Tuggar: Nigeria Has Drawn $14bn Investment from India, €250m Investment for Nigerian Businesses Interior Minister Announces Arrest of Interpol Red Listed Fugitives in Nigeria
Michael Olugbode and Wale Ajimotokan in Abuja
The Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has said the nation has attracted investment worth $14 billion from India across multiple sectors through the
instrumentality of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He said that this was beside another €250 million pulled in for
Nigerian businesses. Tuggar also said the ministry successfully facilitated the repatriation of $52.8 million in stolen assets from
the US, while revealing that strategic Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) were signed with ten countries.
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The minister who noted the MoUs aimed at improving the country’s Continued on page 9
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Fubara Denies Link to Attack on Oil Pipelines
Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt
L-R: Chuck Nduka Eze, a high Chief, the Queen, Mrs Azinge, HRH Professor Epiphany Azinge, President Bola Tinubu , Chief Chike Ogeah and Chief of Staff to the President Femi Gbajagbiamila during the Asagba’s visit to the Presidential Villa … yesterday
Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has dismissed as false, allegation by the federal government through the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, that he telegraphed attacks on oil pipelines in the state. Continued on page 9
Rivers: National Assembly Ratifies Emergency Declaration,Tinubu Hails Meets behind closed-doors, says it will oversight sole administrator Recommends committee of eminent countrymen to reconcile Wike, Fubara PANDEF: Tinubu stabbed us in the back Politicians, lawyers, groups, other stakeholders condemn Senate, House Deji Elumoye, Chuks Okocha, Michael Olugbode, Adedayo Akinwale, Sunday Aborisade, Juliet Akoje in Abuja, David-Chyddy Eleke in Awka, Nume Ekeghe, Adeyinka Adeniji in Lagos and Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt
The National Assembly, yesterday, approved the declaration of a state of emergency by President Bola Tinubu in Rivers State. The red chamber, which met behind closed-doors, ratified the six-month suspension of Governor Sim Fubara,
his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and all elected members of the state House of Assembly, as announced by Tinubu, through voice votes. Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who chaired the plenary, did not call on members to make their contribution after the two hours closed-door session. In approving the emergency rule, the senate, however, said the National Assembly should oversight the activities of the sole administrator, Obot-Ette Ibas, a former Chief of Naval Staff. Continued on page 9
IBAS RESUMES DUTY IN GOVERNMENT HOUSE...
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Retd.), assumed duty at Government House, Port Harcourt, yesterday