President Bola Tinubu has joined the Christian faithful to commemorate Easter, a significant moment and a glorious celebration of the triumph of life over death. According to a statement on Friday by his spokesperson, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the President warmly greets Christians in Nigeria and around the world on the occasion, emphasising love, sacrifice, and compassion as the patent themes …

Today is President Bola Tinubu’s 72nd birthday. Instead of rolling out the drums to celebrate the day, the President directed there should be no celebration of any kind, including placing newspaper, radio or television advertorials in his honour. He urged anyone wishing to do such for him to donate the money to charity organisations. The decision was taken in deference …

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, conferred national posthumous awards on 17 slain military personnel killed in the Okuama area of Delta State. At the burial of the officers and soldiers at the Military Cemetery, Abuja, the President also announced scholarships and house gifts for the children and families of the slain military personnel. The officers and soldiers were murdered by …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Presidential Economic Coordination Council (PECC) and the creation of the Economic Management Team Emergency Taskforce (EET). According to the Presidency, this is a strategic move to bolster the nation’s economic governance frameworks and ensure robust and coordinated economic planning and implementation. The PECC comprises distinguished leaders and key government officials, including: …

President Bola Tinubu has condemned the reprehensible acts perpetrated by kidnappers across the country, declaring that individuals involved in such despicable crimes must be treated as terrorists. At a Ramadan dinner with members of the federal judiciary, led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Tuesday, President Tinubu reiterated the government’s resolve to defeat banditry, the President …

Those who say if we do not kill corruption, corruption will kill Nigeria know what they are saying! Not only is the case of corruption killing Nigeria futuristic, it has already happened to us; only that Nigeria is yet to be buried. Corruption, we have always had with us but it has now become endemic. The epidemic nature of corruption, …

Barely a month after the Federal Executive Council approved the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal superhighway, the contractor has moved to site to build what will be a monumental civil engineering project that Nigeria has ever seen. Since the construction of the iconic Third Mainland Bridge that stretched over 11 kilometres across the lagoon, the Lagos-Calabar coastal road will usher …

President Bola Tinubu has said that his administration is sustaining investments in digital technology to enhance the sustainability of small businesses, expand opportunities across sectors, and propel Nigeria to become the lodestar of information and communications technology in Africa. Receiving a delegation from Meta Platforms Incorporated, led by Meta’s President of Global Affairs, Sir Nick Clegg, at the State House …

President Bola Tinubu has banned ministers, heads of agencies, and other government officials from embarking on public funded foreign trips. The ban will last for three months in the first instance and will take effect on 1 April 2024. This was contained in a letter dated 12 March 2024, by the Chief of Staff to the president, Femi Gbajabiamila; and …

President Bola Tinubu has appealed to members of the National Assembly to exercise restraint in summoning heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) before parliamentary committees. At the breaking of Ramadan fast on Wednesday in Abuja with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, and the leadership of the House, the President said that, while oversight …