By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The Secretary to the Government of the Federatio (SGF), Sen. George Akume, has received the annual honour as “Man of the Year” by Top 10 Magazine. Akume was honoured along with President Bola Tinubu’s daughter, Chief Mrs Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, who was also awarded Woman of...
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The Democratic Front (TDF) has said the approval of a university in Ogoniland is a statement of intent by the Federal Government to the people to heal long-standing grievances against the government. The group, in a statement on Sunday by Malam Danjuma Muhammad, its Chairman, said the Federal University...
My relationship with Dr Kayode Fayemi dates back to our time together in the pro-democracy movement in the 90s when we mounted local and international campaigns against military dictatorship. During the challenging General Sani Abacha era, civil rights and pro-democracy activists, especially those in exile, had to rely on their...
The House of Representatives has pledged to prioritise the interest of all Nigerians in increasing the 2025 budget from N49.7 trillion to N54.2 trillion. Deputy Spokesperson for the house, Rep. Philip Agbese (APC-Benue), said this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, on his 65th birthday. President Tinubu rejoiced with the former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, whose leadership of national and multilateral institutions continues to set new standards of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has applauded President Bola Tinubu for approving N80 billion for the reconstruction and upgrade of Alau Dam. Alau Dam collapsed on the 10th of September, 2024, triggering a devastating flooding of Maiduguri metropolis and parts of Jere Local...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja– Vice President Kashim Shettima has inaugurated the Supervisory Board of the Debt Management Office as part of efforts by the Federal Government to strengthen fiscal and monetary policy coordination and ensure long-term debt sustainability in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Speaking...
President Bola Tinubu has notified the Senate of an increase in the proposed 2025 budgetary estimates from the N49.7 trillion he presented on Dec. 18, 2024 to N54.2 trillion. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu announced the increase via a letter forwarded to both chambers of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday for Paris, France, on a private visit en route to Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. In Addis Ababa, President Tinubu will join African leaders at the 46th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council and the 38th Ordinary...
President Bola Tinubu has approved an increase in the retirement age for doctors and other healthcare workers from 60 to 65 years. National Publicity Secretary, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr Mannir Bature, made the disclosure in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Bature said the Coordinating Minister of Health...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Conference of Autochthonous Ethnic Communities Development Association (CONECDA) Youth Wing has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for assenting to the North Central Development Commission (NCDC) Bill, describing it as a long-overdue step toward addressing the region’s developmental challenges. In a statement signed by...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Uwokwu Movement for Abba Moro (UMA) has congratulated the Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District, Distinguished Senator Abba Moro on signing into law on Tuesday by President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the Establishment of North Central Development Commission (NCDC) and Federal College...
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said the reforms introduced by the President Bola Tinubu led administration are working and have started bearing fruits. The minister said this while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Tuesday. “The government of...
President Bola Tinubu has approved N80 billion for the reconstruction and expansion of the Alau Dam in Borno. The Minister of Water Resources, Prof. Joseph Utsev, confirmed this during a briefing with State House correspondents following the second FEC meeting of the year on Tuesday. Utsev, also the chairman...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja– The presidency has criticized former Kaduna State Governors, Nasiru El-Rufai and the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi for heating up the polity while President Bola Tinubu was seeking solutions to Nigeria’s energy problems in Tanzania. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public...
President Bola Tinubu on Monday presided over the swearing-in of newly appointed members of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), the Federal Character Commission (FCC), and the National Population Commission (NPC). President Tinubu also swore in eight former directors in the Federal Civil Service as Permanent Secretaries...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed retired Maj.-Gen. Abdulmalik Jibrin as the new Secretary to the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB). The board’s spokesperson, Juliet Okeh, announced this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. Okeh noted that Jibrin succeeded Ahmed Ja’afaru, the former...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, for winning the Best African Music Performance award at the 67th annual Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles on Sunday night. Tinubu in a statement by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, commended the...
Almost mid way into the Tinubu presidency, the face of the 2027 opposition to his perpetuation is on display. An untidy opposition is nearly on full display but in a perpetual stampede. Key opposition figures are lashing out at surrogates of the ruling party from different angles in a...
By OLA MODUPE,Lagos – Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced the ex-depot (gantry) price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, from N950 to N890, effective from Saturday, 1st February 2025. The Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Mr Anthony Chiejina, confirmed this development in...