Vice President, Kashim Shettima says President Bola Tinubu is committed to empowering Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) for the development of the nation’s economy. Director Information Office of the Vice President, Mr. Olusola Abiola, in a statement on Tuesday, said Shettima stated this in an interview with...
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Retired Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, the ECOWAS envoy on the Niger Republic crisis, said discussions with the military junta was fruitful on the way forward. He said this on Monday in Abuja after submitting a report on their visit to Niamey to President Bola Tinubu, who is the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu on Monday charged the 45 newly inaugurated Ministers of the Federal Republic to prioritize the interests and welfare of the entire nation and its diverse population, above any regional or state-specific considerations. Speaking at the inauguration of new members...
The Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun has assumed duty, promising to drive Nigeria’s economy to the next level. He said this at the welcome ceremony organised by members of staff of the ministry in Abuja on Monday. Edun said President Bola Tinubu...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Monday, distributed food palliative to 12,200 vulnerable households living in Muna, Custom and Ngwom communities. At least 73,200 persons will benefit as each of the 12,200 households is made up of six persons. The...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Donald Amagbo, has commended President Bola Tinubu, for his wise decision in appointing the immediate past Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, as FCT Minister. The APC chieftain, who hails from Nasarawa State, stated...
Ahead of the official swearing in of the newly appointed minister today, President Bola Tinubu has announced a new minister-designate for Niger Delta Development and directed minor amendments to ministry nomenclature and portfolio allocation. This is contained in a statement on Sunday by Mr Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser...
A former chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in South Africa, Mr Bola Babarinde, says President Bola Tinubu must be ready to step on toes in order to achieve the Renewed Hope agenda of his administration. Babarinde, in a statement made available to the News Agency of...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on resPresident Bola Tinubu to publicly instruct former governors who are now serving as ministers in his administration to stop collecting life pensions, exotic cars and other allowances from their states. SERAP urged...
The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), on Saturday appealed to President Bola Tinubu to give female engineers an opportunity to fix the nation’s moribund refineries. Newly-elected APWEN Lagos Chapter Chairman, Mrs Atinuke Owolabi, made the call during the association’s public lecture and Annual General Meeting...
President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s commitment to leveraging on the domestic use, processing and export of Nigeria’s gas resources. According to him, it is the resource that will catalyse the fundamental restructuring of the nation’s economy for expansive growth during his tenure. Tinubu said this on Friday...
The Hotel Owners Forum Abuja (HOFA) has congratulated Mr Nyesom Wike over his appointment by President Bola Tinubu as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. This is contained in a statement signed by the HOFA President, Mrs Funmi Kazeem on Friday in Abuja. “it is with great...
Ijaw Elders Forum (IEF), a coalition of Ijaw groups, has written to President Bola Tinubu to demand a review of procedures in disposal of vessels and trucks seized for complicity in oil theft. The letter, dated July 31 and sighted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday,...
President Bola Tinubu has said that the Federal Government would leverage digital technology to create Nigeria’s desired socio-economic progress that was necessary to transform the society. He said this during a meeting with a delegation from Google, West Africa, led by its Director, Olumide Balogun, on Wednesday at...
Some residents of Bauchi and Gombe States have called for effective monitoring and supervision of ministers to promote good performances. A cross section of the residents, made the call while reacting to the assigning of portfolios to the ministers by President Bola Tinubu. The News Agency of...
Managing Director of African Development Studies Centre, Amb. Victor Oluwafemi, has commended President Bola Tinubu’s appointment of Mr Wale Edun as Minister ofFinanca and Coordinating Minister of the Economy. The Africa Development Studies Centre is an Abuja-based training and research-based organisation that promotes sustainable development and growth in...
President Bola Tinubu has assured investors that ongoing economic reforms will remove impediments to conducive business operations in Nigeria. He spoke at the State House when he received Mr Ade Adeola, Managing Director of Energy and Natural Resources in Europe, Africa and the Middle East for Standard Chartered...
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday approved the appointment of the new ministers and also allocated their portfolios. Tinubu’s spokesman, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this while briefing State House Correspondents in Abuja, He said that the swearing in is expected by next week after the retreat...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has shared in the joy of celebration with family members, friends, and associates of Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (Rtd), as the former military President turns 82 on August 17, 2023. President Tinubu in his congratulatory message on Wednesday,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has praised the solidarity of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) on the political impasse in the Republic of Niger. The President spoke when he received the Special Envoy of President Ali Bongo Ondimba and the...