The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) is set to commence the implementation of its space regulation and licensing mandate with N20 billion take-off fund approved by President Bola Tinubu. The Director-General of NASRDA, Dr Matthew Adepoju, said this on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency...
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Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri has said his administration would always respect the fundamental human rights of every citizen and abide by the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Diri stated this on Wednesday during the 158th state executive council meeting in Yenagoa. The governor said that the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- – President Bola Tinubu has mourned the death of the Galadiman of Kano and a senior kingmaker in the Kano Emirate, Alhaji Abbas Sanusi. The late Sanusi died on Wednesday morning at the age of 92. President Tinubu in a condolence message by his media...
A stock broker Mr David Adonri, has said the anticipated listing of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC Ltd.) on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) will unlock global capital and enable it to surpass President Tinubu’s 60 billion dollars investment goal by 2030, The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart for Paris, France, today on a short working visit. During the visit, the President will appraise his administration’s midterm performance and assess key milestones. A statement issued on Wednesday by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said the president will...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to look into the plights of contributory pensioners in the country. Oyintiloye, a member of defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), made the appeal while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr. Ibrahim Oloriegbe as Chairman of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), effective March 11. The President’s spokesman, Mr Bayo Onanuga, who announced this in a statement on Sunday, said the appointment of the former Kwara central senator would be...
President Bola Tinubu has said his administration removed the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from the Treasury Single Account (TSA) to expedite development and enhance participation of residents in governance. The President said this when he received FCT residents led by Mr Nyesom Wike, the FCT Minister, who paid him...
President Bola Tinubu said he nearly quit the 2023 presidential race. The President said this at a special Iftar held in his honour at the Presidential Villa on Saturday night, President Tinubu thanked guests for their presence, prayers, and contributions to the nation’s development, and appreciated Nigerians for their...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Former Military Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), has eulogized President Bola Tinubu on his 73rd birthday, describing him as the “Asiwaju of the Universe”. In his heartfelt birthday message on Saturday, IBB praised Tinubu’s leadership, saying, “You have come to lead Nigeria...
President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has described President Bola Tinubu’s vision and dedication to Nigeria as inspiring. Akpabio said this on Saturday in Abuja in a congratulatory message personally signed by him on the occasion Tinubu’s 73rd birthday anniversary. He described the president’s passion for Nigeria’s progress as contagious....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has extended his heartfelt felicitation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, on the occasion of his 73rd birthday. Governor Ododo in statement signed by his special adviser on media, Ismaila Isah described President Tinubu as a statesman whose...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has condemned the murder of travelling hunters intercepted by local vigilantes in the Uromi community of Esan North Local Government of Edo State. The President, who expressed shock at the dastardly act on Thursday, directed Police and other security agencies to...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu said Friday in Abuja that he will continue to work hard and pray for the peace and stability of the nation. In an interview with reporters after the special Juma’ah prayer session for the nation and commemoration of his birthday at the...
The Coalition of Southern Kaduna Youth Groups has pledged to mobilise votes for President Bola Tinubu and Gov. Uba Sani and Sen. Sunday Katung in the 2027 general elections. Coordinator of the coalition, Luke Duniya, made the pledge at a news conference on Friday in Kaduna. He said that...
The remains of a former Chairman of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), Prof. Humphrey Nwosu, were laid to rest on Friday in his country home in Ajalli, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that eminent Nigerians, who attended the funeral service...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Managing Director of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, has extended warm felicitations to President Bola Tinubu on his 73rd birthday, applauding his leadership and commitment to education reform. In a statement personally signed by him on Friday, Sawyerr commended Tinubu’s...
Ghanaian President, John Mahama, on Thursday called for continued dialogue between ECOWAS, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. Mahama made this call during a courtesy visit to President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja. Visiting Tinubu for the first time since his inauguration on Jan. 7, Mahama said...
President Bola Tinubu, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Thursday joined other Nigerians to celebrate the life and times of a former Presidential Spokesman, Dr Doyin Okupe. Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu and others paid tributes to Okupe at the Service of Songs organised to honour him in Lagos . The...
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday inaugurated the construction of Phase 2B of the access road to the Second Niger Bridge in Onitsha. This marks a key step in improving transport infrastructure and regional connectivity in the South East. Tinubu was represented by Anambra governor, Charles Soludo, at the event....