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  President Bola Tinubu has backed the re-election bid of Amaji Pinnick into the Council of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA). Pinnick, two-term President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), was elected into the Council in March 2021 – the third Nigerian after the late Oyo Orok Oyo and Dr. Amos Adamu. READ […]

  President Bola Tinubu has promised to strengthen democratic values in the West African region following his re-election as the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).  Tinubu was first elected in July 2023 in Guinea-Bissau and re-elected at the 65th Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and […]

  President Bola Tinubu has been re-elected as the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), about one year after he took over the leadership of the regional bloc.  Tinubu was first elected to the position in Guinea-Bissau on July 9, 2023. The Nigerian leader who rose to power in May 2023 […]

  The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, says women must be seen at the forefront of the food security campaign in the country. According to her media aide, Busola Kukoyi, the FirsT Lady stated this at the State House Residence while unveiling her vegetable garden which she planted to encourage first time women farmers to […]

    President Bola Tinubu has expressed his commitment to building a well-equipped and truly professional Army that will remain the pride of the nation. The President’s message was delivered at the grand finale of the 2024 Nigerian Army Day celebration at the Maxwell Khobe Cantonment in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Saturday. Delivering […]

  President Bola Tinubu has decried Nigeria’s power generation capacity, saying that the capacity of 4.5 gigawatts is shameful. Tinubu called for the collaboration of the Presidential Economic Coordination Council (PECC) members to increase Nigeria’s on-grid electricity capacity. This was disclosed in a statement by the presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngeglale, who said the President spoke […]

    President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of some persons as Board members of the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP). In a statement on Wednesday, presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale said the move aimed to “further expedite the process of expanding consumer credit access to Nigerians”. The appointees are: (1) Otunba Aderemi Abdul – […]

    The five governors in the South-East geopolitical zone have agreed to meet with President Bola Tinubu to discuss all pressing issues affecting the zone. The governors also said plans are in top gear to secure the release of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. According to the […]

    A federal lawmaker, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the Eighth National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has urged President Bola Tinubu to prioritise competence in his appointments. Sani, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, cautioned the President not to make the mistake of his immediate predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari. The former […]

  Vice President Kashim Shettima has dismissed insinuations about President Bola Tinubu’s health, saying his principal is a man full of ideas.  President Tinubu had during the Democracy Day celebration last month missed his steps, an incident that elicited conversations about the former Lagos State governor’s health status to lead the country. But at a […]

    President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight new permanent secretaries to fill existing and impending vacancies in some states and geo-political zones in the top administrative cadre of the federal civil service. Disclosing this in a statement on Friday, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, […]

  President Bola Tinubu has ordered the purchase and sale of foodstuff worth N155 billion to be distributed across the nation. The President gave the approval during the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting on Thursday in Abuja where he urged state governors to work together to meet the needs of citizens. He said he is […]