Tag: President Bola Tinubu

“Shut your door against desperate lobbyists” – Col. Umar to Tinubu

Aminu Imam

Former Military Governor of Kaduna State, Col. Abubakar Dangiwa Umar (rtd) has advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to avoid those he called desperate lobbyists. In an issued statement on Monday, Umar said, “Mr. President, please avoid the company of people who show embarrassing desperation in lobbying for appointment in your government. “Public Office is a trust, which should not be extended to persons of dubious character particularly former Governors who have bankrupted their States and left them with heavy debt burden and deeply divided along ethnic and religious lines. “You…

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Plateau Killing Fields: Tinubu vows to break circle of violence

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness and grief over the latest round of violence and killings in Plateau State. Presidential spokesperson, Dele Alake, who made this known in a statement yesterday, said the President condemned in strong terms the most recent internecine killings in Mangu local government area of Plateau State and parts of Benue State. He also said President Tinubu found very depressing the festering reprisal attacks, needless and avoidable bloodletting among communities in the two States. The President said, “It is most unfortunate that in this orgy of…

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Tinubu returns to Nigeria after ECOWAS Summit

Aminu Imam

…Says coups will no longer be tolerated in West Africa President Bola Tinubu, yesterday returned to Abuja after a two-day trip to Guinea Bissau for the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS). Tinubu told the leaders in the sub-region that under his leadership, the commission will take democracy seriously. The new Chairman of the sub-regional body also said coups will no longer be allowed in the West African region under his leadership as chairperson of the sub-regional bloc, ECOWAS.…

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President Tinubu emerges as new ECOWAS Chairman

Aminu Imam

In a unanimous endorsement that signals the trust and confidence reposed in him by his counterparts, President Bola Tinubu emerged as the new chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government yesterday in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. President Tinubu, who is the latest entrant into the exclusive club of Heads of State in West Africa, enthusiastically accepted the honour, on behalf of Nigeria, with a solemn pledge to bear the responsibility of the office and run…

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Tinubu sets up Presidential Committee on fiscal policy, tax reforms

Aminu Imam

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday approved the establishment of a Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, in line with his promise to remove all barriers impeding business growth in Nigeria. According to an issued statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Dele Alake, the committee, which will be chaired by Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers, (PwC), Taiwo Oyedele will comprise experts from both the private and public sectors and have responsibility for the various aspects of tax law reform,…

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Tinubu departs today, to attend ECOWAS Summit in Guinea-Bissau

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu will today, Saturday, depart Abuja for Guinea-Bissau to attend the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS) in Bissau, the country’s capital. The President’s Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Dele Alake, revealed this in a statement he signed yesterday, titled: ‘President Tinubu to attend ECOWAS summit in Guinea-Bissau.’ At the Summit tomorrow Sunday, participants are expected to address memoranda on five pressing sub-regional issues. Other items slated for discussion include;…

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Tinubu reverses Buhari’s import taxes on cars, plastics and others

Aminu Imam

…Says he will not suffocate Nigerians Hassan Umar Farouk President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday reversed some of the taxes imposed in the last-minute Fiscal Policy Measures, (FPM), which was signed by former President Muhammadu Buhari. These four Executive Orders signed by the President, including suspending the 5% excise tax on telecom services, was announced by Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications and Communications and Strategy, Dele Alake, at a press briefing in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The taxes were stepped down in fulfillment of the administration’s promise to address business-unfriendly…

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Tinubu backs execution of $5bn floating LNG project

Aminu Imam

…7,000 direct new jobs in the offing President Bola Tinubu has supported the implementation of a $5 billion floating Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project in Nigeria. The President gave the backing yesterday, when he received a group of joint venture partners made up of UTM FLNG, TECHNIP Energies and JGC Corporation in his office at the State House, Abuja. Addressing newsmen after the meeting with the president, leader of the delegation and Group Managing Director (GMD) of UTM FLNG, Julius Rone, disclosed that the multi-floating LNGs are being implemented with…

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Olisa Metuh, Pius Anyim meet with Tinubu at Aso Rock

Aminu Imam

A former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, and former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim are meeting with President Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, at the Presidential Villa. Both figures were prominent critics of the APC leading up to the 2015 elections. Metuh was a key voice for the opposition when the All Progressives Congress (APC) ended the PDP’s 16-year reign in 2015. Interestingly, Anyim, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, worked with the APC in Ebonyi State during the most recent general election.…

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Tinubu’s ministerial list reportedly ready, as nominees undergo security checks at DSS

Aminu Imam

There are indications that the ministerial list of President Bola Tinubu is ready and is currently undergoing security scrutiny at the Department of State Services (DSS) office. A source revealed that the names of those being considered for ministerial offices are going through the final check at the DSS and the Presidential Strategic Team. Tinubu’s ministerial list ready, forwarded to DSS for security check. According to the source, “They have the list already. Several names have been written against their respective offices. But they just have to find out and…

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