Tag: President Bola Tinubu

Afenifere outlines 5 steps for Tinubu to avert economic collapse

Aminu Imam

As the impact of fuel subsidy removal continues to bring untold hardship to Nigerians, the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere has given a five-step recommendation to President Bola Tinubu in order to stop the social and economic collapse of the nation. In an issued statement signed by its spokesperson, Jare Ajayi, on Sunday, the Afenifere said the current economic situation in the country needs far-reaching and deep-rooted steps for it to be ameliorated. According to the group, Tinubu can prevent the nation’s socioeconomic collapse by first requesting debt relief from the country’s key…

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“My administration will provide security for Nigerians”, Tinubu reassures Nigerians

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu has re-affirmed his administration’s commitment to ensuring appropriate security for all citizens throughout the nation. President Tinubu delivered the promise at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College’s 45th graduation ceremony in Jaji, Kaduna State. While praising the military for preserving the country’s territorial integrity, the President promised to continue to assist it. Tinubu, who also congratulated the graduating officers, described the military officers serving Nigeria as the best group of people out of the over 200 million citizens of the country. Two hundred and ninety-one participants…

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Just In! Subsidy Removal: Tinubu approves Infrastructure Fund for States, as FAAC shares N907 billion

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of Infrastructure Support Fund (ISF) for the 36 States of the Federation, as part of measures to cushion the effects of the petrol subsidy removal on the people. The approval was disclosed at the monthly meeting of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), yesterday, in Abuja. This was disclosed in an issued statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications & Strategy, Dele Alake, yesterday. According to the release, the new Infrastructure Fund will enable the States intervene and…

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Endless hike in fuel price further evidence of Tinubu govt’s insincerity – CNPPP

Aminu Imam

The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties, (CNPP), has reacted to the recent hike in pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol. CNPP, in a statement signed by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Comrade James Ezema, on Wednesday, said that the increment less than 60 days after “the Federal Government announced the removal of subsidy is a fresh pointer that the All Progressives Congress (APC) government has never been sincere with Nigerians on the subsidy issue.” The political parties also backed the House of Representatives’ move “to…

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‘N617 per litre is extortion; fuel price should be N150’ – PDP dares Tinubu

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The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of extorting Nigerians with the increased N617 pump price of petrol. The PDP, in an issued statement by PDP’s spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, said the price of fuel should not be more than N150 per litre, adding that the increased rate was a maladministration by Tinubu’s government that has shown extreme insensitivity and callousness towards Nigerians. The Party cautioned that the increase is worsening the already suffocating economic situation under the APC, and has the capability of triggering a very…

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“Past plundering, exploitation of Africa must never repeat itself” – Tinubu

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President Bola Tinubu, during his address at the fifth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union (AU), the Regional Economic Communities, the Regional Mechanisms, and the AU Member-States, in Nairobi, Kenya, has vehemently rejected any notion of a new scramble for Africa, stating that the continent should never again endure the plundering and exploitation of its resources. Tinubu, while eloquently emphasising the unity and strength of Africa, called for a collective commitment to leaving behind the dark chapters of Africa’s past, ensuring that they are not repeated, and directing attention…

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“We will protect Benin artefacts”, President Tinubu assures monarch

Aminu Imam

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pledged to protect Benin artefacts returned to the country from different parts of the world as a way of archiving the history of the people. Speaking when he received the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare II, and other traditional leaders from Edo State, the President assured them that his administration would support the Benin Royal Council in its bid to establish a museum that will house the artefacts. The President congratulated the Benin monarch for the retrieval of the stolen artefacts,…

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“Create jobs – don’t share cash to cushion subsidy removal”- APC chieftain tells Tinubu

Aminu Imam

An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Bauchi State, Dr. Haruna Gololo, says President Bola Tinubu should create jobs instead of giving out cash to citizens to cushion the impacts of the removal of the petrol subsidy. Recall that the President had asked the national assembly to approve a $800 million loan to ameliorate the hardship induced by the removal of subsidy on petrol. Tinubu said 12 million households would receive N8, 000 monthly from the loan, which is being sourced from the World Bank. Also, another N500 billion has…

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Fuel Subsidy Removal: President Tinubu writes NASS, seeks N500bn for palliatives

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu has written to the National Assembly seeking amendment to the 2022 supplementary Appropriation Act to allow the Federal Government source N500 billion for palliative to cushion the effect of the subsidy removal. In the president’s letter to the House of Representatives, which was read on the floor of the of the lower legislative chamberby the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, during plenary yesterday, President Tinubu said the money will be sourced from the 2022 supplementary Appropriation Act of N819. 5 billion. The letter, titled: “Request for the amendment of…

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Tinubu appoints 20 new aides; Tunde Rahman, Masari, make list

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Three weeks after he made the last set of major appointments, President Bola Tinubu has hired 20 new aides. The new appointments include those of senior special assistants (SSAs), Personal Assistants (PAs), Personal Physician, and photographers. Among the new appointees are veteran journalist, Tunde Rahman, who has been designated SSA (Media); Abdulaziz Abdulaziz (SSA Print Media); and Ibrahim Masari (SSA Political). Others are Adekunle Tinubu – Personal Physician; Damilotun Aderemi – Senior Special Assistant (Private Secretary); Toyin Subair – Senior Special Assistant (Domestic); O’tega Ogra – Senior Special Assistant (Digital/New…

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