The federal government has announced a $3.5 billion agreement with Afreximbank to enhance the textile industry and promote the use of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles, among other initiatives. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite, made this disclosure in a statement on X on Tuesday. Uzoka-Anite said the deal was signed with…
The Nigerian government has disclosed that the visa ban restricting travellers to the United Arab Emirates, UAE, will soon be lifted. The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, disclosed this during a 44-minute interview with the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu, Otega Ogra, published on the official YouTube page of the State House. Keyamo…
The Presidency has defended President Bola Tinubu amid backlash over his fall at the Eagles Square in Abuja. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said his principal is not a superman, stressing that he’s like other human beings. Onanuga recounted that President Joe Biden of the United States and former President Barack…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that there is hunger in the country. Makinde noted that what is happening in the country does not reflect where the country and its people should be as a nation. He used the opportunity to appeal to leaders across the country to create a framework to harness…
As Nigerians mark the June 12 Democracy Day celebration, some aggrieved citizens on Wednesday protested against the current state of the country. The aggrieved Nigerians took to the streets to protest against the hunger and economic hardship. In Lagos State, some protesters who gathered in Ikeja said it’s time for President Bola Tinubu’s administration to…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday almost fell at the Eagles Square, venue of the 2024 Democracy Day celebration. Tinubu slipped while boarding the parade vehicle. He had approached the vehicle shortly after he arrived at the venue. When the President slipped, his security details and some aides immediately rushed to him and assisted him to…
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, charged Nigerians to bear the excruciating pain occasioned by harsh economic policies of his government.According to Tinubu, the policies are necessary to put the nation on a sound economic position. The Publisher Nigeria reports that the President stated this in a national broadcast to mark the 25th anniversary of unbroken…
Popular activist, Aisha Yesufu, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration over the commissioning of the Vice President’s lodge. Yesufu said the lodge demonstrates that the current administration is only good at rigging. She wondered how N21 billion could be spent on the structure without a good landscaping design. Posting on X, the chieftain of the…
The Federal Government’s Tripartite Committee are currently meeting with organized labour to present a new minimum wage offer as proposed and presented to President Bola Tinubu yesterday, Thursday, 6th June 2024 by the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun. The meeting which kicked off around 11 am as disclosed by Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma while…
The Nigerian government has said it will resume freight services on the old narrow gauge rail line from Lagos to Kano on Thursday following the completion of rehabilitation. This was made known in a statement issued on Thursday by Sen. Saidu Ahmed Alkali, Minister of Transportation. Alkali stated that President Bola Tinubu will be officially…
