President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of three Nigerians as directors-general of various agencies and one special adviser on Public Communications and Media. The new appointees are: (1) Mr. Olawale Olopade — Director-General, National Sports Commission (2) Dr. Abisoye Fagade — Director-General, National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism 3) Dr. Adebowale Adedokun — Director-General, Bureau…
The Interior Minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said on Tuesday that the federal government is making efforts to tackle the nation’s security challenges. Tunji-Ojo who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, said the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru and the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, are losing…
Makurdi—The Middle Belt Forum, MBF, has urged President Bola Tinubu to rethink his economic policies, saying that the dual policies of removal of petrol subsidy and floating of the Naira have impoverished the masses and placed an enormous burden on Nigerians. The National President of MBF, Dr. Bitrus Pogu who spoke weekend in Makurdi said:…
President Bola Tinubu has urged media managers to focus on factual reporting and uphold professional integrity.President Tinubu said this at the All Nigerian Editors Conference in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The theme of the conference is: “Economic Growth and Development Strategies in a Resource-Rich Country”. At the event, media owners, editors, and other stakeholders called on…
Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, has stated that the Federal Government did not buy a new official jet for President Bola Tinubu, contrary to claims on social media. Speaking on Sunday’s edition of Inside Sources on Channels Television, Onanuga stated that the government acquired a refurbished jet for the president, adding that the plane belongs to…
Months after the rumours of imminent cabinet reshuffle had filled the air with newshounds speculating which of the ministers would be dropped or retained, President Bola Tinubu eventually took the bull by the horns last Wednesday. He effected the ministerial changes, scrapping two ministries, discharging five ministers, reassigning ten and nominating seven new ones. It…
President Bola Tinubu has told Nigerian motorists to either buy petrol at N1000 or the compressed Natural Gas (CNG) at N200. The President said this during a meeting with the company’s executive on Tuesday at the State House, Abuja. He also praised NIPCO’s contributions to the nation’s energy transition efforts, particularly its support for the…
The presidency has insisted that President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms are yielding positive results. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this via a post on X. Onanuga, however, admitted that the times are tough but there is a brighter future ahead. He wrote: “The economic reforms of the PBAT administration are…
The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has called on government officials on all levels, to provide sources of livelihood for their citizens to avoid them falling victim to occurrences such as the Jigawa State tanker explosion. In a post on his official X handle, Obi described the incident…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said the Federal Government empathises with the citizens, especially the poor amid the hardship faced by Nigerians, stating that the government has no option. Shettima made this statement in Abuja on Monday during the 30th anniversary of the Nigerian Economic Summit. He defended the economic policies of the current administration,…
