Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga has dismissed claims that hunger is widespread across Nigeria, insisting that many Nigerians are benefiting from policies introduced by President Bola Tinubu led administration. Speaking during an interview on Arise Television, Onanuga said several government programmes and infrastructure projects are already making a positive impact...
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Presidential Media Team, on a tour of federal government projects in Nigeria’s North-West, has commended the infrastructure development initiatives of President Bola Tinubu and Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State. The team, led by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, continued its inspection with...
Nollywood actor and public commentator, Yul Edochie, has stirred fresh political debate following a strongly worded post targeting former Anambra State governor and presidential candidate, Peter Obi. In a post shared Thursday on X (formerly Twitter), Edochie questioned Obi’s performance during his tenure as governor, alleging a lack of...
Hundreds of Nigerian youths on Wednesday converged on the Abuja residence of former President Goodluck Jonathan, urging him to contest the 2027 presidential election amid growing concerns over the country’s political and economic direction. The youths, operating under the banner of the Coalition for Goodluck Jonathan, staged the rally...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has expressed strong confidence in his political appeal, saying Nigerians would support him massively if he decides to contest the 2027 presidential election. Wike made the declaration on Monday during a media chat with selected journalists, where he spoke about...
The Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms in Nigeria has commended the Kogi State Government for domesticating the Harmonised Taxes and Levies (Approved List for Collection) Law as part of Nigeria’s ongoing tax reforms. This was contained in a Facebook post by the chairman of the committee,...
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...
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...