Tag: President Bola Tinubu

Tinubu, Shettima meet World Bank delegation in Abuja

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Tinubu, VP meet W'Bank

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima yesterday hosted a high-level delegation from the World Bank at the State House in Abuja. The delegation was led by the World Bank’s Managing Director of Operations, Anna Bjerde. The meeting was confirmed in a post on X by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. However, details of the discussions have not yet been made public. According to earlier reports, the meeting came barely 48 hours after Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, received a World Bank delegation at…

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Tinubu seeks Senate approval to expand Federal High Court, reform A’Court operations

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Tinubu seeks to expand

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has written to the Senate seeking legislative approval to amend the Federal High Court Act and the Court of Appeal Act, proposing a significant expansion in the number of judges and wide-ranging reforms aimed at improving efficiency, reducing delays and modernising judicial processes. In separate letters read on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, the President requested an increase in the number of judges of the Federal High Court from 70 to 90, and an expansion of justices of the…

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Tinubu orders nationwide security dragnet after Niger attacks, as death toll rises

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Tinubu orders

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered an intensified manhunt for terrorists responsible for the deadly attacks on communities in Niger State, as fresh details emerged on the scale of killings, abductions and destruction across the Agwara and Borgu local government areas. The directive followed the attack on Kasuwan-Daji and surrounding villages, where more than 30 people were killed and dozens abducted, including schoolchildren, in coordinated raids by armed bandits suspected to have emerged from forest enclaves in the area. In an issued statement yesterday, President Tinubu said he had instructed…

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Tinubu unveils 2026 growth drive, pledges to empower 1,000 Nigerians per ward

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Tinubu unveils

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ushered Nigeria into 2026 with a renewed pledge of stronger economic growth, fiscal discipline and inclusive development, announcing plans to empower at least 1,000 citizens in each of the country’s 8,809 wards in the new year. In his New Year goodwill message to Nigerians, the President described 2026 as the beginning of a more robust phase of economic expansion, marked by tangible improvements in the lives of ordinary citizens. He said the empowerment initiative would be delivered through the ‘Renewed Hope Ward Development Programme’, designed…

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Tinubu jets out to Europe ahead of Abu Dhabi Summit

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Tinubu jets out

President Bola Tinubu has departed Lagos for Europe to continue his end-of-year break, ahead of an official engagement in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, (UAE). The development was confirmed yesterday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who said President Tinubu left Lagos on December 28 and would proceed from Europe to Abu Dhabi in early January. According to Onanuga, the President has been invited by Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, to participate in the 2026 edition of Abu Dhabi…

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Xmas: Tinubu vows to protect Nigerians of all faiths

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…Ensures safety, security President Bola Tinubu has said that he remains committed to doing everything within his power to enshrine religious freedom in the country and to protect all people of different faiths from violence. In his goodwill message to commemorate Christmas, the President recalled his reassurance since assuming office on 29 May 2023 to protect the rights of all citizens to live, worship, and pursue their aspirations in safety and dignity He said that his administration would continually safeguard the security, unity, and stability of the country. The President…

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Tinubu departs Abuja on three-state visit

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Tinubu departs

…To spend Yuletide in Lagos President Bola Ahmed Tinubu departed Abuja yesterday to visit Borno, Bauchi and Lagos States. This was disclosed in a statement on Friday night by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. While in Borno State, President Tinubu will commission some projects undertaken by Governor Babagana Zulum and the Federal Government, and also attend the wedding ceremony of Sadeeq Sheriff, son of the former Governor of the State, Senator Ali Modu-Sheriff and his heartthrob, Hadiza Kam-Salem. From Maiduguri, the President will move to Bauchi…

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Tinubu unveils ₦58.18tr 2026 Budget, declares war on armed groups

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Tinubu unveils 2026 Budget

…Seeks Budget reset, State Police President Bola Tinubu yesterday presented a ₦58.18 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint sitting of the 10th National Assembly, rolling out an ambitious fiscal plan anchored on security dominance, economic consolidation and deep structural reforms, even as he acknowledged the hardship Nigerians continue to endure from ongoing economic adjustments. Tagged: ‘Budget of Consolidation, Renewed Resilience and Shared Prosperity’, the proposal places national security at the heart of governance, with Tinubu declaring that all armed groups operating outside the authority of the state will henceforth…

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Tinubu to present 2026 Budget to NASS today 

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Tinubu 2026 Budget

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will today, Friday, present the 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the 10th National Assembly. The presentation, scheduled for 2:00 pm, was conveyed in a notice issued yesterday by the Office of the Clerk to the National Assembly. According to the notice, all accredited persons are required to be at their duty posts by 11:00 am on the day of the presentation, as access into the National Assembly Complex will be restricted thereafter for security reasons. The notice, signed by the Secretary, Human Resources…

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APC Govs. back Tinubu’s overhaul of national security framework

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APC Govs. back Tinubu

All governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have thrown their weight behind the recent re-engineering of national security architecture by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, noting that safety of citizens’ lives and their property remains a non-negotiable obligation of the government. The Governors, under the aegis of Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), met for two days in Lagos in a strategic meeting, where they discussed sundry matters affecting the state of the nation. The state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, hosted the meeting held at Eko Hotels and Suites in Victoria Island.…

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