President Bola Tinubu will pay a one day working visit to Katsina State on Friday. The State Commissioner for Information, Dr Bala Salisu-Zango, made the disclosure during a press briefing on Wednesday in Katsina. He said that the President would commission two out of the numerous projects executed by...
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When on August 26, 2024, President Bola Tinubu appointed Mr. Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi as the Director-General, Department of State Services (DSS), I got tons of calls from several serving and retired officers of the Service. The calls were two-pronged – congratulatory; and “to pray that your friend delivers. “To...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the redeployment of four Federal Permanent Secretaries. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this is part of ongoing efforts to reposition the Federal Civil Service for improved performance and service delivery. Mrs Esther Walson-Jack, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu has congratulated Mr Mark Joseph Carney on the Liberal Party’s victory in the recent Canadian parliamentary elections. President Tinubu also felicitated him on his election as the 24th Prime Minister of Canada. The President in a statement by his media aide,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu, has congratulated the Chairman of Globacom and Conoil, Dr Mike Adenuga, on the occasion of his 72nd birthday on April 29. The President said Adenuga’s life, from humble beginnings, was a testament to the power of vision and the outcome of resilience,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Remo Stars Football Club on winning the 2024-2025 Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) title, a milestone achievement that spotlights Ikenne and Ogun State. President Tinubu in a statement by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, described the historic victory, four...
A political group, Osun Leaders of Thought (OLT), has urged Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun not to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The group said this in a statement issued by its Chief of Public Affairs, Mr Adesola Adigun, in Osogbo on Friday. It said rather than...
The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, has assured the people of Borno of President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to addressing the prevailing security challenges across the country. Badaru gave the assurance on Friday when he led the Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle and the Chief of...
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has called on President Bola Tinubu to give priority attention to employment generation, insecurity and rising inflation in the country. President of TUC, Mr Festus Osifo, made the appeal at the first Quadrennial Delegates Conference and 20th Anniversary of the congress in Abuja, on...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the 2027 general elections is a contest between President Bola Tinubu and the living conditions of Nigerians. PDP Acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, stated this while presenting a Certificate of Return to the PDP candidate for the Anambra State governorship election,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a high-powered delegation to Vatican City to attend the burial of His Holiness, Pope Francis, on Saturday, April 26. Senate President Godswill Akpabio is at the head of the five-member delegation, according to a statement issued on Friday in...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said President Bola Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope Agenda” is working for FCT residents. Wike stated this in Abuja on Thursday, after inspecting ongoing projects in preparation for inauguration to celebrate the second anniversary of President Bola Tinubu. One of...
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has approved the request by the 2025 Hajj intending pilgrims to be granted cash transactions for the holy pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This followed the intervention of Vice-President Kashim Shettima, who appealed to President Bola Tinubu on behalf of the pilgrims...
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to working closely with the Niger Government to bring prosperity to the country. Idris made this statement on Wednesday upon arriving in Abuja aboard an inaugural flight from the newly named President Bola Tinubu...
The Federal Government has inaugurated flight operations of Overland Airways at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport in Minna, Niger state. Minister of Aviation and Airspace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, inaugurated the flight operation in Minna on Wednesday. He said that the newly reconstructed airport would be an alternative...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Emir of Ilorin,Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, on his 85th birthday. The President commended Sulu-Gambari, the Chairman of the Kwara State Council of Traditional Rulers, for his unwavering commitment to nation-building, demonstrated by his consistent advocacy for unity, peace, and progress....
Today, with a heavy heart, I join the Catholic faithful and Christians worldwide in mourning the passing of Pope Francis, a humble servant of God, tireless champion of the poor, and guiding light for millions. His passing, coming just after the celebration of Christ’s Resurrection, is a sacred return...
The leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has condemned a statement by the former vice presidential candidate in the 2023 General Elections, Sen. Datti Baba-Ahmed, who said President Bola Tinubu’s government is ‘questionably constitutional’. The rebuttal, signed by the National Publicity Secretary of LP, Dr Arabambi Abayomi, was issued...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- Vice President Kashim Shettima has dismissed allegations that he was barred from accessing the Presidential Villa by armed security men. VP Shettima in statement by his Senior Special Assistant to The President on Media & Communications (Office of The Vice President), Stanley Nkwocha, attributed the...
President Bola Tinubu on Friday felicitated Christians in Nigeria and worldwide as they observe Easter, the celebration of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection – the cornerstone of the Christian faith. In a message signed by the President, he said he remained steadfast in his commitment to delivering the promise...