In a nutshell: Nigeria’s 2026 budget as presented by President Bola Tinubu on Friday December 19 The 2026 Federal Budget is anchored on realism, prudence, and growth. The key aggregates are as follows:1) Expected total revenue is 34.33 trillion naira.2) Projected total expenditure is 58.18 trillion naira, including 15.52...
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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has launched a blistering critique of the Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration, accusing it of turning what should be unthinkable in governance into routine practice. In a statement issued on Thursday by the National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Comrade Ini Ememobong, the opposition party...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the nominations of two new chief executives for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). The requests followed the resignation of Engineer Farouk Ahmed of the NMDPRA and Gbenga...
Mr President, sir, I hope this open letter will not be misconstrued, as happened above six years ago, precisely in January 2020, when I wrote a memo to former President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to disengage service chiefs who had overstayed their tenures and whose continued stay was eroding...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid tribute to the late President Muhammadu Buhari, celebrating his legacy of integrity, humility, and nation-building during the launch of Buhari’s biography on Monday, October 15, 2025. Speaking at the ceremony, President Tinubu described Buhari as “a leader who embodied quiet strength, discipline, and...
There are hardly any economic indices in Nigeria today that have not improved since President Tinubu assumed office on Monday, May 29, 2023. Below, I have listed ten, just in case you are misled by disgruntled politicians into thinking you are worse off today than you were in 2023....
President Bola Tinubu has approved a massive increase in the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB)’ budget from about N3 billion to nearly N20 billion. The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) Dr Abubakar Bello disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Munirudeen Oyebamiji on his emergence as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State following the party’s primary election held on Saturday. President Tinubu in a statement by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, also praised the Osun State APC for the...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has reaffirmed the resolve of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to remodel the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) into a globally recognised centre of excellence that is digitally driven and financially stable by 2030. According to him, apart from...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike on his birthday, December 13. President Tinubu in a statement issued on Saturday by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, celebrates with the Minister and former governor of Rivers State, giving thanks to God Almighty...
For a regime’s ruler that shamelessly and scandously awarded the contract for a 700km road to his family at a gluttonous cost of 15 trillion Naira without appropriation by the National Assembly, and without any competitive bidding by any other contractors, and without any known due process taking place...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced a new security and economic framework aimed at unlocking Nigeria’s vast marine and aquatic resources under the blue economy as one of the country’s most critical sectors for national transformation. Accordingly, he directed all relevant ministries, departments, and agencies to immediately review and...
Nigeria’s education budget has jumped to ₦3.52 trillion in 2025 under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, which is a significant increase from ₦1.54 trillion in 2023. Vice President Kashim Shettima @officialSKSM , who stated this in Tuesday in Abuja, said that the number of out-of-school children in the country...
Sometime in May last year, somewhere around the Life Camp District of Abuja, a family decided to host friends and colleagues to a “thank God” get-together for their 30th wedding anniversary. The couple, being natural bridge-builders were intentional and deliberate in choosing invitees to the event. The simple but...
Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has criticised the alleged distribution of luxury vehicles by the Tinubu led administration as part of early mobilisation for the 2027 elections, describing the action as a reckless display of insensitivity at a time Nigerians are battling severe economic hardship. In a strongly worded...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia No fewer than 250 Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in Nasarawa State have benefited from the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Economic Empowerment Programme of Nigeria’s First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu. The programme aims to empower persons with disabilities through business recapitalization grants, aligning with President Bola...
Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Dr. Pius Akuta, has called on Nigerians—especially supporters in Benue State—to strengthen their support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the nation heads toward the 2027 elections. Speaking in Wannune, Tarka Local Government Area, Akuta...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated General Christopher Gwabin Musa as the new Minister of Defence. In a letter to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu conveyed General Musa’s nomination as the successor to Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, who resigned on Monday. General Musa, 58, on December 25, is...
A former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Joe Keshi, has sharply criticised President Bola Tinubu’s freshly submitted ambassadorial nominees, warning that several names on the list have no business representing Nigeria—let alone holding public office. Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Monday, Keshi...