A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has said that Nigerians are waiting to show President Bola Ahmed Tinubu the exit door in the upcoming 2027 presidential election amid economic hardship. George disclosed this on Thursday in a statement to mark his 79th birthday in Lagos. According to him,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has identified that Nigeria would require the support of the International Monetary Fund to close the gap of out-of-school children and to expand the economy’s tax base.According to a statement on Thursday by Tinubu’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, the president made this known recently when the Director of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva,…
The Lagos branch of the Middle Belt youths has endorsed Seyi Tinubu, urging him to take over as governor of Lagos State in 2027 to continue building on the Bola Tinubu structure and legacy. The Lagos branch of the group anchored their endorsement on the detribalized nature of Seyi Tinubu whom they believe, like his…
A bill seeking to reduce the tenure of the president and governors to a single tenure of 6 years has been rejected in the House of Representatives. The bill, sponsored by Ikenga Ugochinyere and 33 others was debated on Thursday before lawmakers rejected it. The now rejected constitution alteration bill sought to amend 1999 to…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday forwarded the names of three Resident Electoral Commissioners to the Senate for approval. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio made this known during the Tuesday plenary. The House subsequently referred the request to the committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to report back as soon as possible. Barely…
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun has said that the initiative of President Bola Tinubu stopped the country from bleeding (referring to stoppage of imported fuel) which he said was costing five per cent of the GDP of the country every year. The Minister was speaking on Monday in…
BENIN CITY—THE Controller of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Edo State Command, Martins Moye, has described as alarming the rising numbers of irregular migrants flocking into Nigeria. The controller expressed his concern at the 2024 edition of NIS enlightenment campaign against irregular migration, held in Benin City, Edo State, with the theme: ‘Say No to…
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has blasted former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, saying he is peddling economic fantasies and must purge himself of petty politics. Recall that over the weeks, there have been exchanges between the presidency and Atiku after he proposed solutions to the country’s economic…
The Building Collapse Prevention Guild has recommended establishing construction laws to tackle building collapses in the country. A partner with the engineering unit at Consol Associates Ltd, Aderonke Oyelami, made the call during a BCPG Ikoyi-Obalende Cell event in Lagos recently. The presentation, titled “Ikoyi in Transition: From Highbrow Residential Scheme to Mixed Development: Keeping…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to attend the 19th Heads of State and Government Summit of the Group of 20 (G20). The President, who arrived on Sunday at 11.03 p.m. local time, (Monday 3. 03 a.m. Nigerian time) was received by Amb. Breno Costa in the Ministry of External Relations…
