FG, African Finance Corporation Sign Landmark $1.3 Billion Alumina Deal Project to contribute $1.2bn to GDP annually, over $25bn to Nigeria's economy Set to generate $8bn in foreign exchange earnings
Emmanuel Addeh and Folalumi Alaran in Abuja
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and the federal government through the Solid Minerals
Development Fund (SMDF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly
fund three projects: a $1.3 billion alumina project, a comprehensive geoscience mapping exercise, and
an investment vehicle to realise the goals. Alumina is a white solid that
is a major constituent of many Continued on page 7
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Amupitan: 2027 Will Produce Nigeria’s Best Elections, There’ll Be No Technical Glitches INEC begins broad review of party regulations to safeguard election integrity Abbas explains why NASS included electronic, manual transmissions in Electoral Act
Chuks Okocha, Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja and Fidelis
David in Akure
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has
assured Nigerians that the technical glitches experienced
during the 2023 presidential election would not reoccur
in 2027. Continued on page 7
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AT THE DEDICATION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CHAPEL...
L R: Minister of Finance, Mr. Wale Edun; his wife, Mrs. Amy Appiah; Wife of the Senate President, Mrs. Ekaette Akpabio; Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio; First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu; former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon; Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr. Benjamin Kalu; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume; and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, at the dedication of the National Assembly Chapel on Sunday in Abuja
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