By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has called for the suspension of economic sanctions imposed on Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea by ECOWAS. Tinubu, who is the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the organisation, said this at the extraordinary session...
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The Presidency on Saturday in Abuja debunked insinuations that Qatari authorities had stopped the scheduled state visit by President Bola Tinubu to the country. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, stated that the state visit would still hold between March 2 and...
President Bola Tinubu has expressed confidence in the possibility of lasting peace, security and prosperity in the West African region. He said this at the Extraordinary session of the Authority of Heads of States and Government on the Political, Peace and security in ECOWAS region in Abuja, on Saturday....
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is in the final stages of releasing 42,000 metric tonnes of assorted food items to support the vulnerable populations across the country. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on...
President Bola Tinubu on Friday led governors, members of the National Assembly and other dignitaries to the final burial ceremony of former Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, in Owo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that also present was the Secretary to the Government of the...
The Arewa Economic Forum (AEF), an economic think-tank of intellectuals and business entrepreneurs of Northern Nigeria, has reacted to the financial situation in the country and called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to consider reversing the fuel subsidy removal policy and halt the disbursement of excess allocations to...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his commitment as the Chairman of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government to advancing judicial reforms with determined support, emphasizing that integrious and accountable judicial systems will strengthen democracy across West Africa The President...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to publicly instruct Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice to immediately withdraw his reported statement purportedly advising the Court of Justice of the Economic Community...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the management team for the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), pending its confirmation by the Nigerian Senate. This is contained in a statement on Thursday by his spokesman, Mr Ajuri Ngelale. He said...
President Bola Tinubu has said his administration remains steadfast in implementing necessary economic reforms to facilitate business growth and create investment opportunities. He said this when he received a delegation from the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) led by Florizelle Liser, CCA’s President and Chief Executive Officer, on...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr Ibrahim Gaga as Executive Director, Corporate Services, at the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM). Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of DCG Kemi Nandap, as the new Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). The president’s approval is contained in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, on Wednesday in Abuja....
Retired Gen. Yakubu Gowon has urged Nigerians to give more time to the President Bola Tinubu-led administration, toward resolving the various challenges confronting the country. He added that it was too early in the life of the administration to begin to resolve all the inherited crisis in different...
Oba Abdulfatai Akamo, Olu of Itori in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun, has urged Nigerians to be patient with the present administration in the country, saying President Bola Tinubu met a bad economy. Akamo said this at a news conference in his palace in Itori on Wednesday,...
By JEROME-MARIO UTOMI, Asaba – A group of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Media Professionals have appealed to His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, to end gas flaring in Ubeji Community, a sleepy Satellite community located around the...
The Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria (NOGASA) has called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on the country’s refineries, if the economy must be stabilised. President of NOGASA, Chief Benneth Korie, made the call on Tuesday at a news conference in...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Ms.. Hafsat ABubakar Bakari as the new Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). Ms. Bakari, a former Deputy Director in the NFIU; she is taking over from Modibbo Hamman-Tukur. The...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate payment of outstanding State House electricity bill, due to the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). President Tinubu’s directive is contained in a statement by Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, on...
The Federal Government has expressed determination to raise at least 10 billion dollars to increase foreign exchange (forex) liquidity to stabilise the Naira and grow the economy. President Bola Tinubu made this known at the inauguration of the Public Wealth Management Conference organised by the Ministry of Finance Incorporated...
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Abuja from the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Tinubu, who departed Addis Ababa in the morning on Monday, arrived in Abuja around 3:40 pm. While in Ethiopia, the Nigerian leader actively participated in the 44th Ordinary Session of the...