President Bola Tinubu will, on Monday, join world leaders to participate in the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (UN 2023 Summit on SDGs) as UN marks the halftime of the SDGs. The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian leader will arrive...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – After a successful outing at the G-20 Summit in New Delhi, India, President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to depart Abuja on Sunday for New York, where he will participate in the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), which will be...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Muhammed Idris, has called for collective unity amongst people to achieve the dividend of democracy. “Democracy is nothing if it doesn’t bring progress, development, and unity among the people”, the minister said on Thursday...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the nomination of Dr Olayemi Cardoso to serve as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), for a term of five years at the first instance. The Special Adviser to the President on...
As a background to this piece, the ‘culture’ of celebrating first 100 days in office is traceable to President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States of America, He came to office in 1933 at the height of the Great Depression and wanted all Americans to know that he...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Committee for reform of the livestock industry and provision of long-term solutions to recurring clashes between herders and farmers. The President made the announcement on Thursday in Abuja after receiving a report from the National Conference on Livestock Reforms...
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday said Nigeria had no business being poor, having been blessed with enormous human and natural resources across the country. In a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Thursday in Abuja, Tinubu assured Nigerians that...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Hon. Zacch Adedeji as the new Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The President also directed the erstwhile FIRS Chairman, Mr. Muhammad Nami, to proceed on 3 months...
President Bola Tinubu has extended condolences to the government and people of Libya in the aftermath of the devastating impact of Storm Daniel. The storm led to flooding that severely affected the eastern region of the country. The president further commiserated with all families who lost loved...
The Confederation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Support Groups has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to appoint its Director-General, Alhaji Kailani Muhammed, to fill the outstanding ministerial slot for Kaduna State. The group made the call in a statement by its Director, Publicity, Strategy and Communication, Dr Saleh...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently thumbed down the practice of servicing Nigeria’s humongous loans with huge national revenue. The President’s description of that practice as destructive is indeed apt considering Nigeria’s rising population and comparable resources needed to cater for the citizens. Available records indicate that Nigeria’s foreign and...
Nigeria and the United Arab Emirate (UAE) have finalised agreement on the lifting of visa ban placed on Nigerian travellers and the immediate resumption of flights by Etihad and Emirates Airlines. This followed the visit of President Bola Tinubu to the emirate on Monday after his visit to...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu will meet with the leadership of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during a stopover in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, Special, said in a statement on Sunday, that the stopover would be after the President’s...
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi has asked the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi not to appeal the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) which affirmed the victory of President Bola Tinubu at the poll, saying that...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday in New Delhi, India, expressed Nigeria’s commitment to play a major role within the G-20 and contribute to shaping a more equitable world. Addressing world leaders at the 18th G-20 Leaders’ Summit, the Nigerian leader called for...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt condolences to King Mohammed VI of Morocco following Saturday’s devastating earthquake in his homeland, which claimed many lives. The President in a condolence message by his spokesman, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, commiserated with all families...
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, says all parts of Nigeria will benefit from the development stride of President Bola Tinubu led administration. Shettima gave the assurance in Maiduguri on Friday during a courtesy call on the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Umar-Garbai. Shettima said the young administration...
President Bola Tinubu has promised to do everything within his constitutional powers to ensure that the Nigerian military is well resourced and fit-for-purpose to discharge its constitutional duties of protecting the nation. Tinubu, represented by the Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, made the promise during the graduation...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu, who is currently in India for the G-20 Summit, has shared his conviction with Nigerians during an interaction with them on Thursday evening. The President called on Nigerians to harness the country’s rich diversity as a uniquely powerful tool...