Tinubu
Just In: Tinubu Bars Government Officials From Foreign Trips
President Bola Tinubu has banned public funded international trips for ministers, officials and heads of agencies. Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, conveyed the directive in a letter to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume. The letter cited the “current economic challenges and the need for responsible fiscal management” […]
Tinubu appoints new Almajiri Education Commission leadership team
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new leadership for the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education. Brigadier-General Lawal Ja’afar Isa (Rtd) is now to serve as the Chairman of the Board of the Commission, while Dr. Idris Muhammad Sani is to serve as the Executive Secretary/CEO. General Ja’afar Isa is […]
Tinubu Holds Closed Door Meeting With IBB In Minna
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday held a closed-door meeting with former military president, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida in Minna, the Niger State capital. Tinubu left the venue of the inauguration of the Agric Mechanisation Revolution Project of Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago straight for the former Nigerian leader’s residence It was revealed that the president spent over […]
Tinubu Directs States To Implement Wage Award For Workers
President Bola Tinubu has appealed to 36 State governors of the Federation to begin paying the wage awards to workers pending the determination of the new minimum wage to reduce the hardship of the economy on the people. The president noted that if the states had implemented the wage awards, it would provide much-needed relief […]
Niger government to rename Minna Airport after Tinubu
Niger State Government has assured that concrete arrangements have been made to ensure a smooth State/ Official visit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday for the commissioning of some procured Agricultural equipment valued at several billions of naira by the Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago-led administration, amongst others in the State. It stated this while […]
SERAP sues Tinubu over failure to probe missing $3.4 billion IMF loan
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over “the failure to probe the grim allegations that $3.4 billion loan obtained by Nigeria from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to finance the budget and respond to COVID-19 is missing, diverted or unaccounted for.” The allegations are contained in the recently published 2020 […]
Tinubu appoints Executive Directors for TCN
President Bola Tinubu on Friday appointed new Executive Directors for the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) for a renewable term of four years. This is contained in a statement issued by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale. Ngelale said the move was part of Tinubu’s diligent efforts to substantially enhance the quality and quantity of electric power […]
Tinubu inaugurates Lagos Redline Rail system
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, inaugurated the 37 kilometres Red Line rail system, Lagos. Tinubu arrived the venue, Ikeja Train Station, at exactly, 12.10pm for the official commissioning. The train is the first phase of the project, which will run from Agbado in Ogun State to Oyingbo in the heart of Lagos. The train, when […]
BREAKING: South-East nominee rejects Tinubu’s appointment
A nominee for the position of member of the Central Bank of Nigeria Board of Directors, Urum Kalu Eke, has rejected President Bola Tinubu’s appointment. According to Eke, he was currently engaged in the World Bank. His rejection notice was announced during the Thursday plenary when the Senate began the process for the confirmation of […]
JUST IN: Tinubu orders payment of Villa’s N342m electricity debt
President Bola Tinubu has directed an immediate settlement of N342m as an outstanding electricity bill due to the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company by the State House. The President’s directive follows the reconciliation of accounts between the State House Management and AEDC. “Contrary to the AEDC’s initial claim of N923m debt in paid advertorial in newspapers, […]