By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu will address the nation in a broadcast on the occasion of Democracy Day at 7am on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He asked...
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Former president, Goodluck Jonathan has advised President Bola Tinubu, to encourage a democracy where all citizens are given free will to express themselves without friction. He made the call on Tuesday at a one-day symposium to mark the Twenty-five years of unbroken democracy in Nigeria, held at the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage has submitted its highly anticipated report to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), marking a significant milestone in the quest to determine a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. The Director of Information...
The Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima, has restated the commitment of the President Bola Tinubu led administration to supporting Nigerian youths to reach their potential and contribute to the growth and development of the country. Shettima’s remark was contained in a statement by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – In accordance with his commitment to actualize Nigeria’s green industrial vision, boost investor confidence, and unlock sustainable economic value through various climate finance instruments, President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Nkiruka Maduekwe as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National...
A Lagos-based public affairs analyst, Gbenga Ibrahim, has commended President Bola Tinubu and the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, for driving change through ongoing anti-corruption campaign in CBN. Ibrahim, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said that Tinubu had announced significant progress in the...
The June 12 Pro-Democracy Movement of Nigeria has said President Bola Tinubu must facilitate a process of national dialogue and consultation that would give birth to a democratic people’s constitution. The Convener of the movement, Mr Wale Okunniyi disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to stop the continued exit of multinational companies from Nigeria. Oyintiloye, who made the appeal in a chat with journalists on Sunday in Osogbo, described the exit of these companies as...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to name two roads in Guzape Districts after Chinua Achebe and J. P. Clerk. Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and a central figure of modern African literature, while J....
By JOEL OLADELE, Abuja – A group, under the aegis of Renewed Hope Unity Movement (RHUM), has called on the All Peoples Congress (APC) to better recognize and reward the loyalty of its steadfast but neglected members. The Initiator and Co-Convener of the group , Iretidola Ojekhoa made the...
President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Abuja inaugurated the N21 billion official residence of the Vice President, abandoned since 2015. Tinubu, represented by the Vice-President Kashim Shettima at the event,, reaffirmed the unwavering dedication of his administration to the principles of accountability, transparency and efficient utilisation of resources...
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, has urged Nigerians to remain calm in spite of the current economic challenges. “Nigerians must remain calm. President Bola Tinubu is working to improve the economy,” Akume said in Abuja on Thursday, while addressing the National...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja called on international development financiers to see Africa as a destination for growth and prosperity. The President made the call at a meeting with a delegation of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), led by its Managing Director, Mr. Makhtar Diop....
The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Wale Edu, has said “there is no cause for alarm” on the ongoing negotiations between the Organised Labour and the Tripartite Committee on the new minimum wage for workers in the country. The minister made this known after he met with...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the leadership style of President Bola Tinubu is achieving desired results in the territory. Wike stated this in Abuja on Thursday, during the inauguration of B6, B12, and Circle Roads in the Central Area by Tinubu,...
W President Bola Tinubu has said the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike “is one of the best appointments ever made in the history of the current democratic dispensation. The President stated this on Wednesday in Abuja, during the inauguration of the Inner Southern Expressway (ISEX) and the Outer Southern Expressway...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu has congratulated Ms. Claudia Sheinbaum on her election as the first female President of Mexico. Sheinbaum won the Mexican presidential election by a landslide, becoming the first female President in the country since its independence in 1821. A statement on Wednesday...
It was like a joke at first. Nigeria’s national anthem was being reversed to the previous one by a law passed by the National Assembly. The president is believed to be the inspiration for this somewhat pointless action taken by the national parliament, the logic for which has...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Renewed Hope Initiative has launched a nationwide food outreach scheme, distributing essential items to vulnerable groups in Nasarawa State, following a successful rollout in Kano State in May 2024. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the initiative, under the Social Investment Program, aims to...
President Bola Tinubu has said his administration has drawn a comprehensive plan to transform the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) into a world-class city. Tinubu who disclosed this at the inauguration of the Arterial Road N20, also approved the naming of the road after Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka....