Tag: Kashim Shettima

‘$100,000 Each, OON Honours,’ Tinubu Rains Gifts On Nigeria’s D’Tigress

Ganiyu Amodu

President Bola Tinubu has conferred national honours on all members of the D’Tigress for winning the 2025 Women’s Afrobasket in Cote d’Ivoire. The president also pledged $100,000 to each of the players and an additional $50,000 to members of the technical crew. Vice President Kashim Shettima, who represented Tinubu at the event, announced the rewards while receiving D’Tigress at the presidential villa on Monday. Each player and official in the team will also be getting a flat in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). On Sunday, Nigeria defeated Mali 78-64 in…

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Foreign Oil Giants Seek Re-entry Into Nigeria’s Oil Market, Eye Deepwater Prospects

Ganiyu Amodu

Petrobras, Brazil’s state-controlled oil company, is actively pursuing a return to Nigeria’s oil market, focusing on frontier deepwater exploration opportunities. Petrobas’ re-entry into Nigeria’s oil market marks a significant shift from its previous divestment strategy, reflecting a renewed commitment to expanding its international presence. The development was disclosed in a post by Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on X (formerly Twitter) yesterday. Shettima attributed Petrobras’ renewed interest in Nigeria to the economic reforms introduced by the Tinubu-led administration. “As the economic reforms of the administration of President take root, the…

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Economist Intelligence Unit Predicts Tinubu’s Victory

ADEOLA YUSUF

+ EIU full analysis on the chances of Atiku, Obi as well as the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the APC   The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will win the 2023 presidential election, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has stated in a new country report. It stated the chances of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Atiku Abubakar have been significantly reduced by the internal crisis in the party. His chances, the report further predicted, have been narrowed by the growing popularity of…

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You Are Going To Win, Buhari Assures Tinubu, Shettima

ADEOLA YUSUF

. President To Shettima: I will Respond To You Whem I am Handing Over To You and your boss President Muhammadu Buhari struck a chord of humour on Wednesday at the State House while responding to a flowery speech by Senator Kashim Shettima, the Running Mate and Vice Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, saying, “I will respond to your speech when I am handing over to you and your boss. God willing, you are going to win.”  President Buhari, who received the VP Candidate shortly after he was…

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2023: Tinubu Is Next President If I Can’t Get It— Kwankwaso

ADEOLA YUSUF

Kano top politician speaks on Kashim Shettima as APC Canddate’s running mate   The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party for the 2023 elections, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said if he can’t win the presidential election, he will recommend the candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the poll, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as president. The former two-term Governor of Kano State made this known on Sunday during an interview he granted Arise TV. Kwankwaso, who spoke shortly after the APC candidate unveiled a former two-term Governor of Borno…

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