Tag: President Bola Tinubu

Tinubu presents ₦1.78tr FCT Budget to N’Assembly

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Tinubu presents

President Bola Tinubu has presented a ₦1.78 trillion budget proposal for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to the 10th National Assembly. Tinubu, in a letter read on the floor of the Green Chamber yesterday by Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, urged the lawmakers to fast-track its passage to facilitate critical development projects in the nation’s capital. Tinubu stated that the budget presentation was in compliance with Section 299 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), which empowers the president to lay the FCT’s budget before the Legislature.…

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Insecurity: Tinubu pledges to take back forests, fight terrorists with tech

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Tinubu pledges

President Bola Tinubu said his administration is committed to reclaiming ungoverned areas, particularly forests, in the North-West region and across Nigeria, deploying advanced surveillance and technology to combat kidnapping, banditry, and terrorism. In an issued statement yesterday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu made the pledge during a State dinner with Katsina elders and leaders at the Government House on Friday night. He said: “We will invest more in technology and take over the forests”. Responding to concerns raised by former Governor Aminu Bello Masari,…

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Tinubu set to appoint new NNPCL GCEO, Board chairman

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Tinubu on new NNPCL

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is reportedly making significant changes at the helm of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).  According to reports, plans are underway to replace the current Group Chief Executive Officer, (GCEO), Mele Kyari, with Bayo Ojulari, a former Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company, (SNEPCo). In addition to this change, Ahmadu Musa Kida, a seasoned oil and gas professional and former Deputy Managing Director of Total Oil, is set to take over as the new Chairman of the NNPCL Board. This move will…

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Tinubu reshuffles leadership at UniAbuja, UNN, other federal universities

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Tinubu reshuffles

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced major leadership changes in several federal universities, including the University of Abuja, which has been renamed Yakubu Gowon University. As part of the restructuring, Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi has been removed as Vice-Chancellor of Yakubu Gowon University. -Professor Lar Patricia Manko has been appointed Acting Vice-Chancellor for six months, but she will not be eligible for the permanent role. “Senator Lanre Tejuoso is now Pro-Chancellor of Yakubu Gowon University, while Senator Joy Emordi takes over as Pro-Chancellor of Alvan Ikoku University of Education. At…

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Tinubu departs Abuja today to attend Energy Summit in Tanzania

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Tinubu departs

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja today, Sunday, for Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, to participate in the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit on January 27-28, 2025.  According to a statement issued by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the Summit, hosted by the government of Tanzania, in collaboration with the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the World Bank, aims to advance ‘Mission 300’, an initiative to provide electricity access to 300 million people in Africa by 2030. In Dar-es-Salaam, African leaders, private sector leaders, development partners, and…

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Tinubu appoints top technocrat, Barr. Hamisu Abubakar as NIMASA Chairman

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Hamisu Mairago NIMASA Chairman

President Bola Tinubu has appointed a top technocrat and seasoned administrator, Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar, as the new chairman of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA). According to an issued statement by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, yesterday, the appointment of the Kaduna State-born legal, administrative and financial expert, politician, was part of the appointments of chairpersons for 42 federal organisations and a Secretary to the Board of the Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services, The new NIMASA chairman, Abubakar, who parades an…

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Tinubu hails Govs. on endorsement of tax reform initiatives

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Presidency on LGAs

President Bola Tinubu has commended the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, (NGF), over its unanimous endorsement of the four Tax Reform Bills currently under consideration by the 10th National Assembly. This is as he urged the 10th NASS to expedite legislative action on the Bills so that the country can swiftly reap the benefits of the reforms. According to President Tinubu, in a press statement issued yesterday by his Special Adviser, (Information and Strategy), Bayo Onanuga, “Thursday’s productive consultation between the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and the Presidential Committee on Tax and Fiscal…

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“Global collaboration key to sustainable development” – Tinubu

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assured a global audience yesterday in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), that Nigeria is ready to work with other nations to build a resilient, equitable, and sustainable world for all.  The President, who stated this on the second day of the 2025 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week on: “From Climate Imperatives into Economic Prosperity: Bridging Africa with the Global Energy Future”, declared that no single nation can walk the road to sustainability alone, stressing that global interconnectedness demands collective action, knowledge sharing, and mutual support.  According to…

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Tinubu bans homosexuality, cross-dressing in military

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The Nigerian Armed Forces have introduced strict regulations banning military personnel from engaging in activities considered contrary to the ethics of the service. These include homosexuality, lesbianism, bestiality, cross-dressing, and other behaviours deemed inappropriate, according to the revised Harmonised Armed Forces Terms and Conditions of Service (HAFCTCS). The new directive, signed by President Bola Tinubu on December 16, 2024, outlines detailed prohibitions aimed at reinforcing discipline within the military. The military also bars personnel from body piercing, tattooing, drunkenness, disorderly conduct, and other forms of public misconduct. “An officer must…

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Tinubu to attend inauguration of Ghana’s President-elect

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Tinubu to attend

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja today, Monday, for Accra, the Republic of Ghana capital, to attend the inauguration of its President-elect, John Dramani Mahama, tomorrow, Tuesday. Mahama, who served as the 12th President of Ghana between 2011 and 2017, was re-elected in December 2024, and will succeed President Nana Akuffo-Addo (2017-2025). According to a statement issued in Abuja yesterday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s trip to Accra is at the invitation of the President-elect, who had visited the Nigerian leader earlier…

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