President Bola Tinubu has announced the removal of federal universities from the requirement to obtain recruitment waivers from the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, OHCSF, to strengthen the universities’ autonomy and enable them to address their manpower needs more efficiently. The President, who...
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The ongoing construction of Bola Ahmed Tinubu Barracks Phase II has recorded appreciable progress as the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Friday, 16 October 2026, undertook an unscheduled inspection of the project to assess the pace of work, construction standards and compliance with approved...
African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has berated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reported decision not to campaign across all states of the federation, describing it as an act of arrogance, contempt and a grave insult to the Nigerian people. The ADC-PCC maintained that the reported decision exposes the...
The Presidential Working Group said on Thursday it would transmit the National Policing Bill to the National Assembly within two weeks. Chief of Staff to the President and Chairman of the Working Group, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, stated this on Thursday while speaking to journalists after the steering committee...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday inaugurated the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), declaring that the party is ready and united to renew its covenant with Nigerians ahead of the 2027 presidential election. At the ceremony at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja, President Tinubu...
In the bid to strengthen legal processes and expedite criminal prosecutions, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Judiciary to dismantle the procedural loopholes and flawed prosecution tactics that allow for the escape justice. He demanded an aggressive overhaul of the justice system to ensure that no well-connected individual...
President Bola Tinubu has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for its record-breaking achievements in combating financial crimes, recovering illicit assets and strengthening Nigeria’s international financial standing and called for stronger collaboration among all stakeholders in the anti-corruption corridor. The President gave the applause in Abuja on...
Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has announced a Profit After Tax of ₦7.2 trillion for the 2025 financial year, a 33 per cent increase over the previous year, as the company also declared a dividend of ₦5.8 trillion. The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Bashir Ojulari,...
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has defended the Federal Government’s economic reforms and measures to cushion the impact of rising petrol prices, assuring Nigerians that the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains committed to improving living conditions and sustaining economic recovery. Idris spoke during an...
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has warned that attempts by northern political leaders to reclaim the presidency in 2027 could reignite separatist agitations in southern Nigeria, arguing that the prospect of continued southern leadership has helped ease calls for secession. Sani said the expectation that President Bola Tinubu...
Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited will forgo its petrol retail profit margin for 30 days and sell fuel at cost as the Federal Government introduces fresh measures to ease the impact of rising petrol prices on Nigerian households. The decision, backed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is aimed...
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has criticised the reported increase in school fees at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, saying a Peter Obi-led administration would reverse what it described as the commercialisation of education in Nigeria. The party’s National Spokesman, Osa Director, made the position known in a post...
Flooding in Benin City is an existential, perennial problem. It does not discriminate. It ravages every nook and cranny of the state capital whenever there is a downpour. A colleague who works in Benin lamented last week that flood has taken over even the Government Reserved Area, GRA, where...
The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, has pledged to mobilise 10 million votes from Nigeria’s education sector for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. He declared his readiness to lead a nationwide campaign to secure broad support for the President across the sector. Alausa...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has launched a blistering attack on the opposition, declaring the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket of Atiku Abubakar and former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, as a “joint ticket of corruption.” He spoke during a high-powered political engagement...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared a three-day national mourning for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel who died in a military plane crash on Monday. He also directed that flags should be flown at half-mast throughout the country as a mark of respect to the officers. President Tinubu...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, on his 70th birthday, describing him as a loyal ally, accomplished journalist and outstanding public servant whose contributions have continued to shape Nigeria’s development. In a statement released on Monday to mark Alake’s birthday, the...
President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound sadness over the crash on Monday morning of a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 jet near a naval base in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State. The aircraft was on a routine mission from Benin to Lagos when the accident occurred. The President in a statement...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Lagos for Abuja this evening after his six-day visit to the former seat of government. Presidential spokesperosn, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Monday in Abuja.. It would be recalled that President Tinubu arrived in Lagos on...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to direct the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF), Abuja and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to urgently account for over ₦94.4 billion in public funds reportedly diverted, unremitted, unaccounted for or irregularly spent.” The...