Tinubu to Visit China in September, to Seal Deals with Chinese Leader, Xi Jinping Also to lead African presentation at FOCAC summit
Deji Elumoye in Abuja
President Bola Tinubu will in the first week of September embark on
a visit to the People's Republic of China aimed at fostering economic ties and securing investments for Nigeria.
Briefing newsmen yesterday at State House, Abuja, on the significance of the proposed visit, media adviser to the president, Ajuri
Ngelale, said Tinubu's itinerary included site visits to prominent Chinese corporations, including Huawei Technologies and China
Rail and Construction Corporation (CRCC), to fast-track the completion of the Ibadan to Abuja segment of the Lagos to Kano high-speed rail
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Lagbaja Raises the Alarm over New Security Challenges in Nigeria CDS: military working tirelessly to ensure increase in oil production to boost economy Air chief orders commanders to heighten clampdown on adversaries
Okon Bassey in Uyo and Linus Aleke in Abuja
Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, yesterday, raised the alarm over a new set of security
challenges in the country, aside the known threats of terrorism, insurgency, banditry, illegal mining,
and farmer/herder crisis. Lagbaja spoke at the Chief of Army Staff Combined Second
and Third Quarter Conference 2024, going on in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital.
The alarm came as Chief of Continued on page 9
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DURING IDRIS’ WORKING VISIT TO BBC IN LONDON...
L-R: News Editor, Focus on Africa, Alice Muthengi; Senior News Editor, Africa Digital Content Hub, Vera Kwakofi; Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris; Asst Editor, Africa Digital Content Hub, Miriam Quansah; and Controller, BBC World Service Languages, Fiona Crack, during a working visit by the minister to BBC corporate headquarters in London…recently
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