President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima have paid glowing tributes to elder statesman, renowned businessman and former Governor of the old Gongola State, Alhaji Bamanga Muhammad Tukur, describing his death as a monumental loss to Nigeria and the African continent. Tukur, who died on Saturday at...
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the full redemption of the rewards promised to Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, saying the Federal Government has fulfilled every commitment made to the African champions. The President disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, revealing that each D’Tigress player has received...
The Charismatic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election, while the Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, urged church leaders across Nigeria to use their influence to promote peace, national unity, responsible citizenship and peaceful democratic participation...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Abdulmumin Jibrin Kofa, member of the House of Representatives representing Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano State, on his 50th birthday on September 9. President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, celebrated Jibrin, a dependable political ally, on this milestone, lauding...
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago has congratulated Prof. Yahaya Kuta over his appointment as the Niger State coordinator, Arewa for Asiwaju 2027 campaign movement. Governor Bago in a congratulatory message issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, described the appointment of Prof. Kuta as well deserving. Farmer Bago...
President Bola Tinubu has declared that Nigeria requires patriotic leaders and citizens whose commitment to national development transcends personal interests and self-aggrandizement. President Tinubu stated this on Saturday at St. Monica Cathedral of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN), Jimeta, Yola, during a thanksgiving service organised to...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Prince Adetokunbo Ademola Ade-John as Senior Special Assistant on Transportation and Mobility. This is contained in a statement issued by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday in Abuja. The appointment takes effect from August 27, 2026, with a mandate to...
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has said the economic reforms introduced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu are laying a solid foundation for long-term growth and positioning Nigeria to achieve a $1 trillion economy by 2030. Yilwatda made the remarks after representing President Tinubu...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally reported the recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Africans and other nationals in South Africa to the African Union @_AfricanUnion, warning that the incidents undermine the continent’s solidarity, unity and peaceful coexistence. Specifically, he requested prompt collective action from the continent’s leaders, including...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja today for Europe to begin a three-week vacation as part of his annual leave. The presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja. Mr. Onanuga said the President first stop will be London, United...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has instructed its private counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, to take steps to seek adjournment in the case of alleged cyber-bullying it instituted against African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, until after the next presidential election slated for January 16, 2027. The...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Minister of Finance and Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, to oversee and coordinate a comprehensive forensic audit of Federal Government systems. The audit will include a review of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS), Federal Government agencies, and...
Federal Government has awarded contracts for the rehabilitation of 13 police training institutions across the country. This is just as the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has charged the National Economic Council (NEC) to sustain ongoing reforms until improvements in the economy translate into jobs, stronger purchasing power, business...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday swore in Mr Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as the new Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF). Enitan succeeds Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, who retired after attaining the mandatory retirement age of 60 years. The brief swearing-in ceremony took place at the State House, Abuja,...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep sadness over the sudden death of Mr Dotun Oladipo, former Political Editor of The Punch newspaper and Publisher of The Eagle Online, describing his death as a painful loss to Nigeria’s media industry and the nation at large. President Tinubu in a...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has renewed the tenure of the Director-General of the NigerianTelevision Authority (NTA) and the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) for another three-year term. This is contained in a statement issued by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga on Sunday in Abuja. It would...
Human rights activist and 2027 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has alleged that Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has sealed a political agreement with President Bola Tinubu following the governor’s recent visit to the Presidential Villa. Sowore made the claim in a post published...
Presidency has strongly criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s proposal to restore petrol subsidy if elected president, describing the plan as economically unsustainable, legally complicated and driven by political desperation rather than sound fiscal policy. In a statement issued on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the President on...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has said the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is deliberately spreading infrastructure and economic opportunities beyond major cities to reduce congestion, expand jobs and promote balanced national development across Nigeria. This, he noted, is driven by the administration’s conviction that such state-driven projects...