Tag: President Bola Tinubu

Tinubu to address Nigerians in nationwide broadcast today

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Tinubu broadcast

President Bola Tinubu will address the nation in a televised/radio broadcast today, Sunday, at 7:00 am. According to an issued statement by Special Adviser to the President(Media & Publicity), Ajuri Ngelale, television, radio, and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to plug into the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority, (NTA), and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, (FRCN), for the broadcast. The broadcast will be repeated on the network services of the NTA and the FRCN at 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm on the same day.

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Northern Elders, Stakeholders lay 7 demands before Tinubu

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…Back #EndBadGovernance in Nigeria protest Some elders and stakeholders in Northern Nigeria have announced their full support for the planned nationwide hunger protest, tagged: #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria scheduled to hold from August 1 to 10. The elders and the stakeholders made their position known in an issued statement signed by Prof. Usman Yusuf; ?Hajia Naja’atu Muhammad; Dr. Salihu Lukman; and ?Dr. Umar Ar?o, also made seven demands to the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government. In the statement obtained by VoL on Wednesday, the Northern elders and stakeholders said that Nigeria had long…

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Tinubu signs National Minimum Wage Bill into law

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Tinubu signs wage bill

President Bola Tinubu has signed the newly approved national minimum wage into law. The President assented to the Bill yesterday, during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting attended by the members of the Cabinet and the leadership of the National Assembly. Recall that on July 23, President Bola Tinubu sent a Bill to the House of Representatives, proposing a new national minimum wage of ?70,000 for Nigerian workers. This move follows a recent agreement between the President and Organised Labour leaders, reached last Thursday, which established the new minimum wage…

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Tinubu cautions Nigerians against planned nationwide protests

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President Bola Tinubu has called on young Nigerians to refrain from participating in planned protests against the Federal Government’s economic reforms. Recall that some Nigerians, particularly the youth, have planned a nationwide protest from August 1st to 10th to draw the government’s attention to the prevailing hardship in the country. Speaking in Abuja at the National Council of Traditional Rulers meeting, Tinubu, represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF), George Akume, cautioned against allowing economic hardship to be exploited by individuals with ulterior motives to incite…

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?angote Refinery: “Oil company must not fail” – Presidency finally breaks silence

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?angote Tinubu

The Presidency has reacted to the recent controversies surrounding the functionality of ?angote Refinery in Nigeria, expressing optimism that the oil company will come to reality irrespective of the challenges. President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, assured that “?angote refinery must not fail” while reacting to the tweet about the challenges of the Nigerian private refinery. Recall that in a video posted on social media, President of the Dangote Group, Aliko ?angote disclosed that he paid $100 million for the land where he built the…

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Tinubu requests Senate to increase 2024 Budget by N6.2tr

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Tinubu presents Budget

…Amends 2023 Finance Act President Bola Tinubu has asked the 10th Senate to increase the 2024 Budget by N6.2trillion. The President wants the Upper Legislative Chamber to amend the 2024 Appropriation Act to provide for N3.2 trillion for infrastructure projects and N3trillion for recurrent expenditure. Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter read by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on the floor of the chambers yesterday. The President stated that his request is pursuant to section 58 (2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), and…

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Tinubu appoints new D-Gs/CEOs for Code of Conduct Tribunal, NDE others

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Tinubu appoints

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given his approval for the appointment of Dr. Mainasara Umar Kogo as the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, (CCT). The President also approved the appointment of Baffa ?an-Agundi as the new Director-General of the National Productivity Centre, (NPC). A statement issued by Special Adviser to the President, (Media & Publicity), Ajuri Ngelale yesterday, said ?an-Agundi is a former majority leader of the Kano State House of Assembly. He was also the Principal Registrar of the Kano State High Court of Justice. Tinubu also…

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Economic Hardship: Tinubu approves massive, free importation of major food items to overcome high prices

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President Tinubu approves

President Bola Tinubu has approved the duty-free importation of major food items like rice, beans and wheat, to cushion the impact of the high food prices Nigerians have been grappling with since he assumed office last year. According to a statement by the President’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, the measures will be “implemented over the next 180 days”. Onanuga, quoting Agriculture Minister, Abba Kyari, said President Tinubu approved a “150-Day Duty-Free Import Window for Food Commodities”, including “maize, husked brown rice, wheat and cowpeas”. Nigerians have battled with high food prices…

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“Come up with solutions to economic challenges” – Tinubu charges ?angote, Elumelu, others

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Tinubu charges PECC

President Bola Tinubu has challenged members of Presidential Economic Coordination Council, (PECC), to come-up with innovative solutions to the country’s economic challenges to strengthen the economy. Speaking during the inaugural of the 31-member Council at the Council Chambers in Abuja, Tinubu, who chairs the Council, underscored the need for innovative solutions to the country’s economic challenges. He also inaugurated the ‘Economic Stabilisation Programme‘, aimed ensuring food security, improved power supply, enhanced social welfare and healthcare, increased energy production, and overall economic transformation, while  noting the importance of public-private-partnerships (PPP) in…

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Economic Relief: Tinubu rolls out N1tr fiscal stimulus for Rail, Agric, Social relief

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Tinubu rolls out

President Bola Tinubu has rolled out plans to boost agricultural productivity and strengthen the economy by creating opportunities in the real sectors of agriculture, manufacturing and construction, in a bid to provide urgent economic relief for Nigerians. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, in an issued press statement, said President Bola Tinubu approved the immediate rollout of the National Construction and Household Support Programme to cover all geo-political zones in the country. The plan is aimed at boosting agricultural productivity, strengthen the economy by creating…

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