Author: Nigeriacurrent

Tinubu celebrates industrialist Awofisayo at 80

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated industrialist and entrepreneur, Prince Albert Awofisayo, on his 80th birthday on Saturday, August 8, 2026. A statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Tinubu said the president joined the family, friends, business associates and well-wishers of Prince Awofisayo in celebrating a distinguished Nigerian whose life has been […]

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Tinubu’s economic reforms has boosted Nasarawa’s monthly allocation ₦16b, says Sule

  Governor Abdullahi Alhaji Sule of Nasarawa State has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the bold economic reforms of his administration, saying the removal of fuel subsidy and other reforms have significantly increased the state’s monthly allocation from the Federation Account from about ₦4.5 billion to approximately ₦16 billion. He stated this in Lafia, […]

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CHASING THE RESTLESSNESS OF THE RELENTLESS PENDANT:

A REVIEW OF TOYIN FALOLA’S RESTLESS PENDANT: ESSAYS ON LASISI OLAGUNJU AND HIS WORKS By Michael Ọládẹ̀jọ Afọláyan   I start this review by borrowing the model of the nested linguistic puzzle of Bishop Kukah’s poetically rhetoric (or rhetorically poetic) opening sentence in his Foreword to this seminal work. Honestly, I truly enjoyed that initial […]

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Tobacco Act Amendment Bill will damage Nigeria, Africa Centre warns NASS

    The Africa Centre for Tobacco Industry Monitoring and Policy Research (ATIM) has urged the National Assembly to urgently reconsider the proposed amendments to Nigeria’s National Tobacco Control Act 2015, saying the so-called “Tobacco Harm Reduction” provisions sought to be inserted in the Act endanger the country’s hard-fought tobacco control gains.   In a […]

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Birthday: Tinubu felicitates APC chairman

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has felicitated with Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, on his birthday, August 8. He described him as a distinguished academic, technocrat and committed party leader whose experience and intellectual depth have continued to […]

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Sanwo-Olu condemns Festac Bridge vandalism

  Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has condemned the vandalism of the Festac-Alakija Bridge, directing security agencies to arrest and prosecute those responsible. The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, in a statement on Friday, quoted Governor Sanwo-Olu as describing the incident as barbaric and criminal, warning that the State would not tolerate […]

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EFCC hands over N125m recovered from land fraudster to victim in Lagos

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 has handed over N125 million recovered from an alleged land fraudster to the victim in Lagos. This is contained in a statement posted on its X handle, @officialEFCC, on Friday. The EFCC said that it handed over the recovered funds to the victim, […]

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Gombe unveils youth development policy

  The Gombe State Government has developed a youth policy to protect young people’s rights, strengthen skills acquisition and enhance their participation in the state’s economy. The disclosure was made on Friday by the Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Mr Micah Hamman, after the State Economic Council meeting. The meeting was chaired by Gov. […]

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Tinubu deserves praise for connecting Nigeria, Onanuga declares

  Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga has said that President Bola Tinubu deserves praise for expanding infrastructure across the country. He stated this during an inspection tour of the Makurdi–Otukpo–Obolo-Affor–Enugu dual carriageway by the Renewed Hope Ambassadors Presidential Media Team. The team led by Onanuga is being conducted round completed and ongoing federal and state infrastructure […]

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Eno cautions corps members against ethnicity, religious bigotry

  The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno has cautioned corps members deployed to the state to avoid ethnicity and religious discrimination during their service to the nation. He gave the advice on Friday during the swearing-in ceremony of the 2026 Batch ‘B’ Stream 11 corps members at Ikot Itie Udung in Nsit Atai Local […]

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