The scholar and researcher had taken a trip to an open market. There, he met a female fishmonger. Attracted by the casual attention this researcher paid to a croaker fish on display on her stall, the lady attempted to win this potential buyer to her stall. So, she began to dish out a mesh of adulations and panegyrics of the …

The lobbies and lounges of the Nicon Hilton Hotel (now Transcorp Hilton) and Sheraton Hotels and Towers (now Abuja Continental Hotel) were very boisterous in the early days of the Olusegun Obasanjo administration in 1999. Both hotels were the biggest and best those years and they accommodated the cream of the political class who gravitated to the Federal Capital Territory …

Being a speech by President Bola Tinubu, on the occasion of the 2024 May Day celebration, held on Wednesday, 1 May 2024, at the Eagle Square, Abuja. My dear compatriots and fellow workers in the service of our great country, Today, I join you to share in the essence of this day and to express my deepest gratitude and admiration …

President Bola Tinubu is expected to lead a walk to commemorate 25 years of Nigeria’s unbroken democracy on 29th May. Unlike the previous civilian administrations, Nigeria’s Fourth Republic has remained unbroken since the then General Olusegun Obasanjo (rtd.) was sworn in as President on 29th May 1999. At the completion of a maximum two-term of four years each in 2007, …

President Bola Tinubu has extended his deepest sympathies to the victims of the gas explosion at Ita-Osin, Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The explosion from a solitary gas truck rippled through the community, resulting in the loss of life and property last Saturday. The President also sympathised with the state government, and residents of the state over …

President Bola Tinubu has secured an investment of $600 million from Danish shipping and logistics company, A.P Moller-Maersk, to expand existing port infrastructure to accommodate more container shipping services in Nigerian ports. Chairman of A.P Moller-Maersk, Mr. Robert Maersk Uggla, disclosed the decision during a meeting with President Tinubu on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Special Meeting on …

President Bola Tinubu has said collaboration and inclusiveness are invaluable to achieving global food security, addressing collective challenges, and driving innovation across a chain of interests for a more stable and prosperous world. During a high-level panel session at the World Economic Forum Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday, President …

Ideas, they say, rule the world and I daresay, great ideas are indeed a sine qua non for socioeconomic growth and development anytime, any day! Any wonder that one of the common denominators and defining values of the President Bola Tinubu administration is its penchant for conceptualising as well as executing bold ideas? The Lagos-Calabar coastal project is one of such bold ideas that …

President Bola Tinubu has said that bilateral partnerships must be mutually beneficial, transformative, and must translate into real gains for ordinary citizens. At the Nigeria-Netherlands Business and Investment Forum in The Hague, on Thursday, President Tinubu emphasized the pivotality of stronger ties between Nigeria and the Netherlands, saying both countries must explore more creative channels of collaboration, whether it is …

President Bola Tinubu has said that Nigeria is well-positioned to power the clean energy future of Europe and the world with its high-grade lithium deposits. During a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands at his official residence, known as The Catshuis in The Hague, on Thursday, the President said Nigeria offers immense opportunities across a pool of …