By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu is to depart Abuja for Lagos ahead of the Muslim festival of the Eid-El-Fitr marking the end of Ramadan month. The festival is expected to hold on Tuesday or Wednesday next week depending on Lunar calendar heralding the new Islamic month...
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President Bola Tinubu has appealed for global peace and stability in Africa and other trouble spots around the world, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported. Tinubu stated this while addressing members of the Diplomatic Corps and Heads of International Organizations during Ramadan Iftar on Friday in...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of three qualified Nigerians to serve on the management team of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). President Tinubu’s approval was contained in a statement issued in Abuja by his Special Adviser to the President on...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has lauded Mr Jim Obazee for his services as the Special Investigator of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other related entities. The President commended Obazee, a former Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC), for...
Director-General, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Mr Charles Odii, has expressed the Federal Government’s readiness to remove obstacles hindering the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Odii, in a statement, said the mandate is in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope economic...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, welcomed newly-appointed ambassadors to Nigeria, expressing his commitment to enhancing cooperation in the areas of education, mining, culture, and tourism. The President received Letters of Credence from the High Commissioner of Jamaica, Lincoln Downer; High Commissioner of Australia, Leilani...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Uzoma Nwagba as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CrediCorp). The appointment was announced by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement on Friday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria’s economy is at a turning point and will require the steadfast support of the private sector for sustained growth and prosperity. Speaking during Iftar on Thursday in Abuja with members of the Nigerian business community, the President...
President Bola Tinubu has called on Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to collaborate with potential Nigerian vaccine manufacturers to ensure equitable access to life-saving vaccines for children and adults. Tinubu made the call at a meeting with a delegation of GAVI led by its Chief Executive Officer, Dr Sania...
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, signed into law the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2024. The Act is of historic proportions as it seeks to guarantee sustainable higher education and functional skill development for all Nigerian students and youths. WHY...
President Bola Tinubu has called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to consider electing its members directly through universal suffrage, instead of doing so through national parliaments. The President made this known at the inauguration of the 6th Legislature of the ECOWAS parliament on Thursday...
President Bola Tinubu has said the future of the Nigerian child will be brighter as the path to take them out of poverty has been cleared with the Students’ Loans Re-enactment Bill. The President said this when he hosted members of the APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) and the...
President Bola Tinubu has signed the Students Loan Bill into law on Wednesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the students loan is part of the implementation of the Access to Higher Education Act, 2023. The Students Loan Bill seeks to provide loans for...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has mourned the death of the former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Chiroma Ali, who held various positions within the trade union hierarchy. President Tinubu also sympathised with the Chiroma family, the organised labour community, and everyone impacted by...
The minister of works, who was once the governor of Ebonyi State, has recently said he has also been called as a pastor and prophet. This is demonstrated by his first ‘divine’ revelation and declarative statement, which are signs of the great spiritual significance of a prophet,...
Tinubu’s promise to transform Abuja turning out successful – Wike The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has expressed joy that President Bola Tinubu’s promise to transform Abuja is turning out successful. Wike stated this in Abuja on Saturday, after inspecting six ongoing projects across...
A member, House of Representatives, Rep. James Faleke, has assured that Nigeria will survive the present economic challenges with the Renewed Hope of President Bola Tinubu. Faleke, representing Federal Ikeja Constituency, gave the assurance at ” A Special Day of Inter-denominational Prayer for the Nation and the President”...
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa ,has urged Nigerians to have trust in the capacity of President Bola Tinubu to address present economic challenges. Obasa made the call on Friday in Lagos ,at the Inter-Faith Prayers and Thanksgiving Service ,to commemorate the...
Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, on Friday visited the inmates of Nigerian Correctional Service, Kuje to commemorate 72nd birthday of President Bola Tinubu. The minister, who was represented by his aide, Nafisa Bello, said the visit was to celebrate President’s birthday with inmates...
Mr Tunde Rahman, a media aide to President Bola Tinubu, has said that his boss’ refusal to celebrate his 72nd birthday was a mark of a good leader. Tinubu had opted to mark the day quietly due to the challenging times in the country. To identify with the...