By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has sympathized with the Ezeife family, the people, and the government of Anambra State on the passing of Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife, CON, former governor of the state. Chief Ezeife, Okwadike of Igbo-Ukwu, was governor of Anambra from 1992...
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President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday revealed plans by his administration to address inadequacies of policymaking, hitherto thwarted by a lack of comprehensive data in Nigeria. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice-President, in a statement said Tinubu stated...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the suspension, removal, and replacement of the following Chief Executive Officers under the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development with the appointment of Mrs. Olubunmi Oluwaseun Kuku as the substantive Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of...
The Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) will stop the practice of cash and carry in appointment and promotion of civil servants in the country. FCSC Chairman, Prof. Tunji Olaopa, disclosed this to newsmen after their inauguration by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday in Abuja....
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), has called on the Federal Government to remove all bottlenecks delaying the payment of the N35,000 wage award for workers in the country. President of TUC, Mr Festus Osifo, said this while addressing newsmen at the end of the National Executive...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide has, again appealed to President Bola Tinubu to release the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, made the appeal in a statement on Tuesday...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigeria’s Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen, on winning the CAF 2023 Men’s Player of the Year award. The President in a statement on Tuesday also celebrated the remarkable achievements of Asisat Oshoala of Nigeria’s Super Falcons,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – President Bola Tinubu has said he will continue to work assiduously and provide the military with the necessary support to keep the troublers of the nation at bay. Speaking at the Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference 2023 in Maiduguri, Borno State,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday in Maiduguri commissioned a fleet of 107 gas and electric-powered buses as well as taxis in the second phase of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s metro transport scheme. The scheme aims to cushion effects of fuel subsidy...
President Bola Tinubu has again, expressed grief over loss of lives in the recent and sad bombing mishap in Tudun Biri, Kaduna State. He said that most of the victims tragically lost their lives while reciting the Shadada as they observed maulud, a central statement of faith for...
President Bola Tinubu on Monday in Maiduguri inaugurated 107 Mass Transit vehicles including 50 electric taxis purchased by the Borno Government. Speaking at the ceremony, the President lauded Gov. Babagana Zulum for his foresight and people oriented policies and projects. He disclosed that the Federal Government was planning...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has mourned the death of NTA Broadcaster, Aisha Bello-Mustapha. The president in a statement by his spokesman, Mr. Ajuri Ngelale, described Aisha as one of the great icons of the Nigerian broadcast media. He extended his deepest...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, implored West African leaders to prioritize good governance and collective prosperity as an essential tool to prevent authoritarian takeovers of power and unconstitutional changes of government in...
President Bola Tinubu has called on the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, near Jos, to develop practical and implementable solutions toward tackling challenges confronting the nation. The president made the call on Saturday at the graduation of the Senior Executive Course (SEC) 45 of...
The size of President Tinubu’s delegation to the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai has raised a bit of dust. On closer examination, I think it was unnecessary noise based on incomplete understanding of the president’s sense of mission. In these matters, context is everything. There is a sense in...
Some members of the Kannywood industry on Saturday in Kano called on President Bola Tinubu to ensure justice prevailed in the upcoming Kano State governorship election petition at the Supreme Court. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Alhaji Sani Danja, a renown Kannywood Actor, made...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the President of the 10th Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on his 61st birthday. The president’s congratulatory message is in a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Friday in Abuja. He described Akpabio as a political...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman of Saudi Arabia, and the Royal House of Saud on the passing of Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The president’s condolence message is contained in a...
Oil giant Shell sees $6 billion in investment opportunities in Nigeria, especially in offshore, gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, the country’s presidency said in a statement on Friday. Nigeria, the continent’s top economy and major oil producer, is seeking to attract more foreign investment...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has dismissed its rumoured coalition with some opposition parties to work against President Bola Tinubu. SDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Alfa Mohammed, stated this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said: “SDP wishes to clarify...