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Sonny Echono, the executive secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), disclosed that the fund disbursed a whopping ₦320 billion for interventions in tertiary institutions across Nigeria in 2023. This revelation came during Mr Echono’s address to journalists following the TETFund management retreat in Makurdi on Monday. Mr Echono shared that the retreat aimed…

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has emphasized the imperative of shifting Nigeria’s economic focus from oil to the non-oil sector for long-term sustainability. Speaking at the 6th Senator Abiola Ajimobi Roundtable and 74th Posthumous Birthday, Governor Abiodun underscored the importance of diversification into mineral resources, agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, and technology. Governor Abiodun highlighted the…

Senator Sa’idu Alkali, the Minister of Transportation, has underscored the necessity of a $35 billion investment to realize an efficient and fully functional railway transportation system in Nigeria. Speaking during the presentation and defense of the 2024 budget proposal for the Ministry of Transportation before the Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has introduced a new foreign policy framework dubbed the “4D foreign policy,” aimed at leveraging the nation’s diplomatic relationships for strategic advantages. Yusuf Tuggar, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, launched the initiative in Abuja on Monday, emphasizing its focus on Democracy, Development, Demography, and Diaspora. In his address during the…