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...
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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...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday attended Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day Anniversary Parade at the Forecourt of the Aso Villa in Abuja. Below are photos from the Independence Day parade in Abuja:
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia is part of the delegation led by Vice President, Kassim Shettima to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The Nigerian delegation on Friday departed from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, for New York, to attend the 79th...
President Bola Tinubu has said his administration is restoring confidence in Nigeria economy through measures aimed at reducing inflation, stabilising the foreign exchange market, and improving fiscal management. Tinubu, represented by his Vice, Kashim Shettima, gave the assurance on Tuesday at the 17th Annual Chartered Institute of Bankers of...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Thursday says President Bola Tinubu led administration is working assiduously to tame all bottlenecks to universal education in the country. According to him, this is being championed through the ongoing reforms of the institutions tasked with overcoming the ideologies and inadequacies frustrating the sub...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Damaturu – As part of efforts to ensure food security and stimulate economic growth across Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has launched the Yobe State Agricultural Empowerment Programme in Damaturu, the state capital. The initiative, which includes the provision of agricultural machinery and implements, is...
Sokoto State Governor, Ahmad Aliyu has said his relationship with the Sultanate Council remain cordial and urged the Muslims Rights Concern (MURIC) and Vice President Kassim Shettima, to disregard mischievous groups. This is contained in a statement issued by Aliyu’s spokesman, Malam Abubakar Bawa, on Tuesday in Sokoto....