President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has unveiled a visionary national security and economic strategy designed to harness Nigeria’s vast marine and aquatic resources as catalysts for diversification, employment creation, and long-term prosperity. Speaking through Vice President Kashim Shettima during a Presidential Parley with Senior Executive Course 47 participants of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday held a private audience with six governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in what appears to be a strategic political parley ahead of the new year. The governors who paid the courtesy visit were: Official photographs released by the Presidency showed the President…
President Bola Tinubu has sworn in General Christopher Musa (retd.) as Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence. The former Chief of Defence Staff took the oath of office on Thursday at the State House in Abuja, a day after the Senate confirmed his appointment following an intensive five-hour screening session. During his screening, lawmakers questioned him…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday held a high-level security meeting with Nigeria’s service chiefs and heads of intelligence agencies at the State House, Abuja, issuing fresh directives aimed at strengthening the nation’s security architecture and accelerating results in the fight against terrorism, banditry, and other emerging threats. The closed-door session, which lasted over an…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded the names of 32 additional ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, just days after submitting an initial list of three nominees. In two separate letters addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, the President requested the swift confirmation of 15 career ambassador nominees and 17 non-career ambassador nominees. The…
Nigeria has secured re-election to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council, marking its return after a 14-year absence. The announcement was made on Saturday by President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. He noted that Nigeria won a seat in Category C of the IMO Council for the 2026–2027 biennium during…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency in response to escalating attacks, kidnappings, and violent crimes across several states. The President also directed an immediate expansion of the Nigerian Armed Forces and the police, authorising large-scale recruitment to strengthen national security operations. In a personally signed statement, President Tinubu said the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally transmitted a list of ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, in line with Section 171 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The nominations, comprising career and non-career diplomats, reflect the President’s commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s foreign relations and enhancing the nation’s global representation. The nominees will undergo screening…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has transmitted the Legal Practitioners Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill to the National Assembly for immediate consideration, advancing his administration’s broad legal sector reforms aimed at strengthening the practice of law in Nigeria. The proposed bill seeks to raise ethical standards, enhance professional accountability, and expand access to justice nationwide. Reading…
President Bola Tinubu has directed that police personnel currently assigned to guard Very Important Persons (VIPs) be withdrawn and redeployed to focus on their core law enforcement responsibilities. The order was issued during a security meeting with service chiefs, including the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal…
