The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has faulted the recent comments by Dr Babachir Lawal, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation,regarding the 2027 Presidential ambitions of President Bola Tinubu This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Information and Public Relations of the Ministry of Defence, … Read more
NOISY headlines weeks ago propagated the love President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has for Ogoniland which sent a delegation to him. Whatever the Ogoni visit was about, it was an opportunity for Tinubu to recount how much he had done for Ogoniland. The enlightened encounter was a ruse. Tinubu was not interested in any cleansing of … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has asked all ministers within his administration to immediately give a account of their stewardship to Nigerians. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, conveyed this presidential directive during a press conference held in Abuja on Tuesday. Idris announced that all ministers are directed to periodically present … Read more
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over “the failure to direct the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Olawale Edun to name and ensure the prosecution of the contractors who collected over N167 billion from 31 ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) but … Read more
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has increased the proposed total budget size for 2025 from N49.7trillion he presented to the joint session of the National Assembly on December 18, 2024 to N54.2trillion . President Tinubu announced an increase in the proposed budget size through separate letters forwarded to both the Senate and the House … Read more
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday for Paris, France, on a private visit en route to Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. “In Addis Ababa, President Tinubu will join African leaders at the 46th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council and the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the AU Heads … Read more
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has written to the House of Representatives, notifying it of his decision to decline assent to the Federal University of Education, Numan, Adamawa State (Establishment) Bill, 2024, in accordance with Section 58(4) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). Reading the letter on the House floor on Tuesday, Deputy Speaker … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Abba Aliyu as the substantive Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). The appointment, effective from Jan. 23, is for an initial term of four years, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Spokesman, said in a statement. Aliyu has been acting as the agency’s managing director since March 2024 until … Read more
The House of Representatives has thoroughly reviewed the N49.70 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill submitted to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu the Deputy Spokesperson, Rep. Philip Agbese (APC-Benue), has said. In an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday, Agbese said that all the committees of the house took time to work on the … Read more
President Bola Tinubu on Friday commended the intervention of the Finish government with the arrest and detention of Simon Ekpa. Tinubu spoke when he received the Letters of Credence from the Finnish Ambassador to Nigeria, Ms Sanna Selin, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The president said that government would not tolerate actions and … Read more