President Bola Tinubu on Monday congratulated Vice-President Kashim Shettima on his 58th birthday. In a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the President described Shettima as an academic, accomplished banker, raconteur and leader. Shettima was the governor of Borno from 2011 to 2019 and senator representing Borno Central from...
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President Bola Tinubu and the Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda have commiserated with the Yar’Adua family over the passing of Hajiya Dada. Hajiya Dada, was the mother of the late former President Umaru Yar’Adua, and the late General Shehu Yar’Adua. The matriarch of the Yar’Adua family passed away on...
Sen. Simon Lalong (APC/Plateau South) and All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in Plateau have urged President Bola Tinubu to fill the state vacant ministerial slot. The stakeholders made the appeal during the APC critical stakeholders meeting in Jos on Monday. Lalong, who is the APC leader in the state,...
A former Director-General of Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr Doyin Okupe, says those abusing and insulting him for supporting President Bola Tinubu’s economic recovery plan are ignorant. Okupe, a former Presidential Spokesperson, made this remark in a statement on Monday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The House of Representatives has commended President Bola Tinubu for approving a 50 per cent electricity subsidy for universities, hospitals, and other tertiary institutions of learning. Rep. Abubakar Fulata, the Chairman of the House Committee on University Education, gave the commendation in a statement on Monday in Abuja. He...
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Beijing, China, for a five-day official state visit. A statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said he arrived in China at about 9.00 a.m. local time on Sunday and was received by key officials of the Chinese government. Tinubu was also welcomed by...
Ms Yan Yuqing, Consul General of China in Lagos, says she is optimistic that President Bola Tinubu’s visit to her country will boost investment and employment in Nigeria. Yuqing told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that this would further enhance the sense of gain, happiness, and...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, says he has no regret in joining the Tinubu government. According to him, anyone who is angry he is working in the Tinubu-led administration should go and ‘hug a transformer’. Wike a PDP member worked against his party during the...
No fewer than 650 Nigerians studying at ESM University, Benin Republic, have appealed to President Bola Tinubu for assistance following the derecognition of the university by the Federal Government. The Federal Government recently banned Nigerians from enrolling in some universities in Benin and Togo after discovering that over 22,500...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja for Beijing, China, on Thursday on an official visit. A statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said Tinubu would have a brief layover in the United Arab Emirates. “In China, the President will meet with President Xi Jinping and...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep concerns over the news of the devastation wreaked by floods on communities and farmlands across the country. A statement on Wednesday by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said that the president was particularly worried about the plight of bereaved...
The Correctional Officers Pencom Retirees Association of Nigeria (COPRAN), says the contributory Pension Commission (PenCom) scheme is worsening the challenges of retirees. COPRAN, in a petition to President Bola Tinubu, Senate President, Speaker House of Representatives, Minister of Labour, and Human Rights Commission, among others, said that pensioners were...
President Bola Tinubu will depart for Beijing, China, in the first week of September, during which he will sign several MOUs with President Xi Jinping, his Chinese counterpart. The President’s Spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said this while briefing State House correspondents on Tuesday. He said the President would also visit...
President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the latest report of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on the state of the economy. The report had indicated that the country’s Gross National Product (GDP) posted another growth. According to NBS, the real GDP grew by 3.2 per cent year on year...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new Directors-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the Department of State Services (DSS). Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, who made this known in a statement on Monday, said Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed was the new Director-General...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolences to the Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Zulum, over the passing of his Commissioner of Finance, Honourable Ahmed Ali Ahmed. President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Mr. Ajuri Ngelale, also condoled with the family...
Sen. Ned Nwoko (PDP-Delta), has called on President Bola Tinubu to replace the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs with a National Social Security Agency,. Nwoko made the call in an open letter addressed to Tinubu in Abuja on Monday. The letter is titled ‘’Reimagining Nigeria’s Social Safety Net: A Call...
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday congratulated the Governor of Borno, Prof. Babagana Zulum, on his 55th birthday, saying he embodied the pragmatism and energy of youth. Tinubu, in a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said that the governor also sympathised with the sobriety, prudence, and wisdom of the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has expressed his condolences to the people of Ningi Emirate and the Bauchi State government following the passing of Alhaji Yunusa Danyaya, the Emir of Ningi. The first-class traditional ruler passed away in the early hours of Sunday. President Tinubu in...
The Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Sen. Onyekachi Nwebonyi, has urged the Federal Government to investigate the late fertiliser distribution to states by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Nwebonyi (APC—Ebonyi North) made the call on Saturday at his home town, Mbeke, Ishieke, Ebonyi Local Government Area while...