Nigeria’s President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to ensuring Nigeria’s progress while fostering inclusivity.

President Tinubu stated this on Thursday, May 30, during the opening of the overhead bridge that connects Wuye District to Wuse District in Abuja and the provision of engineering infrastructure to Wuye District.

He, however stressed that achieving the desired progress will demand the hard work and dedication of all citizens.

He said: “Whatever anybody might say, it should be that Nigeria will definitely make progress and prosperity, the hope and achievement is in our hands. We will build a nation where no one is excluded.”

Speaking during the inauguration ceremony, President Tinubu highlighted some of the advantages of the project, which he said included easy access to the Wuye axis and fast improvement in traffic flow within the district.

“We celebrate not just the infrastructure, but also the empowerment of the Wuse and Wuye as a community and the fulfilment of promises made several years back. As they always say experts acknowledge the fact that government is a continuum.

“The best way to achieve greatness is to look forward, aspire for great results and not look at obstacles. See opportunities from the obstacles and grab them.

“We are investing in essential services such as water supply, electricity, and road network, we are laying the groundwork for economic growth and prosperity, social progress and improvement in the quality of life for all residents of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.

“With the completion of this project, we will witness a fast improvement in traffic flow within the district and the adjoining districts”, he said.

The President lauded the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, for providing leadership to the federal capital, noting that the minister and his team had, through hard work, led the way to true democracy, which is translated into making the people the centre of governance.

“I extend, once again, my heartfelt appreciation to the FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, for making this a realizable dream for all of us and the country as a whole. The completion of this facility brings the security of life close to our people.

“Making the people the central focus of our development is the way democracy should work. Our determination to succeed and extend happiness to our teeming population, bringing about prosperity and value of immense proportion to our people, is the goal of the government. Thank you for making a dream a reality”, he said.

In order to discuss the claimed “unjust deportation order” given to some Nigerian students at Teesside University in the midst of their studies, a delegation from the Federal Government will meet with representatives of the university in the United Kingdom.

This was declared in a statement released on Wednesday by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM).

Following orders from the university administration to leave the UK on May 22, a group of Nigerian students held a protest because they claimed some had not paid their tuition.

NIDCOM boss subsequently met with some of the affected students virtually last Sunday and it was agreed that a Representative of the Nigerian High Commission in the UK, Amb Christian Okeke, will lead a delegation to meet with the university’s management to seek an amicable resolution to the issue.

The NIDCOM boss appealed to the students to remain calm and not take laws into their own hands while appealing to the university to treat them with fairness.

The presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms says it has asked the federal government to adopt an exchange rate of N800 per dollar for customs import duty.

The chairman of the committee, Taiwo Oyedele, made this known on Thursday while engaging journalists on the activities of the tax panel in Lagos.

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