The Presidency has called for legal action against social media influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), over the circulation of an alleged fake audio involving President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made the call in a post on X, accusing the influencer of…
The Federal Government has expressed concern over the repeated misuse of President Bola Tinubu’s official title by some organisations and media outlets, urging stricter adherence to the correct appellation in public communications. The clarification was made by George Akume through a statement issued in Abuja by his media aide, Yomi Odunuga. According to the statement, the government’s reaction followed…
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists ,NAWOJ has reaffirmed its commitment to social justice and the protection of human dignity following a high-level strategic workshop on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) designed for Health Workers. The workshop organized by the Special Adviser to the President on Health, Dr. Salma Ibrahim Anas served as a critical intervention for…
The claim that the photograph of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and President Paul Kagame, taken in Paris on Sunday, was generated by artificial intelligence is false and misleading. Reports in parts of the media and comments circulating on social media suggesting that the image was AI-generated represent a clear misrepresentation of the facts. The photograph…
The Presidency has dismissed as false a viral claim suggesting that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has replaced his Chief of Staff, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, with the Principal Private Secretary, Hakeem Muri-Okunola. It clarified that there has been no change in appointments, stressing that Gbajabiamila remains Chief of Staff while Muri-Okunola continues in his current role….
The Presidency has defended Nigeria’s counter-terrorism record, outlining significant progress in security operations and measurable declines in terror-related deaths amid renewed diplomatic tensions with the United States. In an update released on its verified X handle (@NGRPresident) on Sunday, the Presidency provided details of ongoing counter-terrorism efforts, including arrests, convictions, and the rehabilitation of internally…
The Nigerian Presidency has strongly challenged a recent economic report by the World Bank, which claimed that 139 million Nigerians are living in poverty. The government described the figure as “unrealistic” and out of touch with the country’s current economic conditions. President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, addressed the…
The Presidency has reacted to speculations about former President Goodluck Jonathan joining the 2027 presidential race, affirming his constitutional right to contest but sharply criticizing his previous tenure. In a statement on Monday, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, said: “Jonathan reserves the right to run if he wishes….
The Presidency has affirmed that Nigeria is well on course to achieving its annual non-oil revenue target, crediting recent fiscal reforms, improved tax compliance, and digitised revenue systems for the surge in collections. In a statement signed on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the government cited…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the reduction of kidney dialysis fees from ₦50,000 to ₦12,000 in federal hospitals nationwide.This was disclosed by his Special Adviser on Policy Information, Daniel Bwala, who said the subsidy is already being implemented across major federal medical centres and teaching hospitals. Hospitals Offering Subsidised Dialysis: The policy aims to ease…
