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Tinubu Vows Nigeria Won’t Yield To Troublemakers
Tuesday March 10, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that Nigeria will stand firm against individuals and groups working to disrupt peace across the country. The President…
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Tinubu Appoints Jimoh Ibrahim As Nigeria’s Permanent Representative To UN
Saturday March 7, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has appointed Senator Jimoh Ibrahim as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Senator Ibrahim, a doctoral graduate of…
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Tinubu Approves Postings Of Ambassadors
Friday March 6, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the postings of 31 career and 34 non-career ambassadors to various countries and the United Nations. Tinubu released…
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Tinubu Urges Senators To Amend Constitution For State Police
Thursday February 26, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday urged the leadership of the 10th Senate to amend the Constitution to provide for State Police. The president made…
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RMAFC Lauds President Tinubu’s Order On Oil Revenues Direct Remittance
Friday February 20, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Mohammed Bello Shehu has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for signing the executive…
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FG To Establish Fire Stations In 109 Senatorial Districts
Wednesday February 18, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Federal Government has concluded plans to establish fire stations in all 109 Senatorial Districts in the country, as part of efforts to mitigate…
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Senate Adopts Electronic, Manual Transmission Of Election Results
Wednesday February 11, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Senate on Tuesday made a U-turn by rescinding its earlier decision rejecting real-time electronic transmission of election results from polling units to the…
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Maurice Ibe: Nigeria Spent $25bn On Refineries, Nothing Works, No One Jailed
Tuesday February 10, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng An oil and gas consultant, Maurice Ibe, has criticised Nigeria’s prolonged refinery failures despite over $25 billion spent on turnaround maintenance since 1999. In…
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We Need Leaders Who Are Ready To Die For Nigeria – Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde
Tuesday February 10, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng Veteran Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, has said Nigeria needs leaders who are willing to sacrifice everything for the nation if real progress…
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Nigerians Publicly Ridicule Their Leaders — Remi Tinubu Reacts After Trump’s Recognition
Sunday February 8, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has expressed concern over what she described as a culture of public ridicule and hostility toward…
