Tag: President Bola Tinubu

Fuel Subsidy Removal: Tinubu’s economic policies not living up to expectation – Financial Times Editorial

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London-based Financial Times publication says there are signs of President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms not going as planned. In an editorial, the publication noted that although Tinubu started well by removing fuel subsidy and moving towards a market-driven exchange, events in the past four months show that more work has to be done. “In removing a costly fuel subsidy and in shifting towards a market-driven exchange rate, which has sharply weakened a previously overvalued currency, he has gone some way towards persuading investors he is serious about reform. But four…

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President Tinubu makes fresh appointments

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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of five new members to his presidential media advisory team. The appointments were announced in a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale. The new appointees are: (Senior Special Assistant to the President — National Values & Social Justice), Fela Durotoye; (Senior Special Assistant to the President — Public Engagement), Fredrick Nwabufo; (Senior Special Assistant to the President — Strategic Communications), Mrs. Linda Nwabuwa Akhigbe; (Special Assistant to the President — Public Affairs), Aliyu Audu, and (Personal…

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“Tinubu clean, white as snow; noise about CSU certificate forgery useless” – Keyamo

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Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has said the Supreme Court will find President Bola Tinubu ‘not guilty’ of certificate forgery. In a tweet he posted yesterday on X (formerly known as Twitter), Keyamo made the case that his principal is as clean and white as snow on the matter while reiterating that Tinubu will be vindicated at the Supreme Court. In addition, he emphasised that Chicago State University itself stated that it does not issue certificates and that vendors instead do so on behalf of the institution.…

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Alleged Certificate Forgery: Atiku reveals when he would drop fight against Tinubu

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Former Vice-President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), in the last presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has said he would only drop his fight with President Bola Tinubu if the Supreme Court rules in the President’s favour. Atiku, who stated this at a media conference in Abuja yesterday, said that his battle against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is in the general interest of the Nigerian nation, adding that he would pursue the case to a logical conclusion, whether he wins or loses. According to him, his battle against…

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Arewa Youth Development Association Calls for Immediate Resignation Prosecution of Minister Hannatu Musa Musawa

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The Arewa Youth Development Association, composed of prominent patriots from Northern Nigeria, has called for the immediate resignation and prosecution of Ms. Hannatu Musa Musawa as the Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Addressing a press conference in Abuja, the association, through its National President, Comrade Imrana Nas, expressed serious concerns regarding the controversies surrounding Ms. Musawa’s appointment as a minister. They argue that the security agencies and the Senate failed in their duty to scrutinize her competence adequately, raising questions about the credibility of the screening process. The…

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Tinubu picks Balarabe to replace El-Rufai as Kaduna ministerial nominee

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President Bola Tinubu has replaced Nasir el-Rufa’i, a former Ministerial nominee from Kaduna State with that of Balarabe Abbas. The replacement was conveyed in a letter read by the Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, at the plenary yesterday. In the letter, the President sought the confirmation of Abbas, Jamila Bio and Olawale Olawande. While Bio and Olawande have been assigned portfolios of Minister of Youths and Minister of State for Youths respectively, none has been assigned to Abbas. The new nominee served as Secretary to the State government under el-Rufa’i. He also…

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Nigeria @ 63 Independence Day Broadcast: “I’m different” -Tinubu

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…Vows to reform economy, fight hunger President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday, noted that he was different from other leaders, promising to fight poverty to ‘stop dead’. The President stated this on the occasion of Nigeria’s 63 Independence, during his live broadcast yesterday promised to rebuild a Nigeria where hunger, poverty and hardship are pushed into the shadows of an ever fading past. Tinubu stated this at a time when Nigerians are suffering the consequences of his decision on the removal of fuel subsidy. The President had many times pleaded with…

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Tinubu approves N35,000 provisional wage award for all FG workers

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President Bola Tinubu has approved N35,000 as a provisional wage award for all treasury-paid federal government workers for a period of six months. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, who announced this in a statement yesterday in Abuja, said that this followed consultations between the federal government and the leadership of the labour unions at the Presidential Villa. At the meeting, the Federal Government also pledged its commitment to fast-track the provision of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses to ease public transportation occasioned by subsidy removal on PMS. The Federal Government also…

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‘Looming strike might cause setback in Atiku, Peter Obi’s cases in Supreme Court’ – Source 

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Strong indications have emerged that the proposed nationwide indefinite strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) might stall the appeal of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and his counterpart in the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi. Recall that the Organised Labour has resolved to commence a nationwide strike on Tuesday, October 3. The duo had on September 19 filed 86 grounds of appeal at the apex court, praying the court to nullify the judgment of the Presidential…

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Tinubu records: “I’ll rule on Atiku’s request shortly”- US Judge

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…Says  public interest significant to Nigerians United States (US) Judge, Nancy Maldonado, says the U.S. Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago has been inundated with emails from Nigerians eagerly anticipating her decision on whether or not she will order Chicago State University (CSU) to release President Bola Tinubu’s records.  “The Court notes that Court staff has received extensive email communications from members of the public related to this case,” stated a court document entered into docket on Friday.  The court filing stated that as a result, she…

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