President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the latest report on the country’s trade balance by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). According to the report, Nigeria recorded another trade surplus in the second quarter of 2024, hitting N6.95 trillion, which is 6.60 per cent higher than the N6.52 trillion surplus...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu and His Majesty King Charles III met at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday for a private meeting, highlighting the enduring and cherished relationship between Nigeria and the United Kingdom. This will be the first meeting of the two leaders since they met...
A former chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) , Salihu Lukman, has predicted that Nigerians will ‘vote out’ President Bola Tinubu in 2027, just as they ousted the military regime in 1999. Lukman, a former National Vice Chairman of the party, made this statement on Channels Television’s Politics...
President Bola Tinubu has been described as a veteran captain that would safely land Nigeria from its current turbulent situations. Sen. George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), said this when the management of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) visited him on Wednesday in Abuja....
President Bola Tinubu has said his administration is restoring confidence in Nigeria economy through measures aimed at reducing inflation, stabilising the foreign exchange market, and improving fiscal management. Tinubu, represented by his Vice, Kashim Shettima, gave the assurance on Tuesday at the 17th Annual Chartered Institute of Bankers of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Presidency has denied allegations of human rights abuses and violations in Nigeria made by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in the United Kingdom. Special Adviser to the President, Bayo Onanuga, described the claims as false and misleading. Onanuga explained that the Nigerian government...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep concern about the flooding in parts of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the worst flood in recent decades has displaced thousands of residents and affected facilities such as the Post office and the Maiduguri...
President Bola Tinubu has been urged to consider reshuffling his cabinet to expedite delivery of his Renewed Hope Agenda to the masses A Public Affairs Analyst, Mr Alexander Orji, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. According to him,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has sympathized with the government and people of Niger over the petrol tanker explosion in the state on Sunday, which claimed the lives of 48 people and livestock. According to the Niger Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Federal Road Safety...
Foremost Professor of Political Science, Bolaji Akinyemi, has cautioned President Bola Tinubu’s administration to be careful with Chinese deals. Prof Akinyemi, also a former Director General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. “Of course, we should be careful...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to use his “leadership position and good offices to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), to immediately reverse what it described as the “illegal and unconstitutional” increase in the pump price...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been urged to appoint Abdul’aziz Abdul’aziz, a veteran broadcast journalist as the new presidential spokesperson following the sudden resignation of Chief Ajuri Ngelale. Malam Adamu Aliyu Ngulde, a journalist based in Maiduguri, who made the call in a statement...
A former PDP presidential aspirant, Dr Abdul-Jhalil Tafawa Balewa, has urged Nigerians to be patient with President Bola Tinubu,saying he inherited a near-bankrupt nation ,but trying hard to put things right. Tafawa-Balewa made the statement in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos....
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu, to quickly address the growing hunger and economic hardship in the country. Oyintiloye, a former lawmaker, made the appeal while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Osogbo. He said...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has received the memo from Ajuri Ngelale, his spokesman and Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, informing him of his resignation for personal and health reasons. The President in a statement on Saturday, said he accepted Ngelale’s reasons for the resignation, fully...
President Bola Tinubu has said his administration is implementing some critical initiatives to ensure police personnel are equipped with the necessary tools and training to protect and serve citizens effectively. Tinubu, who was represented by the Vice-President Kashim Shettima, said this on Saturday at the passing out parade ceremony...
Ajuri Ngelale, on Friday, resigned from his positions as Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action and Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee on Project Evergreen. Ngelale, in a statement released to State House correspondents, said he submitted a memo to the Chief...
President Bola Tinubu has expressed his commitment to replicate China’s infrastructure in Nigeria, following his visit to China. He made this known during a meeting with the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation in China (NIDO China) and the Nigerian community in Beijing. The President’s spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said in a...
The leadership of the Northern Christian Youth Professionals (NCYP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to take decisive action to address the current predicament in the nation. Mr Isaac Abrak, Chairman of NCYP, made this known in a press statement issued on Friday in Kaduna. Abrak said NCYP was concerned...
The Concerned Nigerian Youths for Good Governance (CNYGG) are urging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to consider replacing Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), amid concerns over the recent fuel price increase. In a statement on Wednesday, the convener of CNYGG, Ambassador...