By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded to the Senate for confirmation a modified list of members of the inaugural Governing Board of the North West Development Commission (NWDC) as he nominated Hon. Emeka Atuma as chairman of the South East Development Commission (SEDC). In...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of Chief Executive Officers (CEO) for the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC). The President in a statement on Friday by his Special Adviser, Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga,...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Ali Pate, has said that it is a fallacy for anyone to think that the President, Bola Tinubu, alone can solve Nigeria’s problems. Prof. Pate, however said that the president is aware of the difficulty...
Senators from the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria have expressed support for the Tax Reform Bills presented to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu. The lawmakers under the aegis of the South-South Senators’ Forum stressed the importance of tax reforms in boosting national revenue and fostering economic stability....
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, says the President Bola Tinubu-led administration is committed to the well-being of Nigerians by ensuring that all citizenry access quality health care services. The first lady disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday at the 25th anniversary of National Hospital, Abuja (NHA), with the...
Tax Reform Bills: Tinubu directs Justice ministry to work with National Assembly to address concerns
Tax Reform Bills: Tinubu directs Justice ministry to work with National Assembly to address concerns
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Justice to work closely with the National Assembly to address concerns regarding the new tax reform bills. President Tinubu gave the directive in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by the Minister of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has called for the Nigeria-South Africa strategic partnership to become a model of leadership, economic integration and shared prosperity for the African continent. Tinubu said this at the opening of the 11th Session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) on Tuesday...
President Bola Tinubu is on a mission to transform satellite towns in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to cities. FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, who stated this during the inauguration of the construction of Kabusa to Takushara road in Abuja on Tuesday, added that the Tinubu administration had taken governance...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Minister of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani has reaffirmed the National Council on Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy’s (NCCIDE) commitment to supporting President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Speaking during the council’s 12th regular meeting on Monday in Makurdi,...
A former Director-General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign, Dr Doyin Okupe, says President Bola Tinubu’s revitalisation of the Port Harcourt refinery has set Nigeria on transformative path. Okupe, a former spokesman for President Olusegun Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in...
President Bola Tinubu has said that Nigerians lived fake lives before the petrol subsidy removal in 2023. Tinubu stated this while speaking at the 34th and 35th combined convocation ceremonies of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) in Ondo state on Saturday. According to the president, the removal...
On behalf of the Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe Annual Award Lecture Powered by Zik of Africa Foundation, I am delighted to extend profound congratulations to Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her reappointment as the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) for a second term in office. This outstanding achievement...
President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his resolve to stabilise the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and contribute to peace in Africa. Tinubu stated this during the closing ceremony of the African Military Games 2024 in Abuja, Senior Special to the President on Media and Communications, Office of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Alhassan Yahaya on his election as the President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) at the 8th Triennial National Delegates Conference in Owerri, on November 27, 2024. The President also congratulated other newly elected members of the NUJ...
Global Leaders Convene at NDLEA Headquarters to Advance “Investing in Prevention” Strategy for Combating Substance Abuse A landmark event took place at the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Headquarters in Jahi, Abuja, as international delegates and global experts joined forces to discuss strategies for combating substance abuse through...
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe state is clearly a silent visionary. A leader who would rather quietly screw the greasy bolts and nuts to get the job done than mount the soapbox to announce how he intends to do the job. My visit to Damaturu last week after...
The Senate has received President Bola Tinubu’s request for confirmation of appointment of three persons as members of Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the letter was read on Thursday by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, at plenary. The president, in the...
The Federal Government has handed over 15 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered buses to the transport unions in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Clean Energy Transport Scheme. Speaking at the handover ceremony in Abuja, the Minister of Transportation, Sen. Said Alkali, said the scheme was designed to ease...
The House of Representatives has confirmed the appointment of Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede as substantive Chief of Army Staff of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Lt. Gen. Oluyede’s confirmation by the House follows his screening by an ad hoc committee which submitted its report that...
High Chief Michael Bishop Ayogu, HPNA, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, others Headline Honorees at the 5th Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe Annual Award Lecture 2024 in Abuja The 5th edition of the prestigious Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe Annual Award Lecture 2024 was a momentous celebration of excellence, philanthropy, and societal impact. Held in...