Tag: President Bola Tinubu

Tinubu launches Consumer Credit Scheme across Nigeria

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President Bola Tinubu has approved the launch of the first phase of the Consumer Credit Scheme in Nigeria, a programme designed to offer credit facilities too working citizens in the country.   The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said this in a statement on Tuesday, in Abuja.   According to the statement, the initiative would be implemented in stages, beginning with civil service members and then extending to the general public.   Ngelale noted that working Nigerians interested in receiving consumer credit can visit credicorp.ng to express interest.  ?Furthermore, Ngelale…

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“We’II approach int’l community to help curb illegal mining fuelling terrorism” – Tinubu

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Asiwaju 2 int'l community

Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, stated that African leaders will approach the international community in efforts to halt the illegal mining of resources in the continent which is being used to fund terrorists’ activities. The President stated this at the opening ceremony of the African Counter-Terrorism Summit in Abuja, noting that the African region must be strengthened to include existing counter-terrorism structures, such as the Regional Intelligence Fusion Unit (RIFU) in Abuja, the African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT) in Algiers, and the Committee…

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Tinubu celebrates Tunde Onakoya’s new world chess record

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Tinubu celebrates chess winner

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya, on setting a new world chess record and sounding the gong of Nigeria’s resilience, self-belief, and ingenuity at the square of global acclaim. Onakoya broke the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest chess marathon on Saturday, after playing for over 58 hours and winning every match in tow. President Tinubu, in a statement by Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, celebrated the Nigerian Chess champion and founder of ‘Chess in Slums Africa’ for the rare feat, but especially for the reason…

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“Let’s unite to make Nigerian greater” – Tinubu tells governors, NASS leadership

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…Says economy will bounce back in coming months President Bola Tinubu has called for unity of purpose and more collaboration between the federal government, state governors, and members of the National Assembly to achieve national development goals. The President made the appeal while receiving state governors and the leadership of the National Assembly in Lagos on Friday. Led by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, the delegation included Senate President Godswill Akpabio;  Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, of Kwara State and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum,…

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“Defend Nigeria, support leaders, Tinubu”, Buhari urge citizens

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President Bola Tinubu and his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, at their separate praying grounds on Wednesday in Lagos and Katsina States respectively, rejoiced with the Muslim faithful on the celebration of the Eid-il-Fitri. Tinubu and his predecessor called on Nigerians to love the country and support leaders. Tinubu, who was present at the Dodan Barracks in Ikoyi, Lagos, to observe the Eid prayer, urged Nigerians to defend the integrity of the country. “The kind of resilience, sacrifice, endurance that we have, we should preserve that for the country. Be a kind…

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Eid-el-Fitr: Tinubu charges Nigerians to unite for desired nation

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President Bola Tinubu has appealed to all Nigerians to come together and rededicate themselves to the task of building a nation desired by all. President Tinubu made the appeal in his Eid-el-Fitr message to Nigerians, stating: “We are the sculptor, and Nigeria is the clay; we build it the way we desire”. According to a statement yesterday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, the President also felicitated the Muslim Ummah at Eid-il-Fitr, praying that their sacrifices during the month of Ramadan, and afterwards, will receive the…

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Eid-el-Fitr: Tinubu’ll continue official duties in Lagos during holidays – Presidency

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The Presidency has said President Bola Tinubu will continue his official duties during the Eid-el-Fitr holidays. To his end, Tinubu will depart the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), for Lagos today, Sunday, to observe this year’s Eid-el-Fitr. The President’s trip was made public by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale via an issued statement. According to the statement, “President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja, the nation’s capital, for Lagos on Sunday ahead of Eid-el-Fitr. “In deference to the solemn occasion, which marks the end of Ramadan, the President…

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Gowon lauds Tinubu for uniting ECOWAS

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Former Head of State and founding father of the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS), Yakubu Gowon, a , has lauded President Bola Tinubu for uniting the bloc under his leadership. Gowon made this known at the inauguration of the Academy of International Affairs (AIA), a foreign policy think-thank founded by former foreign affairs minister, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, on Monday in Abuja. He said the inauguration of AIA with President Tinubu as ECOWAS chairman, and who recently achieved a foreign policy milestone by making efforts to forestall its disintegration,…

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Tinubu set to announce new minimum wage

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Indications have emerged that President Bola Tinubu may announce the new minimum wage on May 1, in commemoration of the International Labour Day and backdate its implementation to April. It was gathered that the National Minimum Wage Committee was working to ensure that all negotiations regarding the new rate were finalised before then, with the expectation that the President would announce the new minimum wage in his Workers’ Day address. A member of the committee, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the issue, said,…

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“Old subsidy beneficiaries may resist us”, Tinubu tells APC leaders

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President Bola Tinubu says his administration is deploying resources to critical sectors and areas with significant impact on the welfare of Nigerians, emphasising that the nation’s treasury is sacrosanct and must not be abused. Speaking at a meeting with the Forum of State Chairmen of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC), at the State House in Abuja on Friday, the President assured Nigerians that his government is working around the clock to improve their living conditions, and asked leaders at the grassroots level to encourage citizens to get their National Identification…

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