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global.ariseplay.com/amg/www.thisda… Nigeria, UK Sign £746m Deal to Upgrade Apapa, Tin Can Ports With Attacks on Energy Facilities, Iran War Enters New Phase, Oil Jumps Above $119 With One Voice, Leaders Pray for Nigeria’s Security, Sue for Peace, Unity at Eid-al-Fitr ADC: Nigeria’s 4th Global Terror Ranking Confirms Tinubu’s Failure in Security FG, Britain Sign MoU to Speed Up Deportation of Nigerians with Visa Overstays, Others

Nigeria, UK Sign £746m Deal to Upgrade Apapa, Tin Can Ports. • Tinubu says both nations must nurture trade, economic relationship • At least £236m contracts will go to British firms • British Steel to provide 120,000 tonnes of steel billets ow.ly/jEfp106w6xh

FG, Britain Sign MoU to Speed Up Deportation of Nigerians with Visa Overstays, Others. Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Visa overstayers, foreign criminals and failed asylum seekers will be removed from British soil far more easily under a new agreement... ow.ly/zwVp106w6xg

Simbi Wabote: How Niger Delta Wasted Over $258bn in 26 Years. • As stakeholders discuss new devt model Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt Over $258 billion that accrued to the six Niger Delta States in the last 26 years from federal ow.ly/ZPBx106w6xe

House Committee Warns of Imminent Queues, Price Hike Over Dangote Supply Gaps. Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) has warned about imminent return of fuel scarcity and queues in... ow.ly/jKUF106w6xc

Providus, Unity, Keystone, Mauritius Bank Yet to Meet CBN Recap Threshold. • 30 others meet requirement Kayode Tokede With just 11 days to the end of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) new minimum capital requirement exercise, facts have emerged that Providus  ow.ly/Ox1G106w6xb

With One Voice, Leaders Pray for Nigeria’s Security, Sue for Peace, Unity at Eid-al-Fitr. • Tinubu seeks renewed commitment to nation, humanity   •Atiku, Akpabio, Abbas, Obi, Yilwatda, Sanwo-Olu, Mbah, Abiodun, Alia, Bago, Yahaya, others celebrate... ow.ly/p69e106w6vZ

With Attacks on Energy Facilities, Iran War Enters New Phase, Oil Jumps Above $119. • Iran attack wipes out 17% of Qatar’s LNG capacity  •Pentagon wants $200 billion more for ongoing war  •Six Countries Condemn Attacks on Gulf Energy in Joint... ow.ly/HYMo106w6vY

APC: Be Wary of Planned Osun NULGE Protest to UBA Branches in Osogbo on Monday. • Alerts Police, DSS, Civil Defence Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has alerted the police and other statutory... ow.ly/JQgW106w6vX

Tinubu Celebrates Nigeria’s Cultural Renaissance at London Exhibition Finale. Sunday Ehigiator President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday, celebrated Nigeria’s growing cultural influence on the global stage as he rounded off his state visit to the United... ow.ly/YJQE106w6vW

Back off Tinubu: Fani Kayode Fires Back at Dele Momodu, Says New Alliances Lack Credibility, Political Clout. Folalumi Alaran in Abuja Ambassador-Designate, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, and former Minister of Aviation, has fired back at media entrepreneur... ow.ly/IZmK106w6vV

Gov Fintiri Pledges 85% Votes for Tinubu, APC in Adamawa. • Says return to APC a ‘homecoming,’ not defection   •Party leadership assures of full integration ahead of 2027 polls Sunday Ehigiator Governor Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has pledged that ow.ly/by4H106w6vT

Rivers Council Workers Protest Against Unpaid Salaries. Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt The chairman of Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, Dr Chidi Lloyd has faulted protest by some disengaged workers alleging that the Council leadership ow.ly/jFjb106w6vS

Fayemi Advocates Bold Economic Reforms in Africa-West Relations, Seeks End to Unequal Partnerships. Gbenga Sodeinde in Ado Ekiti Former Ekiti State governor and Visiting Professor at King’s College London, Kayode Fayemi, has called for a far-reaching... ow.ly/jRCp106w6vQ

Police Reform: IGP Seeks Improved Partnership with NPTF to Enhance Personnel Welfare. Linus Aleke in Abuja The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening collaboration with the Nigeria... ow.ly/kZGq106w6vP

Food Security: Agency Targets Women Farmers to Drive Adoption of Improved Seeds to Enhance Food Production. Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Umuahia Women farmers have been identified as the main channel to introduce locally developed improved seeds into... ow.ly/TUxp106w6vN

Experts: Nigeria Air Travel Growth Stagnant in the Last Ten Years. Chinedu Eze Despite having the highest indigenous travelers in Africa, Nigeria has one of the poorest growth records in air travel both on international and domestic routes in the last ow.ly/p4Vl106w6mw

‘Tax Reforms Step Towards More Transparent, Efficient Fiscal System’. Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt  A professor of accounting and taxation, Prof John Ohaka has observed that the evolving tax reforms under the Finance Acts and innovation... ow.ly/5UBx106w6kS

‘Most Powerful Presidents’. Dialogue With Nigeria BY AKIN OSUNTOKUN “The Federal Military Government hereby decrees as follows: Subject to the provisions of this Decree, Nigeria shall on 24th May 1966 (in this decree referred ow.ly/xzhB106w6kR

The Battle for the Mind of the Nigerian Voter. Beneath the Surface   By Dakuku Peterside Nigeria’s 2027 election has already begun, INEC has released the official timetable but the more consequential truth is that the country has entered the season ow.ly/f6Ml106w6kQ