President Bola Tinubu on Saturday extended heartfelt birthday wishes to former Vice President and elder statesman Namadi Sambo as he marked his 71st birthday. Born on August 2, 1954, Sambo served as Nigeria’s Vice President from May 19, 2010, to May 29, 2015, after previously holding office as Governor of Kaduna State from 2007 to…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday ordered security chiefs to apprehend those responsible for last Friday’s deadly attack in Yelewata community, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. Addressing the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, during a town hall meeting with political leaders in Benue, Tinubu said:“Christopher… We need to be vigilant. Let’s go…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has endorsed President Bola Tinubu as the party’s sole candidate for the 2027 presidential election. APC National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje, announced on Thursday during the party’s national summit held in Abuja. Speaking at the event, which was attended by APC governors, ministers, and other key figures in the ruling party,…
The Senate on Thursday asked President Bola Tinubu to assent to the Nigerian Forest Security Service (Establishment) Bill, 2025, which was recently passed by the National Assembly and is currently awaiting presidential approval to tackle insecurity. The Senate adopted a resolution following the presentation of two motions sponsored by Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Abba Moro,…
President Bola Tinubu plans to meet with the leadership of Nigeria’s power-generating companies. The meeting is part of an emergency effort to address the N4tn debt threatening to cripple the country’s electricity supply chain. This follows a high-level meeting on Tuesday between the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and chairmen of Gencos in Abuja, amid…
Trial of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, resumed today before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, with the cross-examination of principal witness, who said he did not find any instrument of terrorism on Kanu. The court had granted the request of the Federal Government for witnesses…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has denied claims of mismanagement in disbursing student loan funds. They development comes after the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it was investigating alleged corruption in the disbursement of the funds. In a statement by the fund’s Director of Strategic Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, NELFund…
Governors of the North-East region, including Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, and Yobe states, have agreed to collaborate with the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education (NCAOOSCE) by providing office space in each state. This is the outcome of the communique read by the Governor of Taraba State, Agbu Kefas, at the end…
The Construction of Phase 1 of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will be completed in January 2026. The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi.made the disclosure during an inspection tour of the highway withthe project financial promoters Dutch Bank and Development Bank of Southern Africa to review the project . According to him, along the corridor,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commenced a closed-door meeting with Senior Security Chiefs amid escalating violence in Plateau, Benue, and Borno States. The meeting, currently underway at the President’s official residence in the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, began shortly after 3:00 p.m. The meeting follows the President’s return to Abuja late Monday after an 18-day…
