FG Secures €100m Concessionary Funding from French Treasury to Develop Creative Infrastructure Denies moving ministerial briefing to London Umahi: N2.2trn spent on repairs, construction of 289 roads in two years
Olawale Ajimotokan and Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja
The federal government yesterday,
disclosed that it has secured concessionary funding from the French Treasury for creative infrastructure projects in Nigeria, with potential funding expanded from
€35 million to €100 million. Minister of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, disclosed this at the eighth edition of
the Ministerial Press Briefing Session, held in Abuja, while presenting the scorecard of the ministry established in November 2023, by President Bola
Ahmed Tinubu. Also yesterday, the federal government scorned reports circulating in both traditional and online media suggesting
that the Ministerial Press Briefing Session had been relocated from Abuja to Continued on page 5
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At Dele Momodu’s Lecture, Obasanjo Urges Collective Action to End Poverty
Chuks Okocha in Abuja and Dike Onwuamaeze in Lagos
L-R: Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi; the Celebrant/ Publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu; his wife, Mrs. Bolaji Momodu; former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, and Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, at the Dele Momodu Leadership Lecture and 65th birthday celebration held in Lagos… yesterday
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday, declared that Nigeria could Continued on page 5
Tinubu Approves More Air Assets to Tackle Insurgency Orders military to intensify counter-terrorism operations Meets CDS, service chiefs See story on page 5 Military warns against misinformation, recirculation of old footage
NIGERIA’S SECURITY ON THEIR MINDS...
L-R: DIG Sadiq Idris Abubakar; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla; Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa; Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru; President Bola Tinubu; National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar; Director General, Department of State Services, Mr Oluwatosin Ajayi; and Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI), Maj.-Gen. Emmanuel Undiandeye, during a security meeting, at the Presidential Villa Abuja… yesterday
How Igbo Apprenticeship System Can Unlock Nigeria’s Economic Empowerment...
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