The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the three recent food stampedes in Nigeria as “an ugly testament to the alarming level of misery, poverty, hunger, starvation, sense of hopelessness and desperation for survival currently plaguing our nation” under the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) government. In a statement on Sunday, … Read more
Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, has described Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, as a bridge-builder and model political leader, following the calibre of persons across political divides that graced his son’s wedding in Asaba. President Tinubu stated this at the wedding between Mr Clinton Oborevwori and his hearthrob Knowledge Davidson at the Living Faith Church, … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has cancelled all his official events in Lagos on Saturday, including his attendance at the 2024 Lagos Boat Regatta in honour of the stampedes victims in Abuja and Okija, Anambra. The two tragedies claimed many lives and left many others injured. Tinubu was scheduled to watch the boat parade and other activities … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has said that the 2025 budget forecasts that inflation will decline from current 34.6% to 15% next year. He said this during his presentation of the N47.9 trillion 2025 budget proposal to a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday. The President also said that the exchange rate will improve from … Read more
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the Executive Management of 12 River Basin Development Authorities under the Federal Ministry of Water Resources. OGUN-OSUN RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, ABEOKUTA (Lagos, Oyo, Ogun and Osun): 1. Hon. Odebunmi Olusegun – Chairman (Oyo) 2. Engr. Dr. Adedeji Ashiru – Managing Director (Osun) 3. … Read more
Defence and insecurity , infrastructure, health and education were some of the sectors with high allocations in the N47.9tn Budget Proposal presented by President Bola Tinubu before a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday afternoon. “It is with great pleasure that I lay before this distinguished joint session of the National Assembly, the … Read more
The N47.9trillion 2025 budget presentation to joint session of the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu, earlier fixed for Tuesday, December 17, 2024, has been shifted to Wednesday, December 18, 2024. Information on a day postponement of the budget presentation by the President was authoritatively gathered from top management staff of the National … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Nwakuche Ndidi as the Acting Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service. His appointment follows the expiration of the tenure of the current CG, Haliru Nababa. Nababa was appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari on February 18, 2021. In a statement on Friday, the Secretary of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, … Read more
Arewa Youths Integrity Network (AYIN), a social-political group in the northern region of Nigeria, has criticised the appointment of Mr. Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as the Acting Accountant General of the Federation, AGoF. The group, while berating President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing his Lagos kinsman into such a sensitive position of the nation’s … Read more
Some supporters of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the north, have said the incessant banditry attacks in the north west region could be traced to some “desperate politicians” who are bent on frustrating the administration of the President. Coming under the aegis of Asiwaju Social Network (ASoN), North West Zone, the group warned those it … Read more