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Former governor of Kaduna, Nasir el-Rufai, has vowed that the opposition coalition would ensure President Bola Tinubu is removed in 2027.Speaking on Wednesday at the second edition of the Arewa Tech Fest in Katsina, El-Rufai said Tinubu will be removed, while the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy will be retained in the next government. The former governor and chieftain of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) said Tijani is doing good work and therefore should be retained.SPONSOR AD He said: “They (the organising team) had to come without me because yesterday (Tuesday) at 8pm there was a very important meeting…

Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has explained why he met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Rome.Daily Trust had reported that President Tinubu met with Peter Obi, and Kayode Fayemi, former Ekiti state, at Pope Leo XIV’s installation mass in Rome on Sunday. In a post on his X handle on Thursday, Obi said the meeting was not about purported N225 billion debt crisis involving Fidelity Bank, where he was once the Chairman.SPONSOR AD He added that aside from the one minute meeting at the arena of Saint Peter’s Basilica Rome during the…

Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Olawale Edun, has charged the New Board of Directors of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) to speed up debt recoveries.The minister gave the charge on Wednesday in Abuja during the inauguration of the New Board of AMCON. The new board is chaired by Dr Bala Mohammed Bello. The Non-Executive Directors are Yusuf Tegina, Adeyemo Adeoye, Charles Odion Iyiore, Yahaya Ibrahim, and Emily Chidinma Osuji.SPONSOR AD The minister also explained that the winding down of AMCON must be approached with caution and strategy.“While AMCON was created as a temporary intervention,…

Afriland Estate, a development by Afriland Properties Plc, under the leadership of Managing Director/CEO Azubike Emodi, says it is setting a new benchmark for residential communities in Nigeria.Located in Idu-Karmo district of Abuja, Afriland Estate is said to be designed to meet the housing needs of contemporary Nigerians. Positioned near key institutions and infrastructure, including the Jabi District, Abuja Central Business District, Idu Train Station, Nizamiye Hospital, Baze University, and Nile University, Afriland Estate offers residents connectivity to commercial, educational, and healthcare services.SPONSOR AD With proximity to the city’s main transit routes, the developer says it is a prime destination…

The Federal Ministry of Health has enjoined the Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Registration Board of Nigeria to deploy digital and other technologies to monitor the practice of optometry in the country to ensure that quacks are not given space to operate within the sector.Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, made the call yesterday in Abuja during the Eyeball Summit organised by the board. It was themed, “Shaping the Future of Eye Care in Nigeria: Strengthening Systems through Strategic Alliances.” Salako called on all eye health stakeholders including government agencies, professional bodies, NGOs, private organisations…

The federal government and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) are driving efforts to establish the Nigeria Agri-Innovation and Digital Agriculture platform, a robust infrastructure that will aid actors in digitising agricultural value chains.To ensure sustained, transformative impact, the platform employs a collaborative ecosystem co-creation approach that includes both public and corporate partners. During the recent launch of the FAO Digital Village initiative in Lagos, stakeholders discussed the key issues facing sustainable agricultural production and livelihoods, including post-harvest losses, workforce re-skilling, the lack of verified farm and farmer data, and the incubation and acceleration of agricultural enterprises.SPONSOR AD…

The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to set up an ad-hoc committee to spearhead efforts for the rehabilitation and operationalisation of the Baro Inland Port in Niger State. The resolution followed a motion jointly sponsored by former deputy speaker, Hon. Ahmed Idris Wase (Plateau, APC) and 10 others. Moving the motion, Wase expressed concern that despite the completion of physical infrastructure and deployment of basic equipment, Baro Port, which was commissioned in 2019 under President Muhammadu Buhari, remains non-operational due to poor access roads, lack of rail connectivity, and absence of an effective operational framework.SPONSOR AD He said established in…

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP), Mr. Uzoma Nwagba, has called on Nigerians to embrace consumer credit as a powerful tool for improving their quality of life, insisting that responsible borrowing is not a crime but a pathway to economic empowerment.Speaking at a sensitisation event in Kano, Nwagba said the initiative, introduced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, aims to shift Nigeria away from its cash-and-carry culture, which has made essential goods and services unaffordable for millions of citizens. “Many Nigerians save for years just to buy basic things like a car, furniture,…

The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has approved the promotion of Abubakar Abdulkadir Mayos of the Adamawa State Command for his honesty and dedication to duty.Mayos was decorated with his new rank, Corps Assistant I (CAI), on Wednesday by the Adamawa State Commandant, Alh. Idris Dahiru Bande. On Friday, May 16, Mayos discovered and returned a bag containing 500 US dollars and 300 Saudi riyal, totaling N850,000.SPONSOR AD The funds belonged to Ms. Maimuna Salihu, an intending pilgrim from Taraba State who was scheduled to be airlifted from Yola International…

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has approved the suspension of the Paramount Ruler of Swali Community in Yenagoa Local Government Area, HRH Wilcox Seiyefa Job, over the involvement of his sons in cult-related activities. Governor Diri, in a statement on Wednesday by the Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Mrs Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai and Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Chief Thompson Amule, stated that the suspension is due to the traditional ruler’s inability to show leadership expected of his position in the fight against crime and cultism amidst credible intelligence that two of his sons are involved in…