Nigeria’s political landscape never ceases to astonish and amaze. In addition to our habitually surprising electoral outcomes, our politicians are dramatists of immense creativity. They have an uncanny ability to literally convert things into their opposities and still retain public attention and ignite curiosity and sustain interest. They have...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Senior Legislative Aide on Media and Strategy to Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC Borno South), Hon. Junaid Jubril Maiva has taken a swipe at Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Information and Strategy, who accused the senator of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The presidency has clarified that the tax reform bills will not eliminate key agencies like TETFUND, NASENI and NITDA. Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), Bayo Onanuga, said in a statement on Monday that the bills aim to simplify the tax system,...
The Presidency has said that Nigeria’s deepwater oil projects now deliver competitive returns and the country has moved from bottom quartile of 13 indexed countries to top three. The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, Mrs Olu Verheijen, disclosed this in a keynote address at an Executive...
The Office of the Vice President in collaboration with North East Development Commission (NEDC) have launched an in-person training of 150 teachers drawn from various Secondary schools in Borno State. The first Batch beneficiaries were from public and private secondary schools in MMC and Jere Local Government who are...
Job Creation and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Secretariat (Office of the Vice-President) has entered into a partnership with Mr Innocent Idibia (Tuface) to galvanise public support for the MSMEs sector. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the partnership agreement was signed by Tuface and Mr...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is pushing his untested agenda as a better alternative to President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, says the presidency. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He noted that Atiku’s ideas...
The Presidency on Sunday said security agencies have not been able to arrest embattled former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello because of the “complicated” nature of the case. Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga disclosed this while featuring as a guest on the Sunday edition of Inside Sources with Laolu Akande,...
The Presidency on Saturday faulted The Guardian newspaper’s lead story of Oct. 25, which had the title: “Calls for military intervention: misery, harsh policies driving Nigerians to desperate choices.” Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, in a statement, said that the story “openly incited...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Presidency has denied allegations of human rights abuses and violations in Nigeria made by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in the United Kingdom. Special Adviser to the President, Bayo Onanuga, described the claims as false and misleading. Onanuga explained that the Nigerian government...
The Presidency is aware of failed attempts by Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd., a Chinese company, to take over offshore assets of Nigeria through subterfuge. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a statement, said Zhongshan misled the Judicial Court in Paris into attaching...
The Senate has dismissed allegations that it was involved in determining its salaries or receiving special fiscal packages from the Presidency. Senate Spokesman, Sen. Yemi Adaramodu, in a statement on Sunday, in Abuja, described the allegations as “sordid and telltale assertions.” “The Nigerian Senate is petrified by the...
The Federal Government has unveiled a new financial inclusion policy aimed at transforming Nigeria into a one trillion dollar economy by 2030. According to the Presidency, the project is designed to combat poverty and catalyst sustainable economic growth from the ground up. Vice President Kashim Shettima who unveiled...
The Presidency has said the two fiscal policy documents in circulation being given wide coverage by the mainstream media and social media platforms were not official. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, said this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. He...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives has said it must regain the presidency it lost in 2015, as the seat of power had “become our party’s birth right”. Rep. Chinda Kingsley, the leader of the minority caucus in the House, said this while...
A Fact Check conducted by PRNigeria has faulted the Presidency’s statement claiming that Mrs Zubaida was the first female Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency. In a press statement announcing Mrs Zubaida Umar’s appointment as DG NEMA, the Presidential Spokesperson, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, claimed that she is...
The Presidency has described as false, the claim by Sen. Abdul Ningi (PDP-Bauchi Central) over the padding of the 2024 budget. This is contained in a statement by Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in Abuja. Onanuga said that President Bola Tinubu...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has debunked media reports alleging that the Guards Brigade has been put on high alert following unusual movements, leading to suspicion of a coup plot in Nigeria. The acting Director, Defence Information, Brigadier General, Tukur Gusau, who disclosed this...
The Federal Government is committed to addressing the concerns of Nurses and Midwives to keep them happy and boost service delivery. The Presidential Adviser on Health, Dr Salma Anas-Kolo, who affirmed this while speaking on efforts to improve healthcare, maternal and child health, promised that government...
The Senate has passed a Vote of Confidence on Security Chiefs for their efforts in fighting the security challenges bedeviling the country. President of Senate Godswill Akpabio, said this shortly after a closed door meeting with the Security Chiefs and the National Security Adviser in Abuja on Tuesday....