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Tinubu Appoints IBB’s Son, Other Northerners As Heads Of Govt Agencies

–– Tinubu, Muhammad Babangida By St. Johnson Adegboyega President Bola Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, son of former military president Ibrahim Babangida, as chairman of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA). The appointment was announced in a statement on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. Onanuga said the president approved the appointment today, along with eight others. Babangida,… []

Tinubu Renames University Of Maiduguri After Buhari

–— University of Maiduguri  By St. Johnson Adegboyega President Bola Tinubu has renamed the popular University of Maiduguri to Muhammadu Buhari University. The president announced the renaming of the tertiary institution at the special Federal Executive Council meeting organised in honour of the late former president, Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, July 17. Buhari died at a London Hospital on Sunday at the age of 82…. []

Tributes Flow As Tinubu, Ex-Leaders Gather For Buhari’s Burial In Daura Today

— Buhari By Adeola Idris President Bola Tinubu and a roll-call of Nigeria’s past heads of state are expected to converge on Daura today as the remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari are laid to rest, in keeping with Islamic tradition. This is as Vice-President Kashim Shettima, directed by the President, accompanied Buhari’s remains from London where he died at around 04:30 pm Sunday. Presidency… []

Breaking: Tinubu Not Responsible For U.S Decision To Restrict Visa For Nigerians – Presidency

–– President Bola Ahmed Tinubu By Bunmi Onakan The presidency has debunked the claim that the American government’s decision to restrict visas for Nigerians is due to President Bola Tinubu’s decision to stop issuing 5-year multiple-entry visas for US citizens. According to a statement on Thursday by the presidency, President Tinubu has never stopped issuing the 5-year multiple-entry visas for US citizens. The statement issued by presidential… []

FG partners Amazon Web Services to provide free digital skills training in Nigerian tertiary institutions 

By Muyiwa Akinola The Federal Ministry of Education has announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deliver free digital skills training and certification to students and educators across tertiary institutions in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a post on the Ministry’s official X (formerly Twitter) handle as part of ongoing efforts under the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Agenda to expand access to 21st-century… []

How President Tinubu Appoints Grace Henry As First Female Chairman of Nigerian Legion 

— Ms. Grace Henry By Adeola Idris Sixty-year-old Grace Henry has been appointed as the new chairman of the National Council of the Nigerian Legion, making her the first woman and first non-commissioned officer to lead the country’s foremost veterans’ organization. The announcement was made in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by Chief Abdul Lauya, Senior Special Assistant to the Chairman on Media… []

How VeryDarkMan Organized School Children In A Protest At Wike’s Gate

— VDM with school children during the protest at Wine’s gate By St. Johnson Adegboyega   Popular social media activist and influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), took his protest to a new level on Monday by staging a dramatic demonstration at the gate of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister’s office in Abuja over the ongoing strike by primary school teachers…. []

Court grants Senator Natasha N50m Bail, Slates Sep 23 For Trial

— Sen. Natasha Akpoti, Godswill Akpabio By Olumuyiwa Akinola and Bunmi Onakan The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting at Maitama, has granted bail to the suspended Senator for Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, to the tune of N50million. The court, in a ruling that was delivered by Justice Chizoba Orji, rejected application the Federal Government made for the defendant who was arraigned… []

FG Orders Emergency Evacuation of Nigerians from Israel and Iran

––  President Bola Tinubu By St. Johnson Adegboyega The Federal Government has ordered the emergency evacuation of Nigerian citizens from Israel and Iran as tensions escalate between the two Middle Eastern nations. The evacuation directive follows an outbreak of hostilities, with Israel launching a large-scale airstrike campaign targeting more than 100 strategic locations across Iran since Friday, including military and nuclear sites. The attack reportedly… []

Threat By The Defense Headquarters To Neutralize Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo Asari Undermines Democratic Security In Nigeria – Gabriel Patterson Unyeowaji

  By Rt Hon. Gabriel Patterson Unyeowaji The Nigerian Defence Headquarters in relation to a comment allegedly made by Alhaji Mujahid Abubakr Dokubo – Asari, the President/CEO of Royal Fouche Security Limited has threatened to neutralize him by viciously inviting him to a none existent battlefield. In a press release by Major General Edward Buba, it stated that they will take out Alhaji Mujahid Abubakr… []

Tinubu, Shettima Condole With NNPC GMD, Mele Kyari Who Loses 25 Years Old Daughter

— Tinubu, Kyari By St. Johnson Adegboyega Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr Kolo Mele Kyari has lost his 25 years old daughter, Fatima to the cold hands of death. Fatima who died on friday morning after a protracted illness has since been buried according to Islamic rites in Abuja. Vice-President Kashim Shettima led other mourners to… []

Uphold Justice, Independence Of Judiciary – Tinubu Tasks New CJN

— President Bola Ahmed Tinubu  By St. Johnson Adegboyega  President Bola Tinubu has tasked Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), to defend the independence of the judiciary and promote the cause of justice. Administering the oath of office on her in the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday, the president emphasised the importance of strengthening mechanisms that will… []

Primate Ayodele Sends Tough Warning to Tinubu

  — Primate Ayodele, President Tinubu  By Bunmi Onakan  President Bola Tinubu has been told to take immediate action to solve the economic crisis facing the country Primate Elijah Ayodele gave the warning on Friday, August 23, adding that his earlier warnings were dismissed while he was called all sorts of names. According to the cleric, he prophesied that petrol prices would go up and… []

5 Special Features Of Tinubu’s Brand New Airbus A330 Presidential Jet

— Airbus A330  By St. Johnson Adegboyega  — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed the acquisition of a brand new Airbus A330 for President Tinubu. He also released the pictures of the presidential jet via his verified X handle on Monday. Onanuga stated that the new jet replaces the 19-year-old Boeing B737-700(BBJ) bought during the… []

Presidential Jet: Former LP Spokesman, Kenneth Okonkwo Criticizes Tinubu

— Kenneth Okonkwo  By St. Johnson Adegboyega  Following reports that President Bola Tinubu has authorized the purchase of a new presidential jet, former spokesperson for the Labour Party, Kenneth Okonkwo has strongly criticized the Nigerian government. Okonkwo expressed his outrage on social media, describing the decision as “the height of insensitivity” given the dire economic situation facing many Nigerians. Okonkwo highlighted the numerous challenges currently… []

Experts Claim Nigeria’s Inflation Slows For The First Time In 19 Months

By Bunmi Onakan  For the first time in 19 months, Nigeria’s inflation slowed offering some hope that successive rate hikes may finally be yielding some results. It will also be good news for Nigerians suffering the worst cost of living crisis in decades. Data from the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics puts July’s headline inflation at 33.40%, down from 34.19% recorded in June. Food inflation also… []

French Authorities Seized 3 Nigerian Presidential Private Jet

— President Tinubu on a trip in one of the Presidential Jets By Bunmi Onakan  A Chinese company, Zhongshan, has obtained a court order to seize three Nigerian presidential jets due to an ongoing legal dispute. The jets involved are a Dassault Falcon 7X in Paris, a Boeing 737, and an undelivered Airbus 330 in Switzerland. This seizure follows the Ogun State government’s termination of… []

New Minimum Wage To Gulp N3tn Pensions, Gratuities Also — FG Declares

  — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu  By Bunmi Onakan  Approximately N3tn will be spent by the Federal Government on the new minimum wage and the payment of pensions and gratuities. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this on Friday during a meeting with the Senate Committee on Appropriations, chaired by Olamilekan Adeola. The minister presented the general principles of the newly… []

FG Ready To Build Six-lane Super Highway Connecting Five States, FCT – David Umahi 

— Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi By Adeola Idris  The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has announced the Federal Government’s plans to construct a 477-kilometer, six-lane super highway traversing five states to the Federal Capital Territory. Umahi made the disclosure on Wednesday while declaring open the stakeholders’ engagement on the alignment for Ebonyi’s 101-kilometer segment of the super highway. He stated that the… []

Three Years Wage Review: NLC Explains Why They Accepted N70,000 Minimum Wage

— NLC during one of their protests, President Bola Tinubu  By Adeola Idris  After about six months of intense agitations and negotiation, the federal government and members of the organised labour on Thursday finally agreed to fix the national Minimum Wage, at N70,000 for the next three years. It was gathered that President Bola Tinubu had fixed the Minimum Wage at N70,000, as against the… []