Tag: President Tinubu

“Replace Humanitarian ministry with National Social Security Agency” – Nwoko tells Tinubu

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Senator Nwoko

A Senator in the 10th Senate, Ned Nwoko, has called on President Bola Tinubu to replace the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs with a National Social Security Agency. Nwoko made the call in an open letter, titled: ‘’Reimagining Nigeria’s Social Safety Net: A Call to Replace the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs with a National Social Security Agency Under the Office of the President’’, addressed to Tinubu in Abuja yesterday. The lawmaker, who represents Delta-North Senatorial District, noted that the creation of the National Social Security Agency, would guarantee the right and…

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“Explain why Oando got accelerated approval in Agip/ENI purchase” – Atiku slams Tinubu

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Atiku slams Tinubu

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has asked the Federal Government to explain why Oando Plc, owned by President Bola Tinubu’s nephew, got accelerated approval to buy the onshore assets of AGIP and ENI while other transactions such as the Shell/Renaissance deal and the Mobil/Seplat continue to suffer delays. Atiku also accused the government of giving Oando undue preferential treatment in the oil and gas sector to the detriment of more competent investors. The former vice-president in an issued statement signed by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, slammed…

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‘Nigeria gradually turning to Tinubu’s private business’ – Atiku

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Atiku on Asiwaju

Former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu is gradually turning Nigeria into his private property. Abubakar, who ran against Tinubu in the 2023 election on the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) platform, said the future of Nigerians had been effectively mortgaged to the President, his family, and associates. Atiku, who disclosed this on Wednesday, in a statement issued by his media adviser, Paul Ibe, asserted that Tinubu has also integrated his business interests into Nigeria, just the way he integrated Lagos’s public enterprises to his private businesses. In…

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2027: “Don’t seek re-election, emulate Joe Biden” – CSO tells Tinubu

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CSO to Tinubu

A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Rescue Nigeria Economy Project (RNEP) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu not to seek re-election in 2027, but should rather emulate the U.S President, Joe Biden, who stepped aside for his Vice-President Kamala Harris to run in his stead. Recall that there have been speculations in some quarters that the President is most likely going to run in 2027, which was part of the reason the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, denied any presidential ambition in 2027, restating his loyalty…

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“Despite Tinubu’s fuel subsidy removal pronouncement, FG to spend N6.8tr on subsidies by 2024

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Tinubu's subsidy

…Highest in 25yrs The President Bola Tinubu-led administration plans to spend N6.8 trillion on fuel subsidies between August 2023 and December 2024, representing a 17-month period, according to reports. This development comes over one year after the statement “fuel subsidy is gone” by President Tinubu. This is as the President has reportedly approved that the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) uses its dividends to offset subsidy bills. According to the report, the NNPCL  had informed the President that due to the subsidy payments, it was currently unable to pay…

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Tinubu’s economic council member behind petrol imports from Malta, Russia – Investigation 

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Asiwaju's petrol importer

…Presidency clarifies A member of Tinubu’s Presidential Economic Coordination Council (PECC), Abdulkabir Adisa Aliu, has been fingered to be behind the  allegedpetrol imports from Malta and Russia. Leaked documents and extensive interviews with sources have unveiled how Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil-producing country, has been importing sub-standard petroleum products from Malta, a country with no known oil refineries. Recall that Chairman of ?angote Refinery, Aliko ?angote, recently made some revelations about the increase in fuel imports from Malta In 2023, Nigeria’s petroleum importation from Malta soared to $2.08 billion, a stark…

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“Tinubu is Nigeria’s most demonised politician, but he’s not corrupt” – VP Shettima

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VP Shettima on Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu is the most demonised Nigerian politician even though he has a good heart, says Vice-President Kashim Shettima. He reiterated his call on Nigerians to trust President Tinubu. According to him, the President is not a corrupt politician. He said, “Tinubu is not in power to engage in primitive capital accumulation, nor is he in power to leave landmarks in the sands of time. I’m not playing politics; I’m speaking from the heart. I have seen the soul of Bola Tinubu, and he has a good soul. He…

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H/Reps Bill: “I choose 20yrs in prison than sing ‘Tinubu’s’ anthem” – Aisha Yesufu

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Aisha Yesufu

Renowned social critic, A’isha Yesufu, says she will choose to spend 20 years in prison than sing the new National Anthem, which she described as ‘President Bola Tinubu’s anthem’. Her statement comes after a report emerged that a Bill, sponsored by the House of Representatives Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, and now awaiting the second reading, proposed a 25-year imprisonment or N10 million fine, or both, for any person convicted for making a statement or taking an action that leads to separatist agitation, or inter-group or sectional conflict in the country. According…

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“You have Constitutional burden to stop terrorism, bomb explosions”– Group tells Tinubu

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Group tells Tinubu2

An advocasy group, Vanguard for Transparent Leadership and Democracy, (VATLAD), has reminded President Bola Tinubu that he has the Constitutional burden to stop acts of terrorism and prosecute suspects. The call  by the group is in reaction to another bomb blast that occurred on Monday morning at the Rivers State Secretariat of the Action People’s Party, (APP). National President of the group, Igbini Emmanuel, in a press release said Rivers State being a leading economic treasure base of Nigeria, as a result of its huge petroleum fields cannot and must…

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Tinubu commissions 20 CNG buses at Presidential Villa

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Tinubu commissions

President Bola Tinubu has commissioned the first set of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The buses, numbering 20 in the first batch, were produced locally by Innoson Motors. The Government said it was optimistic that the buses will help to ease transportation problems, especially in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) Abuja. Five of the CNG buses were driven to the forecourt of the Presidential Villa, where the President took a break from the Federal Executive Council, (FEC), meeting to commission them. The provision of the…

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