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President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians of better economic output as the economy continues to expand following the newly released third quarter Gross Domestic Product report by the National Bureau of Statistics.    According to the NBS, Nigeria’s GDP grew by 3.46%, compared to the 3.19% growth recorded in the second quarter.    The growth […]

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to investigate the alleged diversion or theft of over N57 billion from the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation in 2021.   The organisation also claimed that hundreds of billions of naira were reportedly missing from other ministries, departments, and […]

President Bola Tinubu has sent a letter to the Senate seeking confirmation of Lieutenant General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede’s appointment as the substantive Chief of Army Staff.    President Tinubu also despatched a similar letter to the House of Representatives.   In the letters addressed today to both the Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of […]

The Chairman of the Committee set up by Gov. Monday Okpebholo to recover government vehicles, Mr Kelly Okungbowa, on Friday declared over 200 vehicles missing.   He stated that the committee had within 24 hours recovered three vehicles in a private residence in Benin.     Okungbowa, who spoke to newsmen on the success of […]

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has suspended its chairman, Mamman Mike Osuman, over what it described as ‘unauthorised statement’.   The ACF in a statement by Alhaji Bashir Muhammad Dalhatu and Alhaji Murtala Aliyu, Chairman, ACF Board of Trustees and Secretary General respectively said, “Mr Osuman was quoted as saying the North will back a […]

The Supreme Court has nullified the National Lottery Act 2005 enacted by the National Assembly.   In a unanimous judgment of a seven-member of the apex court, read by Justice Mohammed Idris, held that the National Assembly lacked the powers to legislate on issues relating to lottery and games of chance. The court held that […]

The public bickering between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and President Bola Tinubu, along with their respective supporters, has taken an unbecoming dimension that not only demeans and sullies the essence of public service, it is an embarrassment to the high offices they currently hold, or have held; and an affront to the dignity of […]

President Bola Tinubu has assured that his administration will continue prioritising the welfare of the poor and most vulnerable even as the economic reforms bear fruit.    President Tinubu stated this on Wednesday night in Rio de Janeiro,  Brazil, when the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, paid him a courtesy […]

You can accuse the Bola Tinubu administration of failing on all fronts, but one thing you will never be able to say about his over-bloated press team is that they do not show up when their principal suffers disgrace. This time, the target of their ire was former president Olusegun Obasanjo, who, during a recent […]

The request which was submitted by the President on Tuesday is part of a fresh external borrowing plan to partially finance the N9.7 trillion budget deficit for the 2024 fiscal year.   The Senate has granted approval to the ₦1.77 trillion ($2.2b) loan request of President Bola Tinubu after a voice vote in favor of […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the dissolution of the Governing Council of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State, and the removal of Prof. Bernard Ifeanyi Odoh, the new Vice Chancellor, and Mrs. Rosemary Ifoema Nwokike, the registrar.   The council, led by Ambassador Greg Ozumba Mbadiwe, included five other members: Hafiz Oladejo, […]

The allegations surrounding Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, regarding a $1 million bribe for the Director-General position at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), are both shocking and deeply troubling. If proven true, this alleged “pay-to-play” scheme undermines Nigeria’s governance and integrity, dragging public trust in the Tinubu administration […]