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  President Bola Tinubu has appointed Rotimi Akinde and Ifeoma Uz’Okpala as Executive Director, Corporate Finance & Risk Management and Executive Director of, Large Enterprises Directorate respectively to the Bank of Industry (BOI). In a statement on Tuesday, a spokesman for the bank, Theodora Amechi, said the appointments take immediate effect. Akinde is a finance […]

  President Bola Tinubu will hold bilateral talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation Summit between September 4 and 6, 2024. Tinubu will visit China to represent the West African bloc ECOWAS at the Summit. The Nigerian president is the chairman of the Authority of Economic Community of West […]

  President Bola Tinubu has appointed new Directors-General for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the Department of State Services (DSS). In a statement on Monday, presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale said Tinubu appointed Mohammed Mohammed as the new NIA boss while Adeola Ajayi has been appointed to lead the secret police. Ngelale said the fresh […]

  The Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, has tendered his resignation to President Bola Tinubu. Abubakar disclosed this to State House reporters on Saturday shortly after meeting with the President, saying he discussed with Tinubu who understood with him. On his visit to the Presidential Villa, Abubakar said he came […]

  President Bola Tinubu has vowed to invoke his constitutional powers to continue to equip, arm and empower the Nigerian military. He acknowledged “the importance of strategic leadership in addressing the complex security and development challenges” confronting Nigeria. According to a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to The President on Media & Communications […]

  President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after a short trip to France on a brief work visit. The President, who arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in the early hours of Friday, left for France on Monday. President Tinubu is scheduled to swear in the new Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun […]

  The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) has debunked claims by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar that it has been hijacked by “corporate cabals” around President Bola Tinubu. Atiku had in a statement signed by his media aide, Paul Ibe, on Wednesday, expressed astonishment at how the NNPC “placed its retail division under the […]

  President Bola Tinubu will on Friday swear in Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. He said the swearing-in ceremony will take place at the Council Chambers of the State House in […]

  President Bola Tinubu has urged the Nigerian Judiciary to live up to its expectation and shun those who only criticize the judiciary when the pendulum of justice does not swing towards their direction. Represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, the President made the call at the public presentation of the book, “Judging With Justice”, […]

  President Bola Tinubu has condoled with the Ayoola family of Ilesha, Osun State, over the passing of the Justice Emmanuel Ayoola. Ayoola, who was the second chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), died on Tuesday at the age of 91. The late Ayoola was also a retired justice […]

  President Bola Tinubu has reappointed Professor Abdurrahman Abba Sheshe as the Chief Medical Director of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano. Disclosing this in a statement on Wednesday, presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said the reappointment for a second and final term of four years takes effect from December 5. “Professor Sheshe was first appointed as […]

  President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman as the Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria. As contained in the statement by the Special Adviser to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, the appointment is subject to confirmation by the Senate. According to the statement, Professor Usman is a […]