Tinubu signs N’West Development Commission bill
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, assented to the North West Development Commission Bill. This was disclosed to journalists by the Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, who sponsored the bill. Barau commended the President for granting assent, noting that the commission…
Tinubu names Walson-Jack new Head of Service
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday approved the appointment of Mrs. Didi Walson-Jack as Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, with effect from August 14, 2024. Walson-Jack’s appointment was announced in a statement by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media…
Tinubu presides over FEC meeting at Villa
President Bola Tinubu is currently presiding over the Federal Executive Council meeting at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja; the 14th session since the council’s inauguration last August.Before the meeting commenced, the council observed a minute’s silence in…
Rivers People to Tinubu: ‘You’ve brought fresh hope to Ogoniland’
President Bola Tinubu’s appointment of Dr. Olufemi Adekanmbi as the new Coordinator of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has been hailed by the people of Rivers State as a move that brings fresh hope to Ogoniland. Dr. Adekanmbi, an…
NEF demands grazing reserves as Tinubu plans livestock ministry
President Bola Tinubu has hinted at creating a new Ministry of Livestock Development to, among many benefits, curb decades of gory clashes between herders and farmers. He also inaugurated the Presidential Committee on Implementation of Livestock Reforms, expressing readiness to…
Nigerians will re-elect Tinubu in 2027, APC secretary boasts
The All Progressives Congress has expressed conviction that President Bola Tinubu will be re-elected in 2027 despite the economic hardship and planned alliance between mega opposition parties. The lingering economic hardship resulting from ongoing reforms such as fuel subsidy removal…
Court orders Buhari’s minister to account for N729bn payment to poor Nigerians
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered a former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, to account for payments of N729bn to 24.3 million poor Nigerians for six months. The court also ordered…
FG to conduct national drug use survey
The Federal Government plans to conduct a drug use survey as part of its efforts to combat drug abuse and develop preventive measures, The PUNCH reports. It said the survey to be conducted soon would help the government break the…
PSC workers union asks Tinubu to sack IGP over recruitment impasse
The Joint Union Congress of the Police Service Commission (PSC) has condemned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over his handling of the recent recruitment process. The union is calling for his removal due to what they claim is…
Tinubu flies private jet to S’Africa, avoids faulty presidential aircraft
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu and his entourage departed Lagos on Tuesday to attend the inauguration of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria. The president was accompanied by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat, and other government…