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Tinubu attend AU summit in Ethiopia
By Francesca Hageior
President Bola Tinubu will, on Thursday, depart Abuja for Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, to participate in the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government.
“The President will join other African leaders in high-level meetings on institutional reforms of the African Union; peace and security,” Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed in a statement on Wednesday.
The statement is titled, ‘President Tinubu to attend 37th AU summit in Addis Ababa.’
Tinubu is expected to discuss specific thematic issues such as climate change and modalities of the AU’s participation and priorities in the G20.
This year’s summit is themed ‘‘Educate an African fit for the 21st Century: Building resilient education systems for increased access to inclusive, lifelong, quality, and relevant learning in Africa.’’
On the sidelines of the session, Tinubu will also attend an extraordinary summit of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS in his capacity as the Chairman of the regional body.
“He will be accompanied on the trip by some ministers and other top government officials, and he is expected to return to Abuja following the summit,” said Ngelale.
Ethiopia is the fourth African state Tinubu is visiting since assuming the Presidency nine months ago.
It is also his 15th and 11th foreign destination and trip, respectively.
So far, he has visited Paris, France (thrice); London, the United Kingdom; Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (twice); Nairobi, Kenya; Porto Norvo, Benin Republic; New Delhi, India; Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates; New York, the United States of America, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Berlin, Germany.
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Watch moment FCT minister Wike being conferred with title of Abuja Hasken, Light of Abuja by FCT Traditional Council led by Ona of Abaji (Video)
Watch moment FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, being conferred with the title of Hasken Abuja (The Light of Abuja) today, by the FCT Traditional Council led by The Ona of Abaji, Dr Adamu Baba Yunusa.
It’s indeed a well deserved title as truly Wike brought light to the Territory.
Watch:
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has increased the premium motor spirit price after Dangote Refinery raised its gantry price.
A market survey by DAILY POST on Thursday showed NNPCL outlets in Abuja and its environs have adjusted their petrol pump price to N1,364 per liter from N1,295. This means that the state-owned oil firm hiked petrol by N69 per liter.
The latest fuel prices have been implemented at Gwarimpa, Kubwa Expressway, Wuse Zone 6, and Zone 4 NNPCL filling stations in Abuja.
“We adjusted our pump price to N1364 per liter from N1295 this morning, an attendant said.
Filling stations in Abuja, such as MRS, BOVAS, and others, have raised their petrol price to between N1365 and N1370 per liter.
Recall that Dangote Refinery had on Wednesday increased its fuel gantry price by N75 to N1,275 per liter from N1,200 due to a hike in crude oil price to above $115 per liter.
Troops of the Nigerian Army have successfully foiled a late-night attack by suspected ISWAP/JAS terrorists in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State.
The development was contained in a post shared on Thursday on X by security analyst , Zagazola Makama.
According to the post, the incident happened at about 11:40 p.m. on April 27 when troops of the 162 Amphibious Battalion detected movement of suspected insurgents approaching their position at Mandaraguirau.
Accordibg to Makama who quoted security sources, the attackers were travelling on about 30 motorcycles and were advancing through the Diwa Kamda and Diwa Mbula axis before they were spotted through surveillance systems.
The troops were said to have immediately engaged the group with firepower, forcing them to retreat without reaching their target or making contact.
The attackers reportedly fled after coming under heavy resistance from the soldiers.
The sources added that the quick response by the troops prevented what could have been a coordinated attack on the area.
Watch moment FCT minister Wike being conferred with title of Abuja Hasken, Light of Abuja by FCT Traditional Council led by Ona of Abaji (Video)
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