Cardoso: $8bn New Investments in Energy Sector Evidence of Improved Security, Success of Tinubu’s Reforms Nigeria joins World Bank programme to scale agricultural innovation
Eromosele Abiodun and Nume Ekeghe in Washington DC
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr.
Olayemi Cardoso, has said the over $8 billion in new investments in the country’s
energy sector is clear evidence of improved security and investor confidence in the
Nigerian economy, following President Bola Tinubu’s reforms.
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Yilwatda: APC is the New Bride, Key ADC Figures Will Join Ruling Party Next Week ADC will replace APC in 2027, Aregbesola insists
Seriki Adinoyi in Jos and Hammed Shittu in Ilorin
The National Chairman of
the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has described the ruling party as the new
bride, disclosing that several prominent members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) will join the ruling
party next week. But in a counter reaction, the National Secretary of the ADC and former Governor of
Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, declared that the ruling APC has failed to deliver on its promises to Nigerians and
would be replaced by ADC in 2027. Continued on page 5
Democracy is Forever, Military Declares, Dismisses Rumour of Coup Plot Brigadier General, Colonel, Lt. Col., 13 other officers remain in military custody for misconduct
Linus Aleke in Abuja
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) yesterday declared that the current democracy in Nigeria is forever, promising that the military would not tolerate any behaviour that undermines its integrity or threatens its constitutional role under democratic authority. The clarification by the DHQ comes amidst a fresh revelation that a Brigadier General, a Colonel, and a Lieutenant Colonel were among the 16 military officers in detention for what the military described as misconduct. There were speculations that the officers were arrested Continued on page 5
FIFTY-FIVE HEARTY CHEERS…
L-R: Senior Special Assistant to the President on Regional Development Programmes, Office of the Vice President, Dr. Mariam Masha; Awardee/Managing Director, Eleganza Industrial City Limited, Mrs. Folashade Okoya; Founder/Chairman, Eleganza Group of Companies, Chief Razaq Okoya; Founder/Chairman, Doyin Group of Companies, Prince Samuel Adedoyin; and Chairman, Gibraltar Construction Limited, Sir Olu Okeowo, when Mrs. Okoya was presented with the Distinguished Alumni Award conferred on her by the University of Lagos Alumni Association at its 55th Anniversary Awards and Recognition Dinner held at Eko Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos…weekend
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