Tag: Tinubu administration

2023 Election: Nigerians deserve Tinubu’s chaos – Amaechi

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…Says  they had chance to vote wisely Aminu Imam Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says Nigerians deserve whatever they get from leaders at the helm of affairs whom they voted for during the election. Amaechi, who stated this during a television programme at the weekend, said citizens should not complain, particularly about the state of the nation’s economy, because they had had the opportunity to vote right.  “Nigerians get what they want, what they deserve. You can’t complain. I think…(sic). Nigerians at all times had had opportunities to vote.…

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“Renewed Hope administration now in full swing” – Hadiza Bala Usman

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Special Assistant (SA) to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Policy Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman, has said the ‘Renewed Hope’ administration is now in full swing. According to the SA, yesterday,  following President Tinubu’s directive to align his priorities with ministry deliverables, my team and I initiated a series of bi-lateral sessions with key Government officials.  She further said: “We held a productive meeting at the Ship House, Federal Ministry of Defence, with Defence Ministers Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, Dr. Bello Matawalle, and Permanent Secretary, Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar Kana. Our discussions focused on…

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“Sell crude oil to Dangote Refinery in Naira” – Elders Forum to Tinubu

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As the Dangote Refinery commences production, a northern group, the National Patriotic Elders Forum has advised President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, to ensure the sale of Nigeria’s crude oil to the refinery in Naira. In a statement issued to newsmen in Kano, the National President of the Forum, Dr. Bature Abdul-Aziz, said this would enhance the value of the Naira, as well as make the petroleum products of the company more affordable to Nigerians. Abdul-Aziz commended President Tinubu for ensuring the commencement of the refinery’s production, pointing out that the sale…

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Electoral Reforms: “Whittle-down powers of State Govs.” – PRP urges Tinubu

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The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to first admit that the system that enthroned him was flawed and therefore should reform it to especially whittle down the powers of the President and State governors. National Chairman of the Party, Falalu Bello, who made the call on Wednesday evening, while addressing the media at the Party headquarters in Abuja, said the president and governors are too powerful, such that they do whatever they want and tend to undermine democracy. According to him, Nigeria’s democracy is threatened under…

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Supreme Council for Shari’ah applauds Tinubu’s economic policies

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The Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria, (SCSN), has met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, commending his economic policies and advocating for the deployment of all resources to combat threats to national security. Speaking in an interview with State House Correspondents yesterday, after meeting with the President, the vice-president of the Council, Dr. Bashir Umar said that the group paid a courtesy call on the President to show their solidarity, and commended him on the decisions he has been taking on behalf of the country. “We are here today for…

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Tinubu sets up special panel to probe N-Power, other social investment programmes

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President Bola Tinubu has formed a six-ministerial committee to reform the Federal Government’s National Social Intervention Programme (NSIP). The establishment of the committee follows the suspension of the program by Tinubu, a week after the suspension of the Minister of Charities and Charities, Dr. Betta Edu. The President suspended Edu after removing the leader of Economic Development for the Poor, Hajiya Halima Shehu. Edu was accused of diverting 585.2 million naira into the bank account of a government employee. In a statement issued by the Presidential Press Officer, Ajuri Ngelale,…

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FG suspends all NSIPA programmes

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All programmes administered by the National Social Investment Programme Agency, (NSIPA), has been suspended by the Federal Government. A statement issued yesterday by the Director of Information in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF), Segun Imohiosen, revealed the decision of the President comes in light of the “ongoing investigation of alleged malfeasance in the management of the agency and its programmes”. The statement read: “All four (4) programmes administered by NSIPA, viz: the N-Power Programme, the Conditional Cash Transfer Programme, the Government Enterprise and…

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“Asiwaju achieved in one week what will take Buhari a year” – Omokri

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Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has commended President Bola Tinubu over his major decisions for the country’s affairs in the past week. Omokri made this known via his verified X account yesterday, while reacting to major happenings in the president’s camp over the past few days. According to him, other achievements Tinubu recorded in one week would have taken his predecessor, former President Muhammadu Buhari, a year to achieve. Omokri lauded Tinubu for suspending the embattled Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, over the N585 million scandal…

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“Tinubu having sleepless nights over pharmaceutical drugs’ price hike” – Minister

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The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has said that President Bola Tinubu is having sleepless nights over the hike in drug prices and scarcity of essential medicines in the country. The Minister noted that the high cost of drugs and the exit of some multi-national pharmaceutical companies from Nigeria were key issues the president was working tirelessly to address. Recall that in August 2023, British multinational drug maker and biotechnology company GlaxoSmithKline announced its exit from Nigeria. Following its exit, the prices of the…

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“Stop groping in the dark in 2024” – Atiku to Tinubu

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Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has asked President Bola Tinubu to show a clear direction of his administration and stop groping in the dark. Atiku, who stated this in his New Year message to Nigerians yesterday, said: “The government must show a clear direction of its policy projections and desist from the subsisting behaviour of groping in the dark,” he said. President Tinubu had earlier, in his New Year broadcast to the nation, urged his political opponents to work with him since elections are over. The President said: “In this New Year,…

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