By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appealed to Nigerians to burry political differences and join him in a new journey of healing, nation-building and economic prosperity. In his inaugural address after taking the oaths of office and allegiance administered by the Chief Justice of Nigeria...
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Nigeria’s new President, Bola Tinubu says the era of subsidy payment on fuel has ended. He said the 2023 Budget made no provision for fuel subsidy and more so, subsidy payment is no longer justifiable. “The fuel subsidy is gone,” Tinubu declared in his inaugural speech at the Eagle...
Some Nigerians at the swearing-in ceremony of Sen. Bola Tinubu in Abuja, have expressed optimism in the new administration. Some of them who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said that the country would be better under Tinubu. They also advised Nigerians to imbibe the culture of...
The presidential inauguration that will usher in the newly democratically elected President and Vice-President on Monday, has begun amidst tight security in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) observed that the Abuja Eagle Square, venue of the colourful event, is cordoned off by heavy security forces preparatory to...
Rep. Yusuf Gagdi (APC-Plateau) says he has not dropped his ambition to contest for the speakership position of the 10th House of Representatives. Gagdi, representing Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency of the state stated this while speaking to journalists shortly after he dissolved his campaign council on Sunday in Jos. According...
The President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu has promised to live up to the expectations of Nigerians by addressing all the challenges confronting the country. Tinubu said this on Sunday during the Presidential Inauguration Banquet and Gala Night held at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja. The president- elect said...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – As the new Tinubu administration kicks off tomorrow, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN offers up prayers that God’s blessings will come on the nation and for the success of the new presidency. Prof. Osinbajo offered the prayers today in Abuja at an inter-denominational church...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – The outgoing Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State will perform the official handing over of the affairs of the state to the governor-elect, Malam Abba Yusuf, on Sunday. The outgoing Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Malam Muhammad Garba, disclosed this in a statement...
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Outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari has apologised to citizens over the negative effects of some economic policies implemented by his administration in the course of revamping the nation’s economy. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the most recent of such policy was the implementation of Central Bank of...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammed Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged the incoming administration of Sen. Bola Tinubu to ensure good governance and developmental politics. Abubakar gave the task on Saturday in Abuja at the 2023 Presidential Inauguration Lecture. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the lecture,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday, spoke on the significance of democracy in driving Nigeria’s sustainable development. Speaking at the Inauguration Lecture delivered by former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, Tinubu highlighted the indispensable role of democracy as...
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to give the incoming administration maximum cooperation ahead of the May 29 Presidential inauguration. Buhari, who was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, also expressed commitment towards a united Nigeria. The President was speaking on Friday...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has declared Monday 29, a work-free day for all workers in the country, to commemorate the inauguration of the nation’s 16th democratically-elected President. A statement by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, said the Minister of...
President Muhammadu Buhari has led President -elect, Senator Bola Tinubu, on a brief tour of parts of the Presidential Villa. They had both observed their Friday prayers in the presidential villa mosque before embarking on a tour of some departments. President Buhari led the President-elect through the Council Chamber...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, awarded a total sum of N17 million against three applicants and their lawyer in a suit, seeking to stop the swearing-in of Sen. Bola Tinubu on May 29 as fifth Nigeria’s democratic president. Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling, described the suit...
The supreme court has dismissed the suit seeking the disqualification of Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima as presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC). A five-member panel of the supreme court held on Friday that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lacked the locus standi to institute...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Ahead of the presidential inauguration on May 29, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), has pledged that no cow will be seen loitering the streets of Abuja. Chairman of MACBAN, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter, Alhaji Usman Muhammad, disclosed this in...
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, has reassured Nigerians of the military’s commitment to the growth of democracy in the country. Irabor gave the assurance at the Regimental Dinner organised in honour of President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday night in Abuja as part of the activities lined...
A nine-member delegation is expected to attend the inauguration of President-elect Bola Tinubu next Monday. This is according to an official statement issued by The White House on Monday. The Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Marcia L. Fudge, is scheduled to lead the...