Tag: President Bola Tinubu

Supreme Court Judgement: “It is time to work together to rebuild Nigeria” -Tinubu

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President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to join hands with him to rebuild Nigeria, following the Supreme Court judgement which affirmed his victory at the February 25 Presidential election. The President, while reacting to the verdict of the John Okoro-led panel at the Supreme Court on the Presidential Election petitions. The judgement was on the petitions filed by the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, challenging the ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. Tinubu said, “The court has done justice…

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Supreme Court Verdict: PDP Governor joins APC chieftains to rejoice with Tinubu at Villa

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One of the governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, rejoiced with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. This was after the Supreme Court affirmed the election of Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s president in the 2023 general election. Recall that in its ruling yesterday, the seven-member panel held that the issues canvassed by Obi were the same as that of Atiku’s thus and there was no need for a repeat. It, therefore, affirmed the ruling of the Presidential Elections Petitions Tribunal that upheld the…

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“We’ve tackled challenges head-on; soon we’ll begin to reap rewards” – Tinubu

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President Bola Tinubu has said his administration has tackled Nigeria’s key challenges head-on, and soon Nigerians will begin to reap rewards of his policies. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 29th edition of the annual Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESGP), the President stated that in addition to the removal of the subsidy the regime, he directed the unification of foreign exchange rates to stimulate economic growth. According to him, “To stimulate economic growth, we announced the end of a crippling fuel subsidy regime and the unification of foreign exchange…

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Tinubu applauds Nigeria’s landmark victory, as UK court quashes $11bn P&ID award

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Hassan Umar Farouq with agency report After over five years of legal fireworks, Nigeria has finally succeeded in halting the enforcement of the $11 billion arbitration award in favour of Process & Industrial Developments (P&ID) Ltd. In a judgment delivered via e-mail, the judge of the Commercial Courts of England and Wales, Robin Knowles, upheld Nigeria’s prayer on the grounds that the ill-fated gas processing contract was obtained by fraud. Recall that in 2010, P&ID entered into an agreement with Nigeria to construct a gas processing plant in Calabar, Cross…

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Tinubu applauds Nigeria’s landmark victory in P&ID case

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Hassan Umar Farouq President Bola Tinubu has applauded today’s judgment rendered by Judge Robin Knowles, of the Business and Property Court in London, awarding a landmark victory to the Federal Government of Nigeria over the firm known as Process & Industry Development (P&ID) Ltd. According to a press statement issued today by the President’s Special Adviser  (Media & Publicity), Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu commended the UK Court for prioritizing the merits of the case above all other considerations, following the judge’s dismissal of the $11.5 billion value of the award…

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Just In! Supreme Court reserves judgement in Atiku’s appeal against Tinubu

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…After scolding from the apex court, APM withdraws appeal The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election. A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court reserved judgment after parties in the appeal adopted their respective briefs of arguments on Monday. The 7-members include: John Okoro, Uwani Abba-Aji, Lawal Garba, Ibrahim Saulawa, Adamu Jauro, Tijjani Abubakar and Emmanuel Agim. Recall that Atiku, who contested the election under the Peoples Democratic Party…

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“Better days are coming” – Tinubu assures, vows to redress economic woes

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…As naira falls further to N1160/$ at black market President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pledged to restore the country’s economy despite a myriad of challenges affecting its growth. According to a statement issued yesterday by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the President stated this to an audience with a group of devout South-West Muslims led by Rasaki Oladejo on Friday, in Abuja. Tinubu said the current challenges facing the nation were only temporary, assuring Nigerians that better days were in the offing. “We have to believe in one country; we have…

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IPAC criticises Tinubu’s appointments, says president favours South-West

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The Interparty Advisor Council (IPAC) has criticised the appointments made by President Bola Tinubu since assuming office, saying that they favoured the South Western part of the country. National chairman of IPAC, Sani Yabagi, made the criticism while speaking on a television programme yesterday. Yabagi stated that it was disappointing that President Tinubu, who he said is known to be a Democrat, was following the appointment pattern of his predecessor, Muhammed Buhari by giving undue advantage to the people of his region. He pointed out that appointments in Nigeria must…

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Federal Executive Council meeting now to hold every Monday

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President Bola Tinubu has approved yesterday as the new official day for conducting the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced the development while briefing State House Correspondents yesterday after the meeting, presided over by President Tinubu. The President presides over the FEC meeting, which formerly holds on Wednesdays. It is also attended by the cabinet members, as well as other top government functionaries.

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Tinubu to hold FEC meeting with Ministers today at Presidential Villa

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President Bola Tinubu is billed to preside over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting of his administration today, Monday, at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Security, job-creation, economic growth and the new minimum wage are expected to be top agendas for today’s meeting. Recall that Tinubu had at the swearing-in of the ministers on August 21, emphasised that their highest obligation is to restore public faith in Government so that people can once again believe that the right hands in Government can perform. He had urged the…

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