By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Nigeria under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is fully committed to partner the Governors of the Lake Chad Basin Forum and other stakeholders to bring a lasting peace and stabilization in the region which was hitherto ravaged by over decade atrocities posed...
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The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Digital Media and Emergency Management, Arc. Ishaq Ahmed Ningi, on Saturday paid a courtesy visit to the Government House in Maiduguri to congratulate Abdulrahman Ahmed Bundi on his recent appointment as the Senior Technical Assistant on Print and Digital Communications to...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday led the Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, members of the Federal Executive Council, National Assembly, service chiefs and diplomatic corps to honour the nation’s fallen and living heroes. The event, which involved the laying of wreaths at the National Arcade in Abuja, was...
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday in Lagos, emphasised the critical role of state governors in driving Nigeria’s development and prosperity. He said their leadership at the subnational level was central to achieving food security, economic prosperity and rapid national growth. The President made the remarks during a visit by...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said Nigerians would smile and prosper in 2025, as the economy has turned the corner. He said this while addressing State House Correspondents after a visit to President Bola Tinubu in Lagos on Wednesday. “The economy has started picking up, and in the coming weeks...
President Bola Tinubu has said his administration is encouraged by the National Assembly’s support over the last 19 months and is determined to take Nigeria to the Promised Land. The President spoke on Wednesday while receiving Vice President Kashim Shettima, the leadership of the National Assembly, and former principal...
The National Economic Council (NEC) has recommended 0.05 per cent increase in funds allocated to the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) from non-oil sources. Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra said this while briefing State House correspondents after the NEC meeting chaired by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, on Thursday...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, joined Vice President Kashim Shettima, Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, and other prominent personalities to attend the closing ceremony of this year’s African Military Games, AMGA24, held in Abuja. The closing ceremony was held on Saturday at the...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Vice president, Kashim Shettima has described late Wantategh Unongo as a unifier, a voice for the collective and champion of regional harmony. Speaking during a valedictory session held at the Government House, Makurdi, on Tuesday, the Vice president informed that the late Unongo...
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed the commitment of his administration to positioning the nation’s creative sector as key driver of Nigeria’s global influence. Tinubu, represented by the Vice-President Kashim Shettima, stated this during the launch of the 2024 Abuja International Carnival at the Eagle Square, Abuja. This is contained...
President Bola Tinubu, has urged the military across Africa to unite in addressing insecurity and other threats to the continent’s unity and stability. Tinubu gave the charge when he declared open the second edition of the Africa Military Games (AMGA) in Abuja on Wednesday evening. He described the event...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called o northern leaders and citizens to emulate the virtues of the former Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello popularly known as the Sardauna of Sokoto. President Tinubu, who was represented by VP Kashim Shettima, made the...
The Federal Government has revealed plan to establish a National Youth Development Bank and a Youth Data Bank. President Bola Tinubu, represented by his vice, Kashim Shettima, disclosed this on Wednesday during a Stakeholders Roundtable on Northern Youth Development organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, in Abuja,...
President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, on Friday, paid their last respects to the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, who passed away on November 5 at the age...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Thursday announced that President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a new Disaster Relief Fund to strengthen Nigeria’s humanitarian response system. Shettima made this known at the launch of the Humanitarian Supply Chain Management – Partnership for Localisation Project, held at the Presidential Villa,...
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the nation’s most challenging economic period is now behind them. The spokesperson of the Vice-President, Stanley Nkwocha, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said Tinubu gave the assurance at the inauguration of Sen. Monday Okpebholo and Dennis Idahosa...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said the Federal Government’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the country’s trade sector is showing promising results, as Nigeria recorded N6.5 trillion trade balance in second quarter of 2024. Shettima, represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, said this at...
The National Economic Council (NEC) has directed the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation to conduct a comprehensive integrity review of Nigeria’s waterways and dams. Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State said this on Thursday while briefing State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa in Abuja after the...
A former presidential spokesman, Dr Doyin Okupe, has described impression that no one is in charge of the country with President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima foreign trips as misleading. Okupe, a former Director General of Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation, said this in an interview with...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday said President Bola Tinubu led government is building a resilient economy that can withstand shock. Shettima made this known in Abuja at the 30th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES30), with the theme: ”Collaborative Action for Growth, Competitiveness and Stability”. “It is also important to...