The Progressive Governors Forum on Thursday at the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Summit held in Abuja endorsed President Bola Tinubu as sole candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The endorsement, which was moved by Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo and Chairman of the forum Chairman, was seconded by...
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by EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The North Central All Progressives Congress (APC), stakeholders have endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in office. The endorsement followed a motion moved by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume and supported by Niger State Governor,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt felicitations to two British Nigerians, Opeyemi Bright and Jason Jackson, on their historic election and inauguration as mayors in London. The President in a statement by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, commended Bright and Jackson for sustaining the...
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday returned to Abuja after attending the inauguration of the 267th Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, in Rome, Italy. The President who arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 6.50 p.m. was received by senior government officials. The President had...
TMinister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said the President Bola Tinubu-led administration has attracted over $450 million into the development of Nigeria’s Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) value chain. Idris stated this during his remarks at the Nigeria Public Relations Week (NPRW 2025) on Tuesday in...
President Bola Tinubu has said that sports remained a tool for national integration and cohesion. He stated at the opening of the 22nd National Sports Festival, tagged ‘Gateway Games’ 2024 on Sunday in Abeokuta. Tinubu who was represented by the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, said that for decades, sports...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu, the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi and former Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi met at Pope Leo XIV’s installation mass on Sunday in Rome. The presidential media aide, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement issued via his X (formerly Twitter)...
A chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged opposition parties to stop blaming President Bola Tinubu for the defection of their members to the ruling party. Oyintiloye, a former lawmaker, made the remarks while speaking with journalists on Sunday in Osogbo. The...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna– The North West zone of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has endorsed and passed a vote of confidence on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election. The endorsement was made after a stakeholders’ meeting, comprising all Governors of the North West, Speaker of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Rome, Italy, on Saturday to join other world leaders at the solemn mass marking the beginning of the Pontificate of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, the 267th Bishop of Rome and the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church. The...
Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said President Bola Tinubu, upon assumption of office in 2023, directed priority attention to 2,694 inherited projects across the geopolitical zones. Umahi made this known when he featured at the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing Series on Friday in Abuja. The minister added that...
President Bola Tinubu on Friday said traditional institutions remained integral to the country’s development and called for more support in implementing policies that directly impacted people’s livelihoods. The President spoke when he received Oba Abimbola Owoade I, the 46th Alaafin of Oyo, his wife, Abiwumi, and a delegation of...
President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, inducted two brand-new Agusta 109 Trekker helicopters into the inventory of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in a significant boost to Nigeria’s air power capability. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Tinubu was represented by the Vice President,Kashim Shettima, at the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja for Rome, the capital of Italy, on Saturday at the invitation of Pope Leo XIV. Accompanied by top Catholic leaders, President Tinubu will attend a solemn mass marking the beginning of the Pontificate of His Holiness Pope Leo...
Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, has said the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved Group Life Assurance Scheme for government workers, paramilitary and uniformed personnel. Walson-Jack said this while briefing State House Correspondents at the end of the sixth FEC meeting of the year on...
The Federal Ministry of Works has assured Nigerians that the Akure-Ikere road dualisation project will be ready for inauguration by President Bola Tinubu in December. The Federal Controller of Works in Ondo State, Engr Olajide Hussein, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the 15-kilometre Apo to Wassa road project is ready for inauguration to celebrate President Bola Tinubu’s second anniversary. Wike stated this in Abuja on Saturday, after he inspected the project and others in preparation for Tinubu’s second...
The Tinubu Media Volunteers (TMV) has commended the annual enrollment of nurses in Nigeria from 28,000 students two years ago to 115,000 students presently. This milestone, according to the group, was due to the deliberate policy of President Bola Tinubu led administration to boost the country’s healthcare sector by...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said President Bola Tinubu is changing the leadership narrative in Nigeria. Wike stated this in Abuja on Saturday, after inspecting some ongoing projects in preparation for the commemoration of Tinubu’s second year in office. He said that Tinubu’s...
President Bola Tinubu has said Nigeria is ready to partner Qatar to explore opportunities in the agricultural sector. The President said this while receiving Dr Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, a special envoy from the Amir of the State of Qatar, at the State House on Friday. Al-Khulaifi, Qatar’s Minister...