President Tinubu Swears In RMAFC, FCC Commissioners, Permanent Secretaries

President Bola Tinubu on Monday presided over the swearing-in of newly appointed members of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), the Federal Character Commission (FCC), and the National Population Commission (NPC). Tinubu also swore in eight former directors in the Federal Civil Service as Permanent Secretaries. This was disclosed in a statement signed…

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Tinubu to Name Envoys As Ministry Posts Consular Officers

Prior to the expected announcement of the ambassadorial list, the Federal Government started sending consular officials to diplomatic posts across the globe. In September 2023, 83 ambassadors were recalled; this action followed 14 months later. The 83 ambassadors, both career and non-career, were recalled from their positions in September 2023 as a result of a…

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The Senate to approve Tinubu’s $2.2bn loan request today

The Senate will approve the $2.2bn (about N1.77tn) loan request of President Bola Tinubu today (Wednesday). This request, submitted by the President, is part of the external borrowing plan outlined for implementing the N28.7tn 2024 budget. In separate letters read during the Senate and House of Representatives plenary on Tuesday, Tinubu explained that the loan…

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Tinubu Congratulates Trump, To Strengthen US-Nigeria Relations

President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt congratulations to President Donald Trump on his re-election as the 47th President of the United States of America.  A statement by Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), Bayo Onanuga on Wednesday, said President Tinubu looks forward to strengthening the relations between Nigeria and the United States…

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President Tinubu Appoints Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as acting Chief of Army Staff

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS). Oluyede will act in the position pending the return of the indisposed substantive Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja. Until his appointment, Oluyede served as the 56th Commander…

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