President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to screen and confirm four persons appointed as board members of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The President’s request is contained in a letter read by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio during the plenary on Wednesday. The appointed members of...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigeria’s table tennis pacesetter, Mr. Aruna Quadri, on winning the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Africa Cup title. Mr. Quadri achieved a resounding victory in the final match of the 2024 ITTF Africa Cup in Rwanda, reclaiming...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has directed that all new vehicles, generators or tricycles procured by government and its agencies must be powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), solar or electric. This is in line with the administration’s commitment to ensure energy security, drive utility and cut high...
President Bola Tinubu on Monday endorsed the #WeAreEqual campaign for the advancement of gender equity and closing the gender gap in African. Tinubu approved the campaign during his remarks at the launch of #WeAreEqual campaign by the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD) hosted by the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has extended his warm congratulations to the President-Elect of the Republic of Chad, Mahamat Déby, on his election victory. President Tinubu in a statement on by his spokesman, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, affirmed that the successful conduct of elections in...
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Chief Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to Nigerians not to give up on the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Oyintiloye, a member of the defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council(PCC), made the appeal while speaking with journalists in Osogbo...
The Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba, has commended President Bola Tinubu’s efforts toward fixing the country. The Primate, in an address delivered to the second session of the 12th Synod organised by the Diocese of Abuja, identified the economy as one...
President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s resolve to reposition Nigerian Universities to adjust to the ever-changing demands of modern day world. President Tinubu made the assertion in Nsukka on Saturday in a message to the 52nd Convocation of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) for the award...
The Frontier for Accountability and Democracy Development (FADD) has urged Nigerians to continue to give President Bola Tinubu led administration the needed support to succeed. FADD is a coalition of Civil Society Organisations which has diligently followed the trajectory of service delivery of Tinubu led administration since inception....
President Bola Tinubu has said his administration is set to make Nigeria the solar panel and Electric Vehicles battery manufacturing hub in Africa. Tinubu also commended the inauguration of Nigeria’s largest Lithium processing plant in Lafia, Nasarawa State, adding that its an indication of the foreign investment friendly...
President Bola Tinubu has said Nigeria would continue to play strategic roles in the affairs of the African continent at all times. Tinubu said this on Friday while receiving the letters of credence from the Ambassadors of Egypt, Pakistan and Greece in Abuja. He said that Nigeria would...
President Bola Tinubu on Friday conferred the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, to mark the traditional ruler’s 90th birthday celebration. Tinubu made the announcement during the inauguration of the Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona School of Governance...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), as the Co-Chairman of the NCDMB Governing Council. The NCDMB, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), is charged with increasing local content for more job...
President Bola Tinubu has directed the speedy completion of all the uncompleted Inland Dry Ports across the country, to enhance commerce, international business and create job opportunities to Nigerians. Tinubu gave the order at the inauguration of the Inland Dry Port, in Funtua on Thursday. The president, who...
President Bola Tinubu is expected to inaugurate the Funtua Inland Dry Port in Katsina State on May 9. The Assistant Director, Public Relations Unit, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mrs Rebecca Adamu, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Wednesday. She said...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has condoled with Malam Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser, over the passing of his brother, Salihu Ribadu. The Salihu Ribadu died on Sunday in Yola, Adamawa. This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has urged President Bola Tinubu to immediately direct the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to withdraw the cybersecurity levy on Nigerians as it patently violates the provisions of the Nigerian Constitution 1999 [as amended] and the country’s...
A group, Concerned Ijaw Citizens, has urged President Bola Tinubu to ignore calls to revoke the oil pipelines surveillance contract awarded to Tantita Security Services Ltd ,an outfit owned by Mr Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo). The Coordinator of the group, Chief Manager Seigha, made the call in an...
President Bola Tinubu has given the assurance that his administration would continue to put in place policies for the industrialisation of the country. A statement by the presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale, said Tinubu disclosed this when he received a delegation of the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers and...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – As the international community marks the World Press Freedom Day, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) have urged Nigerian authorities at all levels of government to “stop using repressive and anti-media laws such as the Cybercrimes Act...