Today's Headlines: Tinubu Appoints Wike FCT Minister, Keyamo Aviation, Kwankwaso Meets Atiku After Talks With Tinubu Collapse
Tinubu Appoints Wike FCT Minister, Keyamo Ation
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President Bola Tinubu has appointed former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Festus Keyamo, Ation Minister.
Ajuri Ngelale, Presidential spokesman, confirmed the portfolios at Aso Rock on Wednesday.
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Kwankwaso Meets Atiku After Talks With Tinubu Collapse
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Two leading opposition figures in the country, former Vice president Atiku Abubakar and a former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, recently held a meeting in Abuja.
The meeting took place at the residence of the former Governor and leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) late Tuesday.
Though details of the meeting are yet to be known as those close to the two leaders have kept sealed lips, Daily Trust gathered that the meeting might not be unconnected with the political situation in the country and recent developments.
One Dies, Many Injured As Philanthropist Shares Alms In Kano
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One person was reported dead while many others sustained injuries when a philanthropist was sharing alms with some less privileged persons along Bukavo Barracks, Katsina road in Kano.
The incident happened as a result of the congestion of individuals who filled a fenced environment in anticipation of getting their own share of the alms.
The philanthropist, Haruna Maje, owner of Nasara Maje Trucks Company, was said to be sharing his yearly alm (Zakkat) with the needy when the incident happened.
NNPCL Secures $3bn Emergency Crude Oil Repayment Loan To Stabilise Naira
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The NNPC Limited on Wednesday disclosed that it has signed a Commitment Letter and Term Sheet with AfreximBank for an emergency $3 billion crude oil repayment loan.
The company said the agreement was jointly signed by both parties at the bank’s headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.
NNPC Limited, in a statement made available to Vanguard, explained that the loan “will provide some immediate disbursement that will enable the NNPC Ltd to support the Federal Government in its ongoing fiscal and monetary policy reforms aimed at stabilizing the exchange rate market”.
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