President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ended his working vacation and has already departed Paris, France, for the homeward journey to Nigeria. President Tinubu’s aircraft is expected to touch down at Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, later this evening. The Nigerian leader according to a statement by the presidential spokesman, Bayo...
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has welcomed the Final Investment Decision (FID) on the $800 million Ima Gas Project, describing it as another major step in Nigeria’s drive to unlock its vast gas resources for economic growth, job creation and industrial development. The project, developed by Nigerian energy company AMNI...
The PBAT Door-to-Door Movement has commenced mobilisation in Borno State to rally support for the reelection of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima in 2027. Borno is the home state of the Vice President. Speaking at the official unveiling of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement in Maiduguri...
It is perhaps the most cursed portfolio in the Nigerian cabinet: Minister of Power. From Chief Bola Ige who famously promised to fix power in six months and could not, through the $16 billion power probe under President Olusegun Obasanjo that fixed nothing, to Adebayo Adelabu who in 2024...
There are moments in the life of a nation when an economic policy ceases to be a matter for government papers, economists and policy conferences and becomes painfully personal. For millions of Nigerians, the removal of fuel subsidy is one such moment. It is no longer merely about what...
Reuben Abati of Arise TV has characterised Nyesom Wike as a “political mercenary”, a description that may generate considerable debate about the former Rivers State governor’s extraordinary political journey and his evolving relationship with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The metaphor is deliberately provocative. A mercenary, in its conventional sense,...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the passing on Sunday of former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, at the age of 77. President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, extended heartfelt condolences to the Idris family, the Government and people of Kogi State,...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in New York, United States, to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). VP Shettima said Nigeria’s engagements at the global gathering will be guided by the country’s national interest,...
The death of 37 suspected illegal miners, mainly youths in the detention facility of Nigeria’s Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the northern state of Niger, has elicited widespread condemnation and public outrage, with the NGO Centre for Community Law, Amnesty International, Nigeria, and the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) among organisations calling...
There are good reasons why Leno Adesanya and his company, Sunrise Power Transition Company lost their case at the International Chamber of Commerce, ICC, an outcome that sparked widespread nationwide celebrations across Nigeria.The ICC threw out the USD 2.35 billion claim by Sunrise on the Mambila Hydro Electric Power...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerians that transportation costs will begin to reduce more significantly from October 1 as the Federal Government intensifies the implementation of the National Affordable Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Transit Programme. The President said the initiative is already delivering lower transport fares in several...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to take urgent steps to reduce the price of petrol and ease the cost of living before the end of his administration, saying millions of Nigerians can no longer cope with rising fuel, transport and electricity costs....
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on being conferred with the traditional title of Sardauna of Ilorin. President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said the title will be conferred on Governor AbdulRazaq by the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday welcomed the Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar, and other senior leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to Lagos as consultations for the Tinubu 2027 project continued. Sanwo-Olu disclosed the visit in a post shared on...
Presidency has described the death of Mr Peter Chukwuemeka Onwubuariri, Assistant Director of Information and Public Relations in the Presidential Villa, as a big loss to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Department of Media and Public Relations in the Presidential Villa. Special Adviser to the President on Information and...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday took centre stage at the ongoing 2026 BRICS Summit, calling for an urgent overhaul of global governance structures and international financial institutions. He called for a more representative, equitable and responsive global governance architecture and international financial system, restating Nigeria’s support for institutions...
Paul Ibe, media aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election by the Charismatic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), describing it as another politically motivated religious endorsement. Reacting in a post on his X handle on...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to direct the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, the National Cash Transfer Office (NCTO) and the National Social Safety Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO) to urgently account for over ₦78.8 billion in public funds reportedly diverted,...
The PBAT Door-to-Door Movement has commenced mobilisation in Katsina State to rally support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. The Grand Patron of the movement, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, disclosed this in Katsina during the official inauguration of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has welcomed the African Union’s decision to officially launch the African Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) on October 7, describing it as a significant step towards giving the continent a stronger voice in global financial assessments. In a statement released on Thursday, the President said the...