Tag: Tinubu administration

Genocide claims: Trump threatens “fast, vicious” strike on Nigeria

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Tinubu pledges

…As Tinubu pledges diplomatic response, vows to defeat terrorism The United States (U.S.) has drawn up military plans for possible strikes in northern Nigeria after President Donald Trump renewed threats against President Bola Tinubu’s government, accusing it of allowing the “mass killing of Christians”. According to The New York Times, the U.S. Africa Command has presented three options to the White House. The “heavy option” involves sending an aircraft carrier group to the Gulf of Guinea and launching air strikes deep into northern Nigeria. The “medium option” would use Predator…

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World Bank, Tinubu align on $1bn loan request

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World Bank, Tinubu align

…As Rewane calms fears over ₦1.15tr borrowing  The World Bank is set to consider Nigeria’s fresh $1 billion Development Policy Financing request on December 16, a move aimed at bolstering President Bola Tinubu’s ongoing economic reforms, job creation efforts, and private sector investment drive. The loan, structured as a $500 million IDA credit and a $500 million IBRD facility, falls under the “Nigeria Actions for Investment and Jobs Acceleration’ programme — one of the flagship initiatives of the Tinubu administration’s reform agenda. If approved, the funds will be released in…

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FG seeks fresh ₦1.15tr loan to plug widening 2025 Budget gap

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FG seeks fresh loan

President Bola Tinubu has asked the National Assembly to approve a new ₦1.15 trillion domestic loan to help fund the deficit in the 2025 national budget. The request was contained in a letter to the Senate, which was read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during yesterday’s plenary session. Tinubu explained that the additional borrowing is necessary to bridge the fiscal shortfall and sustain the implementation of key government programmes and projects outlined in the 2025 budget. “This request is made pursuant to Section 44 (1) and (2) of the Fiscal…

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Terrorism: Nigeria welcomes US help, but opposes unilateral strikes on its territory

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Tinubu seeks

Diplomatic tensions escalated yesterday between Nigeria and the United States (U.S.) following President Donald Trump’s renewed threat to launch military strikes over alleged killings of Christians in Nigeria – a claim the Nigerian government has firmly rejected as misleading. Trump, in a series of social media posts, accused the Nigerian government of “turning a blind eye” to attacks on Christians, and announced that he had directed the U.S. Department of War to “prepare for possible action”. He warned that Washington could “go in guns-a-blazing” and halt all assistance to Nigeria…

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ACF pledges support for Tinubu-Shettima administration

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ACF pledges for Tinubu

The Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), a prominent quasi-political and socio-cultural group in the north has pledged continuous support to the administration of president Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima. The group made the pledge when its leadership paid a courtesy visit to the Vice President at the presidential villa, Abuja on Wednesday  to extend an invitation to him ahead of the 25th anniversary of the ACF. Chairman of the ACF Board of Trustees, Bashir Ɗalhatu, expressed delight over the working relationship between President Tinubu and Vice President Shettima as well…

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H’Reps. approves Tinubu’s $2.35bn loan request for 2025 Budget

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H'Reps approves loan

The 10th House of Representatives has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to borrow $2.35 billion to help finance part of the 2025 Budget deficit. In addition, the green chamber yesterday endorsed the President’s proposal to issue a $500 million debut sovereign sukuk in the international capital market (ICM) to support key infrastructure projects and diversify Nigeria’s financing sources. The approvals followed the consideration and adoption of the report of the House Committee on Aids, Loans, and Debt Management, which reviewed the borrowing plan and recommended its implementation. According to the…

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“Kukah has changed politically, owes Buhari apology” – Rev. Fr 

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Kukah–Rev. Fr

A missionary Catholic priest working in Gambia, Rev. Fr. Kelvin Ugwu, has said that Bishop Matthew Kukah, of the Sokoto Diocese, has become “politically different” from the outspoken cleric he used to be. Ugwu, who stated this in a Facebook post yesterday while reacting to the recent controversy surrounding Bishop Kukah’s comments on alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria, said many Nigerians have been cautious in reacting to Kukah’s remarks because of the bishop’s long-standing reputation, but his recent stance shows a shift from his previous principles. “The truth of…

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Service Chiefs sack: “Tinubu afraid of coup, not insecurity” – Mahdi Shehu

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Mahdi Shehu on Asiwaju

Public affairs analyst, Mahdi Shehu, has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of acting out of selfish political interest in the recent reshuffling of the country’s Service Chiefs. In a post shared on his official X handle yesterday, Shehu said the President’s decision was not motivated by the worsening insecurity across the country, but by fear and personal survival instincts following reports of a possible coup. Quoting the Bible to support his position, Shehu wrote: “For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice”…

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FG’s debt balloons, as ₦6.17tr added to liabilities in 6 months

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FG’s debt balloons

The Federal Government has borrowed a staggering ₦6.17 trillion from domestic lenders in the first half of 2025, underscoring its growing reliance on local funding to bridge persistent budget deficits and sustain public spending. According to data from the Debt Management Office (DMO), the government raised ₦4.48 trillion in the first quarter and another ₦1.7 trillion in the second quarter — a 2.26% increase bringing total domestic debt to ₦76.59 trillion as of June 30, 2025. With oil production still below 1.8 million barrels per day and non-oil revenues underperforming,…

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“We’re shielding no ally” —Tinubu, on EFCC

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…Says EFCC recovers ₦500bn in 2yrs The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has recovered assets worth over ₦500 billion and secured more than 7,000 convictions in the past two years, Vice-President Kashim Shettima has disclosed. Shettima, who represented President Bola Tinubu yesterday at the opening of the 7th edition of the ‘EFCC–NJI Capacity-Building Workshop for Judges and Justices’ in Abuja, said the achievements were a result of the administration’s non-interference in the anti-graft agency’s operations and its dedication to transparency and accountability. “As an administration, we have prioritised public…

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