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Tinubu Okays Partnership with Peek Vision to provide 5m Eyeglasses for Nigerians

President Bola Tinubu has declared his unwavering support for a partnership between the Federal Ministry of Health’s National Eye Health Programme and the Peek Vision Foundation to provide more than five million pairs of eyeglasses to Nigerians with sight impairments.The President, according to a release issued yesterday by his Media

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Tinubu recalls all ambassadors

President Bola Tinubu has recalled all Nigeria’s ambassadors — career and non-career — says Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar.The minister confirmed the recall of all ambassadors on Saturday in a statement by his SA, Media and Communications Strategy, Alkasim Abdulkadir.The statement confirming the recall of all ambassadors reads:“Sequel to

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Labour begins two-day nationwide warning strike Tuesday

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its 52 affiliate unions across the country yesterday threatened to hold   a two-day nationwide warning strike on Tuesday, September 5 and Wednesday, September 6, to “fight against hardship in the country.” An indefinite shutdown of the nation could follow if the Federal Government fails to

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FG targets 15 Million Households for Conditional Cash Transfer- Betta Edu

The federal government is targeting no fewer than 15 million households under its updated social safety net project tagged Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT).Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, made this known when she met the World Bank Country Director, Mr. Shubham Chaudhuri, at the multilateral institution’s

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Opposition Presidential candidates meet APC Chair, seek appointments

Some opposition candidates who participated in the 2023 presidential election have made an appeal to President Bola Tinubu to consider them for appointment in his government of unity.The plea was made when the candidates, under the aegis of Forum of Concerned Presidential Candidates, paid a courtesy visit to the National

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