President Bola Tinubu will on open the African Counter-Terrorism Summit in Abuja. With the support of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), the high-level African counter-terrorism summit under the theme, ‘Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Institution Building to Address the Evolving Threat of Terrorism’, will end the next day. According to a statement on Sunday by the Special Adviser to …

President Bola Tinubu has made appointments into the Board of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Mr. Mairiga Aliyu Katuka  has been named the Chairman, while Mr. Emomotimi Agama is the Director-General. Others are: Frana Chukwuogor (Executive Commissioner, Legal and Enforcement), Mr. Bola Ajomale (Executive Commissioner, Operations), Mrs. Samiya Hassan Usman (Executive Commissioner, Corporate Services), Mr. Lekan Belo (Non-Executive Commissioner), and Mr. Kasimu Garba Kurfi (Non-Executive …

President Bola Tinubu has said that Nigeria’s investment climate has been bolstered by critical new reforms, with an array of opportunities across sectors for investors. During the presentation of a letter of credence by the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Nigeria, Vice-Admiral Kim Pan Kyu, at the State House, on Friday, the President said that Nigeria is a …

Tracking many stories of remarkable progress currently taking place in Nigeria can be a challenging task. This is so because these important stories are lost to some who daily indulge in the cacophony of adverse reports. These negative news often dominates the headlines. With a 24-hour news cycle that tends to focus mainly on distasteful narratives, several Nigerians have been …

President Bola Tinubu has approved system-wide policies to comprehensively overhaul the education sector, improve learning and skill development, increase enrolment, and ensure the academic security of the nation’s children. The approved policies are captured as Data Repository, Out-of-School Children Education, Teacher Training and Development, and Skill Development and Acquisition (DOTS). The statement by the presidential spokesperson, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, read: …

President Bola Tinubu has said that his administration remains undeterred in its pursuit of comprehensive economic security for the country while addressing foundational challenges and creating a fair and equitable system in which all Nigerians can thrive. Receiving leaders of Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, at the State House in Abuja, on Wednesday, the President said that his administration is …

President Bola Tinubu has commended the enterprising feat of Dangote Oil and Gas Limited in reducing the gantry price of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) – better known as diesel. The Group recently reviewed downwards the gantry price of AGO from N1,650 to N1,000 per litre for a minimum of one million litres of the product, as well as providing a discount …

The security and welfare of the people (of Nigeria) shall be the primary purpose of government – The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria In 1976, the military regime of Olusegun Obasanjo sought to stir the patriotic instincts of our young citizens by decreeing the National Pledge into our lives. It must be recited in all Nigerian schools, the …

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday launched the National Single Window initiative, a transformative project that will propel the nation’s economy to new heights. According to his spokesperson, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the initiative is another bold testament to the President’s commitment to breaking long-standing developmental barriers in advancing the progress, prosperity, and well-being of every Nigerian. At the launch of the …

There are lessons of life on a march-past when participants make reverse in what is popularly termed ‘about-turn’. At that point, those previously in front, take the rear position, while the ones hitherto at the back, take the lead. In real life, it can be an irony of sort. That was precisely what played out in Dakar, capital of Senegal …