President Bola Tinubu
National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje has boasted of the increasing fortunes of his party, saying discussions are on to get some opposition political parties to collapse into the APC. Ganduje disclosed this on Wednesday while giving an insight into the visit of minister-designate and former Rivers state Governor, […]
President Bola Tinubu has hailed Nigerian youth and their contributions to the economy, reiterating his vow to create one million jobs via the digital economy. He said this in a statement by his media aide Ajuri Ngelale on the occasion of the 2023 International Youth Day. According to president Tinubu, Nigerian youth should champion national […]
Chairman of the Economic Community of West African State, President Bola Tinubu, said the regional bloc was committed to protecting democracy and human rights in Niger Republic. According to the Nigerian President, the regional bloc must engage the coup leaders in the neighbouring country to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum. Tinubu spoke on Thursday in Abuja […]
The House of Representatives has approved the request of President Bola Tinubu for an amendment to the 2022 appropriation act. The approval followed president Tinubu’s request for five hundred billion naira for palliatives to Nigerians in order to reduce the hardship caused by subsidy removal. Recall that president Tinubu while meeting with governors of class […]
President Bola Tinubu, today, closed his defense to the petition that candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi, filed to nullify his election victory. Tinubu, through his team of lawyers led by Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, wrapped up his defense to the petition, after he presented one witness that testified before the Presidential […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress is set to reportedly engage President Bola Tinubu on the agitation for extension of civil servants’ retirement age to sixty-five years. The National President, NLC, Joe Ajaero on Sunday reportedly said that labour was not relenting on the agitation, which started under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. When asked on Sunday […]
Garba Shehu, a Senior Special Assistant to the immediate past president, Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said the incumbent President, Bola Tinubu would have lost his bid to be president had Buhari removed the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit. Shehu in a statement titled, “Why did it take the new Tinubu/ Shettima presidency weeks to remove […]
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, has said the United Kingdom (UK) is awaiting the appointment of ministers by President Bola Tinubu, before taking steps to strengthen collaboration. Montgomery, who spoke to newsmen in Abuja at the weekend, said the UK government had identified six areas in which both countries could strengthen cooperation […]
The Department of State Services told the Federal Capital Territory High Court on Tuesday said that suspended Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, will flee the country if granted bail. The Attorney General of the Federation also supported the argument of the DSS, describing Emefiele as a “flight risk. The former head of the […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has asked President Bola Tinubu to change the newly assented Students Loans Act to grant for indigent students. It could be recalled that president Tinubu signed into law the Students Loans Bill in fulfillment of a promise he made during his campaign. Reacting after the president signed the […]
