At the Commonwealth Trade and Investment Summit (CTIS) 2025, I had the honour of leading a Governor’s Roundtable centered on unlocking investment opportunities in Lagos State. The roundtable provided a strategic platform to present Lagos’s story—our progress, our potential, and our unwavering commitment to creating a prosperous and inclusive economy—to the international business community. Lagos […]
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China has responded to Donald Trump’s tariff policies by increasing its levies on U.S. imports to more than 80%. The move was announced by China’s Office of the Tariff Commission of the State Council, and it disclosed that the tariffs on US goods would increase from 34% to 84% beginning April 10. China’s retaliation comes […]
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Former Deputy National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, calling it a blatant disregard for constituted authority. Reacting to the development, George said, “This is absolute Armageddon—total disrespect for constituted authority. The Constitution has been viciously violated.” […]
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The reconstruction of the Oron Marine Jetty, an aquatic produce commercial hub, ferry terminal and leisure resort, will be completed by September this year. The project which is meant to rekindle sea line trade activities and reinvigorate the ease of marine transport services in the coastal area, was flagged off on Wednesday by Governor Umo […]
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President Bola Tinubu has granted automatic employment to 774 fellows of the national health programme. The President stated this while speaking at the presidential launch of the programme in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Addressing the young fellows tasked with monitoring Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across all 774 local government areas, Tinubu declared, “You are hired,” […]
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Attempt by a 24-year-old Thai lady, Ms. Pattaphi Wimonnat, to smuggle 43 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, weighing 46.6 kilogrammes into Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos has been thwarted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). She was arrested after the illicit consignment was discovered […]
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AN ADDRESS PRESENTED BY THE TRADITIONAL RULERS, CHIEFS AND LEADERS OF KALABARI-IJAW PEOPLE OF RIVERS STATE ON THE OCCASION OF A SOLIDARITY VISIT TO HIS EXCELLENCY, SIR. SIMINALAYI FUBARA, GSSRS, GOVERNOR OF RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA, ON THE 11TH OF FEBRUARY, 2025. Your Excellency, the Governor of Rivers State, 1). PREAMBLE We, the traditional rulers, chiefs, […]
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Recovers skuchies, ‘suck and die’, opioids, assorted weapons in raids across Lagos, Ekiti, Kwara; destroys cannabis plantation in Kano Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted a consignment of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, concealed in duvet, packaged for export to the United Kingdom through the cargo shed of the […]
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The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has described the Light up the Niger Delta project of the Commission as the flagship of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu’s administration in the Niger Delta region. Ogbuku, who spoke during an interview with newsmen at the Commission’s headquarters […]
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There was so much fun and excitement on the faces of AKULGANS as the 1st AKULGA Praise and Worship Night organised by the Executive Chairman, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area, Hon. Mrs Tonye Briggs-Oniyide, DSSRS, FWASCA to launch into the New year 2025 yield a huge success. The 1st AKULGA Praise and Worship Night, tagged; “AN […]
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