PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has appointed eight permanent secretaries in the federal civil service to fill existing and impending vacancies in some states and geopolitical zones. It was the second set of eight permanent secretaries appointed by the president, following those appointed last June from Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Jigawa, Ondo, Zamfara, South East and South-South….
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman on winning the 2024 CAF Men’s African Footballer of the Year. He also hailed Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie for clinching the CAF Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year award and the Super Falcons for being named the Women’s National Team of the Year. The awards…
The Presidency on Monday described the remarks about Nigeria made by the newly elected United Kingdom Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, as a “cock and bull story.” President Bola Tinubu’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, insisted that Badenoch lied about her upbringing in Nigeria. Recall that in 2022, Badenoch accused Nigerian…
President Bola Tinubu has restated his administration’s commitment to further improve investments in Nigeria, as he celebrated the $5 billion investment by Shell and its partners in the nation’s oil sector. The investment is expected to yield approximately 350 million barrels of crude oil, according to a State House release, titled, ‘President Tinubu celebrates Shell and…
PRESS RELEASE“YOUR PAST DOES NOT DEFINE YOU”…FIRST LADY OLUREMI TINUBUAs she commissions Alternative High School for Girls in Oshogbo First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has admonished girls who dropped out of school due to early pregnancy, abuse, domestic violence and financial difficulties not to give up on achieving their life long dreams and…
President Bola Tinubu will, on Tuesday, present the 2025 budget to the joint session of the National Assembly. This was disclosed by President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio, during the plenary on Thursday. Akpabio said the budget presentation would take place at the chamber of House of Representatives. Recall that November 14, the Federal Government proposed N47.9 trillion as…
The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, yesterday assured that the federal government remained committed to achieving global tuberculosis targets by 2035. She, however, said for the country to achieve the feat, it would require a sustained investment, innovative strategies and renewed focus. The First Lady said this in an address she delivered at the 2024…
The Federal Government has explained that the inclusion of more youths in the policy-making process is essential because no nation can plan for the future without involving the young generation in decision-making. Vice President Kashim Shettima, who was represented by his Technical Adviser on Women and Youth Engagement, Hauwa Liman, reassured Nigerian youths of President…
The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Board of Trustees, Senator Adolphus Wabara, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of pushing Nigerians into poverty. Wabara said the economic policies of Tinubu’s administration have worsened hardship across Nigeria. He spoke during the board’s emergency meeting in Abuja on Thursday, saying, “The skyrocketing cost of living, coupled…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the release of funds for the payment of pension arrears, salary increases, and other entitlements owed to retired military personnel, following two days of peaceful protests at the Federal Ministry of Finance by military veterans. Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Muhammed Matawalle, announced the development on Friday, expressing…
