Tag: Tinubu administration

Board appointments: Ndume commends Tinubu

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Ndume commends

…Seeks South-East inclusion Former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, has again commended President Bola Tinubu over fresh appointments into Boards of key Federal agencies. The new appointees unveiled at the weekend included, Muhammad Babangida son of former military president Ibrahim Babangida, who was named chairman of the revamped Bank of Agriculture. Others were: Lydia Kalat Musa, Chairperson of the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority; Jamilu Wada Aliyu, chairman of the National Educational Research and Development Council; Yahuza Ado Inuwa, to chair the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, and Sanusi Musa (SAN),…

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“Desperate” Tinubu’s Govt exploits Buhari’s death to whitewash battered image – ADC

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ADC to FG

The African Democratic Congress, (ADC), has called out President Bola Tinubu’s government for what it described as a cynical and opportunistic attempt to exploit the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari for political gains. In an issued statement in Abuja yesterday, signed by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the party criticised the choreographed Federal Executive Council (FEC) tribute and the publicised appearance of Buhari’s grieving son, Yusuf, as “a calculated PR stunt by an unpopular government”. The ADC noted that this same administration had spent over a year…

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“Govs. defecting to APC will work against you” – Primate Ayodele warns Tinubu

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Primate Ayodele

The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned President Bola Tinubu against some of his choice of appointees and opposition governors defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying they were enemies and will work against him. In a statement signed by his media aide, Primate Ayodele released a series of warnings to the president about the Nigerian economy, insecurity, among other things He warned Tinubu to be careful, as they would use insecurity to disrupt his second-term ambition. He also revealed that there were people…

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FG secures fresh ₦1.2tr ($747m) loan for Lagos-Calabar highway

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World Bank allocates

The  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration has secured a $747 million (roughly ₦1.2 trillion) World Bank loan facility to finance Phase-1 Section-1 of the Lagos-Calabar highway. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Director of Information and Public Relations at the Ministry of Finance, Mohammad Manga, the loan will finance Phase-1 Section-1 of the project, stretching 47 kilometres from Victoria Island to Eleko Village in Lagos. The project is a flagship under the ‘Renewed Hope Infrastructure Development Agenda’ of the Tinubu administration, and is expected to boost regional…

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“Publish NDDC audit report, prosecute those behind delay”, SERAP to Tinubu

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SERAP to Tinubu

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi to investigate those allegedly responsible for obstructing the publication of the forensic audit report on the Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC). According to SERAP, this report, which covered the period between 2000 and 2019, was commissioned under former President Muhammadu Buhari and submitted to his administration in September 2021. It was said that despite public interest and repeated demands, the audit findings remain unpublished.…

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“Opposition coalition a wake-up call for Tinubu” – Ohanaeze Ndigbo

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Ohanaeze Ndigbo

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has described the adoption of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) by Nigeria’s opposition coalition as a significant development that halts the country’s “alarming drift towards a one-party state”. In a statement issued on Thursday, signed by its deputy president general,  Okechukwu Isiguzoro, and national spokesman,  Thompson Ohia, the Ohanaeze said the coalition’s move puts the Federal Government under pressure to confront Nigeria’s mounting economic and security challenges. “The recent adoption of the ADC by leaders of Nigeria’s opposition is not merely a political…

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“APC heading for collapse, Senate now rubber-stamp” – Ndume

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Ndume on APC

… May join opposition if Tinubu fail Senator representing Borno-South and a former Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume, has issued a scathing critique of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the current administration under President Bola Tinubu, warning of a looming political collapse due to unprincipled defections, erosion of legislative independence, and failures in governance. Speaking during a televised interview on Tuesday, Ndume said the APC is behaving like an “overloaded ship” on the verge of capsizing, as it continues to accept defectors without ideological grounding or long-term…

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“Nigerians’ll remain in pain until Tinubu completes his harsh policies” – Info. Minister, Idris

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Info. Minister, Idris

Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, says Nigerians will continue to writhe in pain until President Bola Tinubu completes the implementation of his harsh policies. The minister also claimed that Tinubu had acquitted himself creditably over the past two years by implementing bold reforms targeted at repositioning Nigeria’s economy.  Idris made this assertion on a television programme , according to a statement issued yesterday by the Minister’s spokesman, Rabiu Ibrahim. The Minister praised the Tinubu administration for initiating tough but necessary economic reforms, which, according to him, are laying the groundwork…

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“It’s a fantasy expecting magnanimity toward critics from a sitting President” – Ojudu

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Ojudu

A veteran journalist, Babafemi Ojudu, has joined the growing public reaction to the list of honorees recently unveiled by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to mark Democracy Day.  Many Nigerians have questioned the omission of certain key figures who played significant roles in the fight for democratic governance, including those who made immense personal sacrifices. Ojudu, who is also a former senator who co-founded the influential TheNews magazine in 1993. Of the five core editors behind TheNews and its sister publications—credited with shaping the media resistance to military rule—Ojudu is the…

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“Nigeria now reaching stability, after fuel subsidy removal” — Minister Idris

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Minister Idris reiterates

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to economic renewal and strengthening democratic values, as Nigeria marks 26 years since the return to democratic rule. In an interview with Forbes Africa to make Democracy Day, Idris defended President Bola Tinubu’s reform agenda, which includes the removal of fuel subsidies and the unification of foreign exchange rates; two major policy shifts in Nigeria’s recent economic history. In an issued statement yesterday signed by his media aide Rabiu Ibrahim  the Minister was quoted as saying:…

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