President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday departed Lagos at 11.06 a.m. for Pretoria. The president was transported in a Dassault Falcon 8X aircraft with registration number 9H-GRC. He is to attend inauguration of re-elected South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa. The president will return to Nigeria after the ceremony....
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President Bola Tinubu on Sunday said Nigeria needed sacrificing citizens to fulfill the dreams of its founding fathers. Tinubu made the remark while addressing newsmen after observing the 2024 Eid-el Adha prayers at Dodan Barracks, Lagos. The President emphasised the need for the people to follow the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated fathers, including paternal figures, who have contributed to shaping the destiny of the nation with their sacrifices. Tinubu also congratulated fathers for their forbearance, provision, protection and guidance of the young ones, to the noble and true path....
Contrary to the narrative of John Grisham’s fictional thriller, The Racketeer, this was a real-life, long-overdue gesture of genuine friendship and partnership, a testament to the shared interest in combating trans-border crimes that pose a significant global threat. The visit of one of the longest-serving Federal Bureau of...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to “ensure that his government’s proposed bill on new minimum wage for Nigerian workers is entirely consistent and compatible with Nigeria’s international obligations to promote and advance the right of workers to an...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has urged the Muslim frightful to pray for President Bola Tinubu to successfully steer the country towards a brighter future. Wike made the appeal in his Eid-el-Kabir message to Muslim Ummah in Abuja on Saturday. The minister...
Nigerian politicians have perfected the art of reducing almost everything to situational comedy. They just put us through a fortnight of celebrations on the altar of democracy. That is about the only word that unites them in their diversity of costumes and intentions. It was a...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has urged Muslim faithful to reflect on the significance of Eid-el-Kabir, an occasion that symbolizes sacrifice, faith, and obedience to the will of Allah. In a statement released in Abuja on Saturday, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has directed the resignation of Mr Mamman Ahmadu as Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Bureau of Public Procurement. Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, in a statement on Saturday, said that the directive was part of...
The 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, has extended warm greetings to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on the occasion of Eid el Kabir celebration. In a broadcast delivered at the Nassarawa mini palace on Saturday, the Emir also announced the cancellation...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government of Nigeria has reconstituted the governing councils and boards of 111 federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education. President Bola Tinubu approved the reconstitution of the governing councils and boards to ensure the effective management of Nigerian tertiary institutions. It...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu would depart Abuja for Lagos state on Friday ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. This is contained in a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, in Abuja. The statement said the President would observe Eid-el-Kabir in...
The House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence has asked the Federal Government to purchase new aircraft for President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima. The committee’s recommendation is contained in a report released after its investigation into the status of the aircraft in the presidential...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr Tanimu Yakubu as the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation. Mr Tinubu replaces Ben Akabueze whose tenure has expired. The presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, announced the appointment in a statement on Thursday. The statement said that Mr...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Methodist Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rt. Rev. Dr Ishaya Kunama, has advised President Bola Tinubu to grant one year executive pardon to all those that have stashed ill-gotten wealth outside the shores of Nigeria to repatriate their monies without penalties as a...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, on the occasion of her 70th birthday. The presidential spokesman, Mr. Ajuri Ngelale, said in a statement on Thursday that the President rejoiced with the remarkable leader and her...
The lawmaker, who who represented Kaduna Central in the 9th Assembly, Shehu Sani, has told President Bola Tinubu that the national anthem or the constitution cannot unite a nation. He said the people could only be united on the ideals of freedom, justice, and equity. Mr Sani stated...
President Bola Tinubu has said he would approve a new minimum wage that the government can afford. He stated this on Wednesday at a dinner to mark Nigeria’s 25 years of unbroken Democracy in Abuja. The President appreciated those who stood by him over the years and promised...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has insisted on N250,000 as minimum wage and faulted President Bola Tinubu’s comment over the matter. The committee on the new minimum wage had submitted its report to the Federal Government, pegging its offer at N62,000. President Tinubu during his Democracy Day speech...
Some rights activists and followers of late Chief MKO Abiola on Wednesday appealed to President Bola Tinubu to declare the acclaimed winner of the June 12 1993 Presidential Election as ex-President. They spoke at the “2024 Memorial Programme for the Commemoration of June 12, 1993 Election” in Lagos....