President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, on his 60th birthday, praising his leadership style, peace-building efforts and developmental strides across the state. In a tribute issued on Thursday by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, the President described Governor Alia’s rise to political leadership as “faith made...
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The Internationial Finance Corporation would immediately send a mission to Nigeria to explore scalable investment structures that could unlock private capital into the sector. Managing director of the Corporation, Diop Makhtar, announced this in Kigali, Rwanda, on Thursday, during a meeting with Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on the sidelines of...
President Bola Tinubu has raised concerns over Nigeria’s growing debt burden, warning that the country could spend as much as $11.6 billion on debt servicing in 2026 if current global financial conditions persist. Speaking at the Africa Forward Summit held in Nairobi, the president said nearly half of Nigeria’s...
From Equatorial Guinea to Tanzania, from Accra to Addis Ababa, and now, from Nairobi to Kigali, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, with sartorial elegance and swashbuckling confidence, is traversing Africa preaching Nigeria’s reform story to the world. While the echoes of President Tinubu’s economic reforms have since reverberated across every...
Federal Government has raised concerns over what it described as the persistent misuse of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s official title by some organisations and media platforms, calling for greater accuracy in official references to the Nigerian leader. The warning was issued on Friday in Abuja by the Secretary to...
Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday dismissed the no-case submission made by politician-activist, Omoyele Sowore, in the charge of Cyberbullying President Bola Tinubu brought against him by the Department of the State Services (DSS). The Court upheld DSS’ charges against Sowore for...
Kebbi State government has listed the social and economic gains of the Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway, praising President Bola Tinubu for embarking on the project more than 45 years after it was first conceptualised by the administration of late President Shehu Shagari. Deputy Governor of Kebbi State, Umar Abubakar Tafida...
President Bola Tinubu has met with global investors in Paris, France, emphasising transparency and fiscal discipline, and explaining the rationale for the swift implementation of bold reforms. At the meeting, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, highlighted Nigeria’s strong GDP growth in dollar...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has rescheduled the commencement of his planned three-nation trip, shifting his departure date from Saturday to Sunday. The adjustment marks a change from an earlier announcement that the President would leave Abuja on May 2 for official visits to France, Kenya and Rwanda. The Special...
The House of Representatives has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to secure a $516.3 million syndicated loan from Deutsche Bank AG. The approval was granted during plenary on Tuesday in Abuja following the presentation of a report by Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Aids, Loans and Debt...
In a significant early move ahead of the 2027 general elections, Hon. James Faleke has obtained the N100 million presidential nomination form of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Hon. Faleke also picked up the N50 million APC governorship nomination forms on behalf of Lagos Deputy...
Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered an accelerated hearing in the case involving six individuals accused of plotting to overthrow the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Presiding over the matter, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik scheduled April 29, April 30, May 4, and May 5 for the commencement of trial...
The Borno State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima as the party’s unified choices for the 2027 general elections. The decision was reached at a high-level critical stakeholders’ meeting held on Saturday in Maiduguri, the state...
Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to transforming Nigeria’s education system through reforms in skills development, digital learning, research, and the creative economy under the Renewed Hope Agenda of Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This was highlighted at the Renewed Hope Conversations, University of Abuja Edition, where the Honourable Minister of...
President Bola Tinubu has commended Nigeria’s impressive 91.45 per cent aviation safety rating from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The president gave the commendation in a statement issued by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday in Abuja. The ICAO is a United Nations agency that coordinates the...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) Legislators’ Forum has strongly condemned the latest move by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to secure Senate approval for an additional external loan of $516,333,070, ostensibly for the Sokoto–Badagry Super Highway project. Chairman, ADC National Legislators’ Forum, Hon. Uko Nkole, stated this in a statement issued...
Nollywood actor and public commentator, Yul Edochie, has stirred fresh political debate following a strongly worded post targeting former Anambra State governor and presidential candidate, Peter Obi. In a post shared Thursday on X (formerly Twitter), Edochie questioned Obi’s performance during his tenure as governor, alleging a lack of...
Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have disclosed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged them to take responsibility for ensuring peaceful conduct of party primaries across their states. The governors, who met with the president at the State House in Abuja on Thursday...
