Tag: Presidency

“You’re confusing yourselves with tax reform Bills” – Ndume tells Presidency

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Ndume tells Presidency

Senator representing Borno-South, Ali Ndume, has reiterated his stance on President Bola Tinubu’s tax reform Bills, emphasising that the timing is wrong. Ndume, who had earlier condemned the bills, argued that the focus should be on governance reforms before tax reforms. In a published interview yesterday, Ndume expressed his concern, stating, “This issue of VAT and derivation is one of the major issues in the bills. Also, why introduce a taxing system instead of solving critical issues like problems with the budget?” The Senator pointed out that the country spends…

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“No provision in tax reform Bills will impoverish the North” – Presidency

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Presidency on tax

The Presidency has debunked claims suggesting that the proposed tax reform Bills before the 10th National Assembly that will impoverish the northern region of the country. In an issued  statement yesterday, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, clarified that the Bills are designed to streamline Nigeria’s tax administration, enhance business competitiveness, and foster economic growth—not to impoverish any region or compromise vital institutions. According to the presidential spokesperson, the Bills will not make Lagos or Rivers States more affluent than other parts of the country.…

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“Tinubu not sit-at-home president” – Presidency

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Presidency replies

…Says his frequent trips in Nigerians’ best interests The Presidency has justified President Bola Tinubu’s frequent trips as marketing strategies to woo international investors as Nigeria grapples with economic chaos. According to Presidential spokesman, Sunday Dare, in a recent interview “It speaks to one important fact: Presidents are the chief marketers of their countries. When they travel and go to these forums, they also meet other world leaders for a reason”. The President is currently in France on a State visit. Since assuming office on May 29, 2023, Tinubu has…

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Presidency spends N5.1bn on 26 non CNG-powered vehicles in 3 weeks

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Presidency on CNG vehicles

The State House, Abuja has spent N5.1billion on buying cars between August 18 and September 9. According to a document from the public payments portal: ‘Govspend’, the State House paid N3.4billion on August 18, for the purchase of sixteen numbers of 2023/2024 model Toyota Prado, to the State House, Abuja at the rate of N212million each. On September 9th 2024, N1.7 billion was spent to purchase 10 units of Toyota Camry V4, 2023, to the State House, each costing N170 million. The Govspend website also showed that the Presidency, under…

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‘Tinubu to swear-in 7 new ministers today’ – Presidency

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Tinubu to swear in

President Bola Tinubu will today, Monday, swear-in seven new ministers into his cabinet at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja. The President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who revealed this yesterday via his X handle, said, “President Bola Tinubu will swear-in the new seven ministers on Monday. “The ministers are Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda – Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction; Muhammadu Dingyaɗi – Minister of Labour and Employment; Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu – Minister of State Foreign Affairs. “Others are Dr. Jumoke Oduwole – Minister of…

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“North still leads in security roles” – Presidency defends Tinubu’s appointments

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Presidency defends appointments

Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Public Communication and Orientation, Sunday Dare, has defended the President’s security appointments. Dare was addressing recent criticisms that the president’s appointments of service chiefs were ethnically skewed to favour the Yoruba ethnic group. The criticisms gained traction following the appointment of Major General Olufemi Oluyede as the Acting Chief of Army Staff. On his X page, Dare presented a detailed breakdown showing that the North has a greater representation in security appointments than the South. According to him, out of 22 appointments in…

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Presidency dismisses call for military takeover, says “Tinubu not weak”

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Presidency on coup calls

The Presidency has declared that President Bola Tinubu is not weak to allow room for the military to take power from him. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made the remark in response to an editorial published by The Guardian newspaper, titled: ‘Misery, harsh policies driving Nigerians to desperate choices’. In an open letter condemning the editorial, Onanuga accused the news platform of attempting to incite unrest against Tinubu’s administration, saying the story “openly incites unrest against President Bola Tinubu’s administration and advocates regime change under the…

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FG restricts ministers’ official vehicles to 3, downsizes security guards 

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Tinubu restricts

President Bola Tinubu yesterday restricted Ministers, Ministers of State, and Heads of Agencies of the Federal Government to a maximum of three vehicles in their official convoys According to a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, ““No additional vehicles will be assigned to them for movement”. The statement, titled: ‘President Tinubu issues new directives on reduction in cost of governance’, said: “The cost-cutting measure was announced today in a statement signed by the President”. Recall that in January 2024, Tinubu issued a directive…

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Cabinet Reshuffle: ’11 Ministers may lose their jobs’ – Source

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Cabinet Reshuffle

The Presidency has confirmed that a cabinet reshuffle is on the horizon, indicating that up to 11 Ministers could soon be relieved of their positions. This development was disclosed during a media briefing at the Presidential Villa in Abuja by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Digital and New Media, O’tega Ogra, joining Onanuga at the briefing, did not provide a specific timeline for the reshuffle, but hinted that an announcement could be made later this…

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N701m spent on Remi Tinubu’s foreign trips in 3 months – Report

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Remi Tinubu’s trips

In the span of three months, the Federal Government spent approximately N701m to fund the foreign trips of the country’s First Lady, Remi Tinubu, to five countries, according to a published report at the weekend. Recall that in 2023, the Federal Government allocated N1.5bn for the procurement of vehicles for the Office of the First Lady. This budgetary allocation was outlined in the N2.1tn supplementary budget for 2023 approved by the National Assembly. A breakdown of the budget shows the government planned to spend N2.9bn on sport utility vehicles for…

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