By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Following the protests that rocked the announcement of a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart as the representative of the state in the NDDC board, Cross River Governor, Bassey Otu, has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu will address the issue in the party’s interest...
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President Bola Tinubu has solicited the support of the United Nations in Nigeria’s fight against terrorism in the light of its rippling effect on global peace, displacements of people and rising poverty. He made the appeal at an audience with the Under-Secretary General of the United Nations...
Some former presidential candidates of opposition political parties in the 2023 presidential election have called on President Bola Tinubu to include them in his government. The presidential candidate of the National Rescue Movement (NRM), Amb. Felix Osakwe, made the call while speaking on behalf of the Forum of Concerned...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said all diplomatic options would be exhausted with the military junta in Niger Republic before any military intervention. A statement on Thursday in Abuja by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said Tinubu also reiterated the non-acceptance of forceful removal of a democratic government....
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has reaffirmed the Commission’s commitment to all ongoing partnership talks with local and international entities aimed at accelerating the development of the Niger Delta region. Dr Ogbuku, who...
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu will address the 78th Session of the high-level General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly t no at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday, September 19. The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu, in his...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has reacted to the unfolding political standoff in Gabon, a country in Central Africa. Army officers had earlier seized power in Gabon because elections held over the weekend were not credible. The elections returned disputed after the electoral body...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State has embarked on a protest in Calabar, over the appointment of Asu Okang as the Commissioner representing the State on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The protesters displayed placards...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has conveyed his condolence message to the family of Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi, who designed the national flag in 1958, following his passing into glory at the age of 87. Tinubu condoled with friends and associates of...
Angolan President João Lourenço on Wednesday invited his counterpart, President Bola Tinubu, to the regular bilateral and multilateral consultations of African leaders aimed at tackling common challenges across the continent. This is stated in a message by Lourenço through his envoy, Téte António, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Angola, in Abuja. The...
Rufus Ebegba Centre for Leadership and Environmental Sustainability, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has advised President Bola Tinubu administration work towards alleviating the economic hardship being experienced by Nigerians. The founder of the NGO, Dr Rufus Ebegba, said this on Wednesday during an interview with the News Agency...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new Board and Management team of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), inclusive of the following Board and Management team members: Mr. Chiedu Ebie – Chairman – Delta Dr. Samuel Ogbuku – Managing Director / CEO – Bayelsa...
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mr Mohammed Idris, says President Bola Tinubu is committed to ameliorating the temporary pains of Nigerians over fuel subsidy in shortest time possible. Idris stated this when he received Gov. Mohammed Bago of Niger, who paid him a courtesy visit on...
The administration of President Bola Tinubu has revealed its eight-point agenda aimed at “moving the Nigerian economy forward,” including fighting corruption, protecting the rule of law, and providing security for Nigerians and businesses. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, listed the items...
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) says the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu, are creating disconnection between the Federal Government and the citizens. The PDP said this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba in Abuja on Monday. Ologunagba questioned the sensitivity of the government toward...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – As part of a broader effort to reduce the cost of governance in Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu has directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to freeze the processing of visas for all government officials seeking to travel to New York for the...
Rep. Amobi Ogah (LP-Abia) has pleaded with President Bola Tinubu to release Nnamdi Kanu as a gift to the people of South Eastern Nigeria. Ogah, member representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency of Abia in the House of Representatives, made the appeal in a statement in Abuja on Monday. ...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has declared that Nigeria will not sustain failed economic theory that sees to the wastage of 90% of its scarce revenue in the servicing of external debts in the midst of many development challenges facing the country. The President...
The Director General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON) Mr Osita Okechukwu, says President Bola Tinubu deserves commendation for not applying to join the BRICS economic group. At the 15th BRICS Summit in South Africa, the bloc admitted Argentina, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE among other intending developing countries into...
A former member of the House of Representatives, Robinson Uwak, on Sunday, commended President Bola Tinubu on his move to resolve Nigeria’s dispute with the United Arab Emirate (UAE)’s Airline and its visa issuance. Uwak, in a statement, said President Tinubu’s move would reopen that corridor for Nigerians, who...