Government is making efforts to reduce food importation.
The Minister who spoke on Thursday in Abuja noted…Read more
Tinubu Orders Low-Key Independence Day Celebrations
He emphasized that the scaled-back commemoration was designed to “remind us about our strength when we stay united, our progress despite the challenges, the beauty of our diversity, the quantum leap this administration has taken within the short period in office and the beacon of a better future for all, through the Renewed Hope Agenda.”
He said the program of events included a World Press Conference…Read more
Group Kicks Against Betta Edu’s Reinstatement As Humanitarian Affairs Minister
The Ethnic Nationality Group of Nigeria (ENGN) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reject calls for the reinstatement of Dr Betta Edu as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.
The ENGN Convener and Spokesperson, Comrade Emmanuel Joseph…Read more
Jonathan Debunks Sanusi’s Claims Of $49.8bn Loss During His Administration
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed claims made by the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, regarding an alleged $49.8 billion loss during Jonathan’s administration.
Jonathan who refuted the claims while speaking at the launch…Read more
