……As president pledges turn around in education, health, sports security By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Friday in Paris–France assured Nigerians of repositioning the education and health sectors, while the ongoing reforms on the economy will be sustained and expanded, with a view to...
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President Bola Tinubu has opened up on his decision to suspend the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele, from office. Recall that two weeks ago, Emefiele was suspended and subsequently arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) in whose custody he has been...
When President Bola Tinubu recently signed the Students Loan (Access to Higher Education) Act 2023, nobody close to his new administration was under any illusion that it would not generate mixed reactions. It did not disappoint. Curious that the bill was signed into law barely two weeks into...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for the shelving of the proposed plan of electricity tariff hike by July 1 for the collective good and safety of Nigerians. Mr Joe Ajaero, NLC President, said this in a statement titled “Shelve this tariff hike” and made available to newsmen...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has not approved any salary increase purportedly emanating from the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Responsibility Commission (RMAFC) of 114 per cent for certain officers.timubu The Special Adviser, Special Duties, Communications & Strategy to the president, Mr Dele Alake made the...
A cyber security expert, Dr Chibuike Ugwuoke tendered documents at the Presidential Election Petition Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday in support of a petition filed by Mr Peter Obi. Obi, candidate of Labour Party (LP) at the Feb. 25 presidential election is challenging the victory of President Bola...
Dr Salma Anas, the Special Adviser to the President on Health, has said that President Bola Tinubu administration’s healthcare reform agenda will be defined by making Universal Health Coverage a priority.. Anas said this on Wednesday in Abuja at a Health Policy Dialogue. The theme of the event was...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Paris, France, preparatory to the Summit on New Global Financing Pact, which will be hosted by President Emmanuel Macron. President Tinubu was received at the airport by Ambassador Kayode Laro and other top government officials from...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Centre for Crisis Communication, CCC, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) with the mandate to engage in crisis information and communication management, has expressed its heartfelt delight over the appointment of the National Security Adviser (NSA), and a new set of Service Chiefs and the...
The Federal Government has exempted Boards of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) from the recent directive on dissolution of governing boards of certain categories of government institutions. Mr Willie Bassey, Director Information, Office of the...
The coalition of Ijaw interest groups and other critical stakeholders in the environmental sector on Wednesday urged President Bola Tinubu and Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri to promulgate a Niger Delta-wide Environmental Remediation Programme.n ‘’The Bayelsa State Government, the Federal Government, the Ministers of Petroleum and...
President Bola Tinubu on Monday appointed Mallam Nuhu Ribadu as National Security Adviser, the first without military background since the return to democratic governance in 1999.Nuhu The announcement by the Office of Secretary to the Government of the Federal (OSGF) signed by the Director of Information, Mr Willie Bassey,...
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and Maj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja as Chief of Army Staff. Tinubu also appointed Rear Adm. E.A Ogalla as Chief of Naval Staff and Air Vice Marshal Hassan Abubakar, as Chief of the Air Staff,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate dissolution of the Governing Boards of all Federal Government Parastatals, Agencies, Institutions, and Government-Owned Companies. Mr Willie Bassey, Director Information, office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation stated this in a statement on Monday...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has assured prospective investors in Nigeria that his administration will provide a better business climate for them to thrive. President Tinubu made the commitment on Monday during an audience with the Founder and Global Chairman of BHARTI AIRTEL, Mr. Sunil Bharti...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Thursday, June 22, join world leaders in Paris, France, to review and sign a New Global Financial Pact that places vulnerable countries on priority list for support and investment, following devastating impact of climate change, energy crisis, and...
In the last few days the president has started appointing key functionaries of his government – the Secretary to the Government, the Chief of Staff and Special Advisers! More will be coming in days to come, including his ministers. Essentially, all of them make up members of his cabinet....
The Lagos State APC Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi has reassured Nigerians that President Bola Tinubu’s administration will not fail Nigerians on his campaign promises. Ojelabi gave the assurance at the Inauguration Thanksgiving organised by Rep. Kafilat Ogbara (APC -Kosofe) to appreciate her constituents in Lagos on Sunday. The News...
“If we are true to ourselves, we cannot be false to anyone.” – William Shakespeare. Recently, there have been people saying they regret not voting for President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. To them, he has performed beyond expectations. In just three weeks? This is quite unprecedented because what we...
Within a fortnight in power, President Bola Tinubu may have set the tone and tempo for what promises to be a dizzying presidency. Right from the inauguration ground at Eagle Square, he could not suppress his anxiety to be in power and in control at the same time. Most...