The President of Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed to Nigerians of his commitment to making citizens’ lives better. The President re-echoed this assurance while receiving the Class of 1999 Governors, who called on him at the State House, Abuja. As the Governor of Lagos State at that time, the visit was nostalgic in nature,…
President Bola Tinubu has written to the National Assembly seeking an amendment to the 2022 supplementary budget Act to allow the Federal Government to source N500 billion for palliative to cushion the impact of subsidy removal. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, who read the president’s letter during plenary on Wednesday, said…
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu writes to the upper chamber house seeking the confirmation of the appointments of the Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs. President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio while reading the message sent at the commencement of Plenary on Tuesday stressed that the actions was…
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has made public the formation of standing committees which are Appropriations, Public Accounts, Ethics, and Public Petitions and Establishment. Senator Solomon Adeola will be chairman for the Appropriations Committee, while Senator Ahmed Wadada will chairman for Public Accounts Committee, according to Akpabio, who spoke at Tuesday’s plenary session….
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after attending the two-day 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Guinea Bissau. President Tinubu emerged as the new Chairman of ECOWAS less than 45…
President Bola Tinubu has succeeded Umaro Embalo as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Tinubu takes over from President Umaro Embalo of Guinea Bissau as ECOWAS chair. “We will take democracy seriously, Democracy is very tough but it is the best form of government,” he said upon his emergence…
Mr Felix Hassan Hyat, Kaduna State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on leaders and stakeholders in Nigeria to ensure they promote peace and unity in their utterances and actions. Speaking in Kaduna on Friday during a one-day roundtable on religion and politics, he lamented that former governor Nasir El-Rufai could lower…
President Bola Tinubu has authorized the association of a Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader at PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Taiwo Oyedele, is the chairman of the committee. In a statement issued by Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy, Dele Alake on Friday, the appointment aligns…
President Bola Tinubu has endorsed four Executive Orders one of which is the recess of the five percent Excise Tax on telecommunication services as well as the Excise Duties increased on locally manufactured products. The Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy, Dele Alake declared this on Thursday while enlightening journalists…
Governor Malam Umar A. Namadi has upheld the appointments of 21 Heads of Agencies of the Jigawa State Government. This was included in a statement signed by the Secretary to the Government of Jigawa State, Malam Bala Ibrahim. Those appointed include; Ahmed Umar Labbo, Executive Secretary, of the Pilgrims Welfare Board, Kamilu Aliyu Musa, Executive…
In breaking news from Abuja, the Presidential Election Petition Court has officially accepted crucial evidence in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s defense against the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Abubakar Atiku. President Tinubu’s educational records from Chicago State University, including his admission letter, have been admitted as exhibits, confirming…
The Borno state government has released 80 buses and pick-up vans for free to transport farmers from their rural areas to farmlands across the Borno state. The measures according to the government, is targeted at reducing the high cost of living caused by withdrawal of fuel subsidy. While discussing on the gesture before numerous farmers…
President Bola Tinubu has addressed with the Shell Global Upstream Director Ms Zoë Yujnovich at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari was also in attendance at the meeting. The meeting was Tinubu’s first official attention after the Sallah festivities and his…
The President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló visits Nigeria to meet with President Bola Tinubu Tinubu received his Guinea-Bissau counterpart who is also the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS at his Lagos residence on Saturday. Report of the discussion cannot be ascertained as at the time of filing this report….
The Abia State Governor, and flagbearer of Labour Party in Abia State, Alex Otti, has named 19 individuals for appointment as commissioners in the state. The Commissioner list has been submitted to the Abia State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. The list of those nominated by Governor Otti holds Mr Chaka Chukwumerije, one…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi has recently deleted a tweet tagging Bola Tinubu as Mr President. Mr Peter Obi, who is challenging the INEC declaration of Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressive Congress, as the emerging winner of the February 25th election, had earlier,…
The Chairman of the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Tony Aziegbemi, on Wednesday, hailed President Bola Tinubu for reducing fuel subsidies and unification of the naira exchange rates. Communicating with journalists at an interactive session in Benin City, Aziegbemi described the decisions as the best way to go, adding that…
The President of Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to take on the Spirit of sacrifice which the Eid-el-Kabir celebration exemplifies. President Tinubu’s spokesperson, Dele Alake, said in a statement on Wednesday, that Tinubu was speaking to reporters after observing the Eid-el-Kabir prayers at Dodan Barracks prayer ground, Lagos. Tinubu retorted the need for…
Edited by Damilola Adeleke In a press conference held in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State government vehemently denied any involvement in bribery attempts towards members of the judiciary or their representatives. Engr Jude Okpor, the commissioner for information and state orientation, dismissed the allegations made by Ambassador Paschal Oluchukwu, the president of the Association of Ebonyi…
In a recent broadcast, the Chief of Staff to the President and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, was recognized and praised as an exceptional and remarkable leader. Hon. Olaide Akinremi, the representative of Ibadan North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, conveyed his admiration for Gbajabiamila on his 61st…
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Enugu has rejected an application made by the Labour Party candidate, Mr. Chijioke Edoga, to question Governor Peter Mbah regarding his credentials. The tribunal’s Chairman, Justice M. K Akano, had reserved the ruling on Thursday after hearing arguments from the counsels of the involved parties. In the ruling delivered…
Rauf Aregbesola, a former interior minister, attributes his political success to President Bola Tinubu and former President Muhammadu Buhari. Aregbesola spoke on Sunday at a gathering in Oyo State that some Muslim intellectuals and clerics hosted in his honor.When Tinubu was governor of Lagos State, he worked as commissioner of works and infrastructure. After serving…
Alhaji Asari Dokubo, a former top agitator in the oil-rich region, and President Bola Tinubu are currently meeting at the State House. Dokubo is probably involved in the President’s current discussions with Niger Delta opinion leaders, according to Channels Television. Last Monday, the president reaffirmed his resolve to putting an end to the nation’s crude…
The National Economic Council is inaugurated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) on Thursday, June 15, 2023 in the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa. The appointments are effective immediately. State House/Nosa Asemota in a pictureEight people were selected as special advisers by President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, according to State House Director of Information…
It is exactly three decades today that Nigerians went to the polls to exercise their inalienable right to elect a President of their choice to lead the transition from military dictatorship to a representative government of the people. The abortion, by military fiat, of the decisive victory of Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola of the…
The President of the Federal Republic of NIGERIA, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says his administration will invest heavily in infrastructure, health, education and all other critical areas to make life easy for citizens of the Country. He made this statement In his first Democracy Day Presidential speech, he addressed the challenges faced by Nigerians in…
