By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated former President Goodluck Jonathan on the occasion of his 66th birthday . President Tinubu in a statement on Sunday by his spokesman, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, commended Jonathan for his unique demonstration of statesmanship and for his distinguishing achievement...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja — Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), BudgIT and 34 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over “the appointment of at least four members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and allies of high-ranking politicians as new Resident Electoral...
The Arewa Christians and Indigenous Pastors Association (ACIPA), has called on President Bola Tinubu to call the Judges of the Court of Appeal to order over what it described as ”controversial judgments” recently delivered on some elections across the nation. Chairman of the group, Rev. Luke Shehu, made...
The Federal Government has announced the reversal of the implementation of payment of 40 per cent of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) from Nigerian universities to the government. President Bola Tinubu made the announcement at the 75th Anniversary and 2023 Convocation ceremonies of the University of Ibadan on Tuesday....
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu will, on Saturday, depart Abuja for Berlin, Germany, to attend the G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) Conference on November 20, 2023, hosted by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The presidential spokesman, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement issued...
The National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, on Thursday solicited the cooperation of all Nigerians in eliminating all forms of insecurity. Ribadu said that the current administration in the country inherited a tough period in terms of insecurity, appealing to the citizens to be patient. He spoke on...
By ZAKAA LAZARUS, Abuja – The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have said the ongoing nationwide strike was not an ego tripping show. Recalled that the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the strike embarked by the...
Dear Mr President, I trust this letter meets you well It remains a familiar narrative that the Saturday, February 25, presidential election organized by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) affirmed you as the President of the Federal Republic of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Governors Hope Uzodinma of Imo, Douye Diri of Bayelsa and Governor-elect Usman Ododo of Kogi, on their victories in the Nov. 11 governorship elections. The president in his congratulatory message issued by his spokesman, Mr Ajuri...
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has applauded President Bola Tinubu for keeping to his pledge of non-interference in the off-cycle governorship election in Bayelsa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Diri, of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was re-elected for second term in the governorship...
President Bola Tinubu has said he is committed to changing the narrative of Nigeria for the benefit of all Nigerians. He stated this while briefing newsmen at the end of rituals performance of the lesser Hajj, Umrah, on Sunday in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Tinubu said his administration was...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has said every negative perception or notion about what Nigeria has represented in the past with respect to the ease of doing business, monetary policy, and trade cooperation is no longer applicable now and in the future of Africa’s largest...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Saudi Arabian Government has pledged to invest in the revamp of Nigeria’s refineries, as well as provide financial support to sustain President Bola Tinubu’s government on its foreign exchange reforms. Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman made the pledge...
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the 2023 supplementary budget is a bold and pragmatic response to address the current economic challenges in the country. Idris stated this in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr Rabiu Ibrahim, on Thursday in...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Mohammed Abba Isa to serve as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Disability Matters. The appointment is in President Tinubu’s determination to ensure that every segment of society is sufficiently catered to within...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to the overall development of the Niger Delta and other parts of the country. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, said this in a statement on...
A group has called on President Bola Tinubu to assent to the Ogoni Bill of Rights as adopted by the people of the land. The group include People Advancement Centre(PAC), Ogoni People Assembly, Partners for Electoral Reform and Social Action. Mr Akpobar Celestine, PAC Team Leader made the appeal...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of twenty (20) qualified Nigerians to serve as Federal Commissioners in the National Population Commission (NPC) with nine current Federal Commissioners being appointed to a second term in office. The president’s approval was contained in...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu on Thursday departed Abuja for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to attend the first Saudi-Africa Summit. Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said that the summit would take place in Riyadh on Friday. He...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed the 2023 N2.176 trillion Supplementary Appropriation Act into law. The budget is to strengthen security architecture and address critical infrastructure deficit, among other considerations. Presidential spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, made this known in a statement...