With profound reverence to God Almighty, I greet the Christian and Muslim faithful on the solemn occasions of Lent and Ramadan. This year, Lent and Ramadan begin on the same day. This is not a common occurrence, and it reminds us that as a people of faith, we share a...
President Bola Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani as Renewed Hope Ambassador and deputy director-general for party outreach, engagement, and mobilisation. The appointment according to a statement by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, is with immediate effect. Onanuga said the President, as the leader of...
Managing Director/CEO of Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, paid a high-level courtesy visit to Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, where he presented a comprehensive briefing on the Fund’s milestones, ongoing reforms, and strategic direction. Sawyerr outlined significant progress in expanding access to student financing,...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu added colour and prestige to the 61st Argungu International Fishing and Cultural Festival in Kebbi State as thousands gathered to celebrate Nigeria’s rich traditions, unity, and enduring cultural identity. Below are pictures from the festival:
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday described the 61st Argungu International Fishing and Cultural Festival as a testament to the return of stability and normalcy in Kebbi State and across the country. Speaking at the grand finale of the festival in Argungu, the President pledged sustained Federal Government support for...
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday embarked on a one-day official visit to Kebbi State to inaugurate some projects executed by the state Governor, Dr Nasir Idris. While in the state, the President would also headline the 61st edition of the 2026 Argungu International Fishing and Cultural Festival as the special...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has asserted that ethical leadership and strong institutions remain the surest path to peace, justice and sustainable development. President Tinubu made this known on Friday at the Global Council for Political Renewal (GCPR) Conference held in Cape Town, South Africa. He was represented at the...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has paid glowing tribute to the late Head of State, General Murtala Ramat Muhammed, describing him as a military officer with democratic credentials whose leadership left an enduring imprint on Nigeria’s political evolution and Africa’s liberation struggle. Speaking at the 50th Murtala Mohammed International Lecture...
Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima, has departed Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 2026 African Union (AU). The Summit, themed: “ _Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063,”_...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the Bank of Industry (BOI) for achieving N636 billion in loan disbursement to businesses in 2025, the highest annual financing volume in the institution’s history. The President in a statement on Thursday by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, described the milestone as concrete evidence...
President Bola Tinubu on Monday declared that Nigeria will defeat terrorism and banditry, describing the security threats as “unacceptable” and alien to the nation’s core values. Declaring open the Second National Economic Council (NEC) Conference at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, President Tinubu assured Nigerians of his administration’s...
Professor Luqman Zakariyah, the officiating Imam at the Wedding Fatiha of the children of the Minister of State for Defence, Mohammed Bello Matawalle, on Friday, described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a father of all and prayed that his tenure would restore hope to the hopeless in society. Prof. Zakariyah...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday held a closed-door meeting with the Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to review the prevailing security situation in the state. The meeting centered on recent security developments, particularly the successful rescue of worshippers who were abducted...
By ABDUL SULEIMAN – Nigeria may have lost over N400 billion in technical equipment, accessories, trainings and first aid materials procured by the National Population Commission (NPC) for the botched 2023 census, investigations have shown. This is even as local contractors who supplied the materials and provided other logistics...
A development expert and President of Africa Development Studies Centre, ADSC, Sir Victor Oluwafemi has urged Nigerian governors toface governance and leave political matters to leaders. Oluwafemi made this disclosure in a statement on Wednesday declaring that: “President Bola TInubu has drawn the line by declaring that governors should...
A covert intelligence operation coordinated by the Army Headquarters and the State Security Service (SSS), helped thwart a deadly plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s government and assassinate key political figures, PREMIUM TIMES has authoritatively reported. Multiple senior administration insiders said the plot began to unravel in late September...
Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri has explained why former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore cannot lawfully rely on his past statements to justify calling President Bola Ahmed Tinubu a drug baron, insisting that those remarks were long withdrawn after being found to be false. Omokri made this known in a...
Executive Chairman of Cross River Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Edwin Okon, has disclosed that the newly signed tax reform bill by President Bola Tinubu is aimed at reducing the burden of majority of Nigerians . Okon said the tax reform is also targeting the poor and vulnerable in the...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the Republic of Türkiye, on Tuesday in Ankara, said his country targets a $5 billion trade volume with Nigeria, adding that discussions to actualise this have already commenced. President Erdogan stated this during a joint press briefing with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday briefly stumbled and fell during an official welcome ceremony in Ankara, Turkey, sparking momentary concern over his health while on a state visit. The incident occurred as President Tinubu, 73, was being received by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, shortly after he had...