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President Tinubu receives US Secretary of State Blinken, bilateral talks on security, economic cooperation

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday pledged $45 million in additional financing to tackle the escalating security concerns in Nigeria and neighbouring coastal West African countries, where insecurity linked to jihadist insurgencies has increased in recent years.
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Why Nigeria’s economy needs critical infrastructure- Fashola

When Babatunde Raji Fashola delivered a keynote speech during the Julius Berger Nigeria Plc dinner held on Thursday November 30, 2023 at The Capital Club Lagos, he harped on the importance of critical infrastructure to the economy. He seized the opportunity to take a dig at politicians (though they did not win election) who said infrastructure should be relegated to the background of the economy.
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President Tinubu meets Islamic Development Bank Management, negotiates multi-billion-dollar funding package for infrastructure

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday night, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, advanced negotiations concerning a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure finance facility from the Islamic Development Bank to fund a multi-sectoral portfolio of infrastructure projects at the federal and sub-national levels in Nigeria.
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Two months After Subsidy Removal: Life has become miserable, Nigerians tell Tinubu

Exactly two months after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu removed subsidy on petrol and said the decision would free up money for education, regular power supply, transport infrastructure and healthcare, Nigerians have started lamenting that they are yet to feel any positive impact of the policy.