President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Board Chairpersons for 42 federal organisations and a Secretary for the Board of the Civil Defence, Immigration and Prisons Services. Mr Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Onanuga said that Tinubu…
The Presidency has announced that starting from the end of January, local government areas across Nigeria will begin receiving their allocations directly from the Federal Allocation Account Committee (FAAC), marking a significant step towards local government autonomy. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, made this disclosure during an…
Timileyin Ajayi, aged 32, who was caught with the severed head of Salome Adaidu, has said he does not regret killing her, as she was cheating on him with other men. Meanwhile, Ajayi has been remanded in the Criminal Investigation Department, CID, of the Nasarawa State Police Command in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital He…
President Bola Tinubu has declared the commitment of his administration to win the war against insecurity in the country. Tinubu stated this on Monday, at the Regimental Dinner Night in honour of the Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day in Abuja. Represented by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, the president…
President Bola Tinubu says that Africa has what it takes to develop itself and should look inward to improve intra-African trade in the interest of the people and the continent. The President said this on his official X account on Monday, adding that he had successful conversations with the Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, on the…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the ban on homosexuality, lesbianism, bestiality, cross-dressing among personnel of the Nigerian Military. These behaviours are deemed contrary to the ethics of the armed forces. The personnel have also been warned against body piercing, tattooing, disorderly behaviour, and drunkenness on or off duty. This was contained in Section 26 of…
Mr Wang Yi, Chinese Minister of foreign Affairs, on Thursday urged Nigeria to issue panda bonds in China to generate revenue to finance its infrastructure development. The Minister said this while addressing State House correspondents alongside his Nigerian counterpart Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu. Yi, who expressed confidence in Nigeria,…
Former Abia Governor and incumbent Abia-North Lawmaker, Senator Orji Kalu has revealed what he discussed with Abia State Governor Alex Otti and President Bola Tinubu during his respective engagements with both leaders. The Chairman Senate Committee on Privatisation had on Tuesday paid a courtesy call to the Abia State Governor Alex Otti at his Ngwa…
President Bola Tinubu has sympathised with the military and the families of the six soldiers who lost their lives during the assault on January 4, 2025.The tragic terrorist attack took place at the Nigerian Army base in Sabon Gida, Damboa, Borno State.In a Thursday statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo…
President Bola Tinubu has met with former Nigerian Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan during the inauguration of Ghana’s President, John Dramani Mahama, at Black Star Square in Accra. In his keynote address, Tinubu lauded Ghana’s democratic achievements and urged critics to cease questioning Africa’s capacity for democratic success. He commended Mahama for his leadership…
