President Bola Tinubu has restated his administration commitment to end terrorism, kidnapping, banditry and other criminal activities in the country. He stated this on Saturday during the 7th and 8th combined convocation of the Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA), Katsina State. Represented by Prof. Abdulkarim Mohammed, Vice Chancellor, Federal...
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President Bola Tinubu did not present empty budget boxes before the National Assembly, according to the Chairman, Northern Caucus, Alhassan Doguwa. Doguwa, who addressed newsmen on Friday in Kano, strongly denied that Tinubu presented empty budget boxes before the national assembly. He said, ” What people don’t know...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Friday emphasised the unwavering commitment of President Bola Tinubu’s administration to enhance job security within the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and the younger population. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice-President, Mr Stanley Nkwocha,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja -. President Bola Tinubu on Thursday met with His Majesty, King Charles III, on the sidelines of the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. President Tinubu in a post on X (formerly Twitter), said he had a productive engagement with...
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) says President Bola Tinubu’s 2024 Appropriation Bill of N27.5 trillion should not fail to truly renew Nigerians’ hopes. The Southwest Zonal Secretary of the party, Mr Femi Olaniyi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos that there must be...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has said Nigeria’s national defence and internal security, local job creation, macro-economic stability, investment environment optimization, human capital development, poverty reduction, and social security are some of the top priorities of the 2024 Budget of Renewed Hope. Addressing...
Budget of Renewed Hope Delivered By: His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR President, Federal Republic of Nigeria At the Joint Session of the National Assembly, Abuja Wednesday, November 29, 2023 1. In furtherance of my sacred duties and obligations as President of the Federal...
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday presented a budget of N27.5 trillion for 2024 to the National Assembly for approval. Presenting the budget tagged ‘’Budget of Renewed Hope’’, Tinubu said that it main focus was on national defence, internal security, local job creation and macro-economic stability. He said that...
President Bola Tinubu has sought the approval of the Senate for 2023-2024 external borrowing plan of 8.6 billion dollars and 100 million euros. This is contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate,Godswill Akpiabio and read at plenary on Tuesday. Tinubu said the request for the borrowings...
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Prof. Tunji Olaopa as the Chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC). This followed the adoption of the report of the senate Committee on Establishment and Public Service at the Committee of the Whole on Tuesday. The senate also confirmed for appointment...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday depart Abuja for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to attend the COP28 Climate Summit. This is according to a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by the presidential spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale. He said President Tinubu...
The media is somewhat awash with reports about broadening the government’s income base. It is commonsensical to grow inflow, flowing from the extant, age-old, and probably weather-beaten desire to diversify the nation’s revenue source from Oil. Agriculture, steel development, manufacturing, mining and quarrying, have among other sectors been proposed...
Some stakeholders in the oil and gas industry have commended the reappointment of Malam Mele Kyari as the head of the National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL). They gave the commendation in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos, while calling for...
President Bola Tinubu will present the 2024 budget estimate to a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday. Reliable sources in the upper chamber informed the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. The sources said the President had written to both the President of the Senate,...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said President Bola Tinubu’s administration is prioritising investment in human capital and related areas because the greatest asset of the country is its people. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice-President, in a statement...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new Board and Management team for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) with effect from Dec. 1. The president’s approval was contained in a statement issued by his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale,...
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State believes Nigerians should be patient with President Bola Tinubu’s government which, according to him, inherited an “almost comatose” administration. Tinubu came to power in May – taking over from Muhammadu Buhari – and quickly introduced economic reforms aimed at restoring...
After the first six months in office, the Bola Tinubu presidency has spent enough time to acquire a definable footprint and an evolving identity. It now has a character, style and flavor. There is no point rehashing what names people of the street have started calling the new...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – In his bid to restore political stability in Ondo State, President Bola Tinubu, late on Friday, waded into the months-long crisis between factions loyal to the Executive Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, and the Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. This followed marathon negotiations between...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 10 Nigerians to serve on the Board of Directors of the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI). The presidential spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He gave...