Tag: President Tinubu

President Tinubu signs historic electricity Bill into law

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu has given his approval to the electricity Bill, which was passed in July 2022 with the aim of repealing the Electricity and Power Sector Reform Act of 2005. Consequently, the new law, which is now known as the Electricity Act, according to reliable sources, serves as a comprehensive legal and institutional framework for guiding the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) during the post-privatisation phase. It consolidates all existing legislation related to the electricity supply sector and encourages private sector investments. One of the primary objectives of the…

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Tinubu, Kwankwaso hold closed-door meeting

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu yesterday held a meeting behind a closed-door with the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. Kwankwaso, a former Minister of Defence, has been a close ally of Tinubu, who has variously described the incumbent President as a strategist. Recall that the immediate-past governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, served under Kwankwaso as deputy governor before succeeding him. Both men later fell out over some political differences. Kwankwaso’s NNPP in the last gubernatorial election defeated the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in Kano…

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Nigerian Governors back Tinubu on fuel subsidy removal

Aminu Imam

Nigerian governors have backed President Bola Tinubu’s decision to end fuel subsidy payments in the country. The governors, who spoke during a visit to the Presidential Villa on Wednesday, expressed happiness at the President’s subsidy removal decision, all-inclusive leadership and statesmanship. Led by its Chairman, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) commended President Tinubu for tackling the fuel subsidy behemoth, promising to work with him to ameliorate the short-term impact of the decision. AbdulRazaq was quoted in a statement as saying, “The NGF will follow the tradition of…

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Soludo pledges loyalty to Tinubu, speaks on his inauguration bounce-off

Aminu Imam

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has stated that the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) as a party will work with the government of President Bola Tinubu. Soludo, who spoke during the inauguration of the regional headquarters of APGA yesterday in Awka, the State capital, was reacting to his attendance at the inauguration of President Tinubu on Monday. Soludo was alleged to have been stopped by DSS operatives from entering the state box, during the inauguration in Abuja. He descended heavily on the peddlers of the rumour, saying he was…

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Nigeria needs a decisive President like Tinubu – CAN

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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Monday said the country needs a decisive President like Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.  CAN stated this while congratulating the new President.  A statement by its President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, said: “On behalf of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), I would like to extend our warmest congratulations to the new President of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as he assumes office today.  “This is a momentous occasion for Nigeria, and we wish President Tinubu well as he takes on the responsibilities of leading our…

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