Tag: President Tinubu

“We’re done talking; govern better”, Onaiyekan tells Presidency

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Onaiyekan tells Presidency

Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has dismissed criticisms from the Presidency over the recent engagement between President Bola Tinubu and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), saying the bishops have said all they needed to say, and are now waiting to see whether their message will influence governance. Speaking during an interview during a radio programme, the cardinal said the Catholic bishops would not be dragged into a public exchange with presidential aides, stressing that their responsibility was to present the realities facing Nigerians to the President.…

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‘Tinubu to review state police Bill Sept. 3’ – Presidency

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Presidency on state police

President Bola Tinubu will receive the Executive National Policing Bill on for review on September 3, 2026, the Presidency revealed yesterday. This was as it unveiled a public information portal, nationalpolicingbill.com, through which Nigerians can submit memoranda and position papers to shape the legislation before it is reviewed by the President and transmitted to the 10th National Assembly. Chief of Staff to the President and Chairman of the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill, Femi Gbajabiamila, made the disclosures while briefing State House correspondents after convening a meeting…

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Tinubu dissolves presidential implementation c’ttee on alienation of FG properties

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Tinubu approves Army expansion

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) has approved the immediate dissolution of the Presidential Implementation Committee (PIC) on the Alienation of Federal Government Properties. Henceforth, all matters relating to the activities of the Committee will be coordinated by the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (HAGF). The PIC was established in 2000 during the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to oversee the privatisation, sale, and lease of Federal Government landed assets under the government’s monetisation policy. Its membership comprised the then Minister of Housing…

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ICPC probes Perm. Sec. for blocking funds released by Tinubu

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ICPC probes Perm. Sec.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has begun an investigation into allegations that the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, Binyerem Ukaire, withheld payment files meant for agencies under the ministry. The development came barely two days after it was reported that funds approved by President Bola Tinubu for the operations of several federal agencies had not been processed. The affected agencies include the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Voice of Nigeria, News Agency of Nigeria…

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2027: “You’re tired; retire and go home” – Obi to Tinubu

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Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has asked President Bola Tinubu to resign due to his “lack of capacity” to address some challenges facing the country. Speaking during an interview on television at the weekend, the former Anambra state governor accused Tinubu of leading Nigeria in the wrong direction. He said the country needs a leader with commitment to tackle its challenges. Obi asked Tinubu to step aside and retire in peace to allow energetic and committed individuals to take charge of the country’s affairs. “The…

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Trump commends Tinubu over fight against terrorism, protection of Christians

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Trump commends Tinubu

United States (U.S) President, Donald Trump has commended President Bola Tinubu for what he described as his decisive leadership in tackling terrorism and insecurity in Nigeria, particularly attacks on Christian communities. Trump conveyed the commendation in a letter dated July 6, 2026, to Tinubu, the details of which were made public yesterday, in a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. In the letter, titled: ‘President Trump lauds President Tinubu’s decisive leadership against terrorists’, Trump praised Tinubu’s efforts to address security challenges and reaffirmed…

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“Change economic policies or quit” – ADC to Tinubu

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ADC on Tinubu's scorecard

…Says 139m poor Nigerians is his ‘scorecard’ The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on President Bola Tinubu to either abandon what it described as his ‘failed’ economic policies or resign, following recent reports showing worsening poverty and hunger across Nigeria. In a statement issued yesterday by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the opposition party cited the latest World Bank report indicating that about 139 million Nigerians, representing roughly 60% of the population, now live below the national poverty line. The ADC also referred to a World Food Programme…

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NBMOA seeks Tinubu’s intervention over alleged Northern Media exclusion from NRS tax campaign

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NBMOA seeks Tinubu's intervention

…Cites marginalisation by MDAs Aminu Imam Chairman of Liberty TV/Radio and Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association (NBMOA), Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene over what he described as the deliberate marginalisation of northern privately-owned radio and television stations in the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) ongoing nationwide tax awareness campaign. Ramalan accused the NRS of failing to patronise private radio stations and television channels under the association’s umbrella  despite repeated proposals for their inclusion despite a…

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Tinubu unveils $3.05bn anti-poverty, human capital programmes

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Tinubu unveils programmes

President Bola Tinubu has unveiled five landmark social and development programmes worth about 3.05 billion dollars to accelerate poverty reduction, strengthen community resilience and deepen investment in human capital. Tinubu, represented by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, inaugurated the programmes yesterday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The initiatives comprise the Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus Additional Financing (NG-CARES AF) and the Solutions for Internally Displaced and Host Communities (SOLID). Others are; the Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE-GOV,…

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“Suspend Gbajabiamila to allow probe as Buhari did Babachir Lawal” – Atiku to Tinubu

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Atiku to Tinubu on Gbajabiamila

Former Vice-President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately suspend his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, to allow an independent investigation into corruption allegations against him, drawing parallels with former President Muhammadu Buhari’s suspension of ex-Secretary to the Government (SGF) of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, in 2017.  In a statement issued yesterday by his media aide, Paul Ibe, Atiku said the allegations surrounding Gbajabiamila were too serious to be ignored. He argued that suspending the Chief of Staff would ensure…

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