By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has directed the Vice-President, Kashim Shettima to lead a presidential delegation to the finals of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte d’Ivoire. Super Eagles will take on hosts Côte d’Ivoire, in a rematch at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has signed the Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024, into law. This is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by the presidential spokesman, Mr Ajuri Ngelale. NATIONAL ACCORD recalled that the bill, which was passed by the...
A group of youths have taken to the streets of Osogbo, the Osun State capital, to protest against economic hardship and insecurity in Nigeria. The protesters displayed placards with several inscriptions, chanting solidarity songs to express their grievances, and demands for improved living standards for Nigerians. They...
President Bola Tinubu has directed the mandatory recitation of the National Pledge after the National Anthem at official and public engagements. He said this would ensure respect for the national symbols, strengthen allegiance and fidelity to the country and preserve Nigeria’s ethos and defining character. The president stated...
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security to release about 42,000 metric tonnes of grain including maize, millet and garri. Similarly, the Rice Millers Association of Nigeria has also committed to immediately release over 60,000 metric tonnes of rice to the public. The...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday performed the groundbreaking of the 3,112 housing-unit Renewed Hope City in Karsana, Abuja. At the event, Tinubu reiterated his administration’s resolve to provide decent and affordable housing for Nigerians. He said that the project was part of a 20,000-housing units to be delivered...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has received with deep sadness the news of the death of Obi Joseph Edozien, the Asagba of Asabala. President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, condoled with the family, Delta Traditional Rulers’ Council, the government and...
President Bola Tinubu has returned to the country after a two-week private visit to France. The President arrived Abuja aboard the presidential flight at about 9:0Opm on Tuesday. He was received by top government officials led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume....
President Bola Tinubu has implored the Nigerian military and other security agencies to intensify efforts at containing the multi-dimensional security challenges in the country. Tinubu gave the charge on Tuesday during the induction of two TK-129 ATAK Helicopters and a King Air 360i Aircraft at Nigeria Air (NAF)...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigerian musical talents –Burna Boy, Davido, Olamide, Tems, Asake, and Ayra Starr– nominated for the 2024 Grammy Awards. President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, celebrated these musical marvels who have put Nigeria on the...
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 probe the allegations that $3.4 billion loan obtained from the...
Rep Leke Abejide, (ADC-Kogi) on Saturday called on Nigerians to be patient and allow President Bola Tinubu’s policies to manifest. The News Agency of Nigeria NAN reports that Abejide, who represents Yagba Federal Constituency Kogi, made the call on Saturday in Kano at a reception organized in his...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu-led administration is committed to implement reforms to curb inflation, ease cost of living and stabilise foreign exchange. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, stated this on Saturday in Minna during the 2024 Press Week of Niger State...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has said Super Eagles’ quarter-final victory at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) was in tandem with President Bola Tinubu’s ‘renewed hope agenda.’ NFF president, Ibrahim Gusau, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abidjan on Saturday....
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has condoled with his deputy, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, over the death of his stepmother, Hajja Hauwa Kormi. Kormi died on Thursday in Maidugiri after a protracted illness and was survived by five children, stepchildren and many grandchildren. A statement by the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Aliko Dangote on the award of National Order of the Lion by Senegal. President Macky Sall of Senegal would confer the award on the Nigerian industrialist and President of Dangote Group on Friday. Special Adviser to the President on...
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi to clear court cases on 1.3 billion dollars deepwater OML 245 oil block in Niger Delta. Others that received the directive are the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, and the Economic and Financial Crimes...
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, in Abuja decried the labeling and blanket stereotyping of Nigeria as a country with the prevalence of cybercrime and other forms of corrupt practices. Tinubu, represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, made the statement at a Public Engagement on Youth, Religion, and the Fight...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the disengagement of Mr Babatunde Erukere, as the Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). This is contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has condemned the killing of two traditional rulers in Ekiti state, the Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Samuel Olusola, and the Elesun of Esun-Ekiti, Oba David Babatunde Ogunsola. Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, condemned the mindless...