President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the signing of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding between Nigeria’s BUA Group and UAE-based AD Ports Group and MAIR Group in Abu Dhabi. He described the MoU as a significant industrial and trade breakthrough arising from renewed Nigeria–UAE engagement under his administration. The President in...
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Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has accused former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, of deliberately seeking to stir political tension and mislead Nigerians for personal gain. In a post shared on his official platform X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, Onanuga alleged...
President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with traders and people of Kano State over the devastating fire outbreak at Kano’s Singer Market over the weekend. The fire, which started on Saturday evening, raged into Sunday morning, causing significant damage to the food market. President Tinubu, who had earlier reached out to...
President Bola Tinubu will on Monday pay an official visit to Adamawa State, less than 48 hours after he made a similar visit to Kebbi. During the one-day visit, President Tinubu will inaugurate completed projects, meet with top government officials, and traditional rulers. The presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, stated this in...
Vice President Kashim Shettima is attending the plenary of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The opening session has drawn leaders from across the continent and beyond, as delegates convene to address critical issues...
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday embarked on a one-day official visit to Kebbi State to inaugurate some projects executed by the state Governor, Dr Nasir Idris. While in the state, the President would also headline the 61st edition of the 2026 Argungu International Fishing and Cultural Festival as the special...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has dissolved the State Executive Council, marking a major political development in the oil-rich state amid ongoing reconciliation efforts. The decision was announced on Thursday in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Onwuka Nzeshi. According to the statement, all...
President Bola Tinubu has received in audience Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo and Sir Emeka Offor at the State House, Abuja. Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Nigeria’s external reserves have climbed above $47 billion, reaching their highest level in nearly eight years and marking a significant milestone in the country’s ongoing macroeconomic stabilisation efforts. “Data shows that reserves grew from approximately $40.8 billion at the start of 2025 to about $45.5 billion by year-end, reflecting...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerians of his administration’s resolve to ensure the dividends of the Renewed Hope Agenda reforms are felt across every state and community in Nigeria. He charged members of the National Economic Council (NEC), comprising state governors, key government officials, and other relevant stakeholders,...
President Bola Tinubu has extended warm congratulations to Sir Emeka Offor, the oil magnate, entrepreneur and philanthropist, on his birthday. Sir Offor is the Chief Executive of Chrome Group, one of West Africa’s leading oil and gas conglomerates, and former Chairman of Erhc Energy Inc. He is also the...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) over its handling of the Port Harcourt Refinery, describing the decision to reopen the facility as a waste of scarce public resources after billions of dollars have been sunk into failed rehabilitation efforts. In a...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has stated that supporters of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Rivers State do not require the backing of a sitting governor to rally support for the President ahead of the 2027 elections. Wike made the remarks on Saturday in Port...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will embark on a historic State Visit to the United Kingdom later this month, following an official invitation from King Charles III, marking the first such visit by a Nigerian leader in 37 years. The British royal family announced the development on Saturday via its...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed former Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, as Chairman of the National Convention Central Coordination Committee, replacing Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, ahead of the party’s March 27 and 28, 2026 National Convention. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday strongly condemned the deadly attack on villagers in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, describing the assault as “cowardly and beastly,” while ordering the immediate deployment of an Army battalion to restore peace. The President disclosed this after a meeting with the...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu today received Nigeria’s newly appointed Tax Ombudsman, John Nwabueze, at the State House, Abuja, as his administration advances far reaching reforms to strengthen tax administration and revenue governance. The establishment of the Office of the Tax Ombudsman is a key pillar of President Tinubu’s economic...
World Bank chief, Anna Bjerde, has said Nigeria is now frequently cited globally as an example of steady, credible reform leadership. Bjerde, the bank’s Managing Director of Operations, made the remark at a meeting on Tuesday with President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima at the State House,...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the chairman of the board of NNPC Limited, Ahmadu Musa Kida, on his 65th birthday on February 3. The President in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, celebrated Kida’s sterling career in the public and private sectors, as well as his engagement with...
Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa, has revealed that he was among the key figures marked for arrest and possible execution in an alleged coup plot aimed at overthrowing President Bola Tinubu led administration. General Musa made the disclosure on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, days after the military...