By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu, on Friday in Abuja, called for strengthened cooperation to address the prevailing threat of terrorism, while commending the outgoing French Ambassador to Nigeria, Emmanuelle Blatmann, for her dedication to enhancing relations between France and Nigeria. In a farewell meeting with...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has suspended all administered programmes by the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA). Director Information, office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Segun Imohiosen, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. The...
Dear Mr. President, Watch It! Your First Eleven Under Coordinated Attack Your Excellency, sir. The above caption refers. My earlier two write ups on both Ministers Betta Edu and Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo further refer. I am one individual who always preaches circumspect on issues of governance. For whatever...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday met with Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Fubara who arrived at the Presidential Villa at about 5:40 pm went straight to the office of the President where they are currently meeting behind closed doors. The reason for...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the FCT Administration will work round the clock to deliver the Abuja Rail Mass Transit (ARMT) System project on May 29. Wike stated this after an inspection tour of the project in Abuja on Thursday,...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday held a meeting with the Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Audu, and the Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, during which he received briefing on investment prospects in the steel sector. The President emphasised that a revitalised steel development industry was both...
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party , Mr Peter Obi says President Bola Tinubu must ensure that those culpable in the alleged N585m fraud involving the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu are brought to book. Obi said in a write-up in...
A former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in South Africa, Mr Bola Babarinde, said President Bola Tinubu should fish out accomplices of suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu. Babarinde, also the deputy director of the Sanwo-Olu/Hamzat Campaign Council, Diaspora Directorate, in...
The Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) has assured the implementation of the policies of President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government at the grassroots and a better welfare for Nigerians. Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo, Chairman of the forum, which is an umbrella body of serving All Progressives Congress (APC) governors,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new board and management team for the National Hajj Commission (NAHCOM) and the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC). The president, who gave the approval in a statement by his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, on Wednesday...
The Joint Action for Good Governance (JAGG) says Nigeria is on the path to growth and progress if President Bola Tinubu succeeds in cutting down wastes. The National Vice President of the advocacy group, Mr Abdulwaheed Odunuga, made this remark in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
President Bola Tinubu has directed a major slash of travel delegations for all Federal Government official trips within and outside the country. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this on Tuesday during a press briefing at the State House in Abuja. According...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has dismissed the heads of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Mr Babatunde Irukera and that of the Bureau of Public Enyerprises, Mr Alexander Okoh. This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – Social media influencer, Reno Omokri has reacted to the suspension of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, from office. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that President Bola Tinubu suspended the embattled minister after a memo revealed that she asked the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – In line with his avowed commitment to uphold the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and accountability in the management of the commonwealth of Nigerians, President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, from office with...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has received the news of the passing of one of Nigeria’s finest football coaches, Mr. Sebastian Brodericks-Imasuen, with a heavy heart. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that Brodericks-Imasuen, a footballer-turned-coach, led Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets to victory at the inaugural FIFA U-16 World...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has ordered investigation into alleged payment of N585 million into a private account by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. This followed a memo that revealed that the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, asked the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Malam Mele Kyari, as he marks his 59th birthday on Monday. The President in a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, commended the diligence, passion, and...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Social media influencer, Reno Omokri, has revealed why the next President of Nigeria after President Bola Tinubu’s would be a Muslim from the northern part of the country. Stating his reason in a post on his X (formerly Twitter) handle...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has celebrated business titan, Ambassador Gilbert Chagoury, as he marks his birthday on January 8. The President in his congratulatory message issued by his spokesman, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, appreciates Ambassador Chagoury’s consistency and reliability demonstrated throughout his storied career, noting his...