The Minister of works, Sen Dave Umahi, has praised Bauchi State Governor, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, for his numerous developmental projects across the state. During a visit to the Bauchi Government House to sympathize with the governor over recent flooding, Umahi commended Governor Mohammed’s commitment to transforming the...
President Bola Tinubu
Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu has arrived Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, for a three-day official visit, which will include signing of petroleum resources, security agreement. President Tinubu, who arrived the Presidential Wing of the Malabo International Airport at about 2.07 p.m., was received by the Prime Minister...
The Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN has lauded President Bola Tinubu for signing to the Judicial Office Holders Salaries and Allowances Bill, 2024. Fagbemi, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser (Media) Kamorudeen Ogundele on Tuesday in Abuja. said:” by this historical assent, the yearning of...
President Bola Tinubu has signed the judicial office holders salaries and allowances bill into law. The Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Sen. Basheer Lado, announced this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. “This extraordinary move underscores the president’s absolute prioritisation of the welfare of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu on Monday in Abuja inaugurated 30 hybrid Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered buses with the capacity to transport 3,000 passengers. The locally-manufactured buses were donated to the federal government by the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) and...
President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Esther Walson-Jack as the Head of Civil Service (HoS) of the Federation. The swearing-in ceremony took place in Abuja on Monday before the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. During a valedictory session held in honour of the immediate past HoS Folashade Yemi-Esan,...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the reappointment of Mr Adamu Adaji as the Director-General (D-G) of the National Boundary Commission (NBC) for a second and final term of four years. Head, Information and Public Relations Unit, Mrs Efe Ovuakporie, in a statement in Abuja on Monday, said that...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has lauded Ms Rena Wakama, D’Tigress’ coach, on her recognition as the best coach of women’s basketball at the Paris 2024 Olympics. He stated that the recognition of Wakama, 32, by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), further accented her well-established leadership qualities...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to “direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to promptly and thoroughly investigate the spending of $1.5 billion World Bank...
A former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Emeka Anyaoku, has asked President Bola Tinubu to convene a national constituent assembly to produce a new draft constitution for the country. Anyaoku, who is also the Chairman of the Patriots, said this was part of the proposals put forward during the meeting...
The outgoing Head of Service of the Federation (HoS), Mrs Folashade Esan, on Friday presented her successor, Mrs Esther Wilson-Jack to President Bola Tinubu on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Esan said the President made the transition seamless as Wilson-Jack, the incoming Head of Service, spent some...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has extended condolences to the family of Issa Hayatou, former President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), who died at the age of 77 on Thursday. Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, commiserated with the Cameroonian...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved appointments to the governing councils of two federal colleges of education. This is contained in a statement issued by the presidential spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, on Wednesday in Abuja. According to the statement, Ismaila Gadaka, becomes Chairman of the...
A coalition of 92 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Wednesday urged President Bola Tinubu not to sack Malam Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.). The coalition under the Global Centre for Conscious Living Against Corruption (GCCLAC) made the plea through...
Information Minister Mohammed Idris, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s primary goal is to rectify poor policies and dysfunctional choices that have historically hindered Nigeria’s progress. Idris made this known while briefing the Diplomatic Community on the nationwide protest on Wednesday in Abuja. Idris said: “Tinubu is...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of seven Nigerians to head strategic agencies and programmes under the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. The President’s spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, who announced this in a statement on Tuesday, said the appointments would...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of some Nigerians to serve on the board of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). The appointees, according to a statement on Tuesday by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, are: Alhaji Aminu Masari, Chairman, Sen. Sani Danladi, member...
President Bola Tinubu on Monday directed security agencies to crack down on those flying Russian flag in the country. Gen. Christopher Musa, the Chief of Defence Staff, said this while briefing State House correspondents after the National Security Council meeting. He said the service chiefs briefed the...
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain in Ondo State, Sen. Nicholas Tofowomo, has said President Bola Tinubu should not be blamed wholly for the economic challenges currently facing the country. Tofowomo, who represented Ondo South Senatorial District at the Ninth National Assembly, stated this in an interview with...