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President Bola Tinubu has arrived in the Netherlands on a state visit.

President Tinubu, during his visit, is expected to engage in high-level meetings with Dutch government officials, and business leaders.

The president will also engage in discussions around trade, investment, security cooperation, and cultural exchange.

“While in the Netherlands, the President will participate in the Nigerian-Dutch Business and Investment Forum that will bring together heads of governments.”

Recall that President Tinubu had earlier departed Abuja for the Kingdom of the Netherlands on Tuesday.

The President is expected to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting scheduled for April 28-29 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement on Monday, said, “On the invitation of the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, President Tinubu will engage in high-level discussions with the Prime Minister, as well as hold separate meetings with His Royal Majesty, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Kingdom.”

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President Bola Tinubu has explained the reason he recalled all career and non-career ambassadors from their duty posts worldwide.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, had earlier disclosed that the ambassadors have been recalled, but did not state the reason.

But the president, in a statement issued on Saturday night by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, said the directive followed a careful study of the present state of affairs at Nigerian Consulate Offices and Embassies worldwide.

The president added that in line with his renewed hope agenda, he is determined to ensure that world-class efficiency and quality, will henceforth, characterise foreign and domestic service delivery to citizens, residents and prospective visitors alike.

“To this end, the president further directs that Nigeria’s United Nations Permanent Representatives in New York and Geneva be exempted from this total recall, in view of the upcoming United Nations General Assembly, holding later this month.

“By the directive of the President, the recall of the affected officers takes immediate effect,” Ngelale added.

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The federal government will construct one million units of low cost
houses for low income earners across the country between August this year and August 2023.

The senior special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Public Affairs, Mr Ajuri Ngelale made this known to Radio Nigeria, in Ilesa, Osun State.

Mr Ngelale explained that the housing scheme was part of the present
administration’s economic sustainability plan to provide jobs for indigenous contractors and ease accommodation problems in the country.

According to the presidential aide, a unit of the houses would go for five
million naira only, stressing that only low-income earning Nigerians whose
earning power could be verified through BVN will be eligible to access the
scheme.

Mr Ngelale assured that four hundred houses would be constructed in each of the 774 local government areas in the country, noting that standard materials would be used for the structures.

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