President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, appointed the Chief Executive Officer of Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, Mr. Jim Osayande Obazee as Special Investigator to investigate the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and related entities. In the letter signed by the President, he said the appointment takes effect immediately, and the Special Investigator is to report directly to his office. He said …

The Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Bola Tinubu will host a special meeting of the regional leaders on Sunday in Abuja. This follows the coup in Republic of Niger that has . Armed presidential guards seized power in Niger Republic on Wednesday, detaining President Mohamed …

President Bola Tinubu has expressed the willingness of the Federal Government of Nigeria to support global tech giant, Google Incorporated, to create one million digital jobs in Nigeria. During the visit of Google Global Vice President, Mr. Richard Gingras to his office at the State House on Friday evening, the President told the his guest that Nigeria had creative and …

There seems to be interesting intersections between the meanings of the Latin phrase: “carpe diem” (seize the day) and the English proverb, “put the cart before the horse”, in communicating the nuances of human affairs. Curiously, the two musings hint at the knack of man for progress – advertently or otherwise. While the former speaks directly to improving one’s lot, …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new management team for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). This is coming weeks after the President appointed Adewale Adeniyi as the acting Comptroller General of the NCS and retired some of the management members of the service. In a statement, the National Public Relations Officer of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada said …

In separate telephone conversations with President Bola Tinubu on Thursday evening in Abuja, United States Vice President Kamala Harris and United Nations’ Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed strong support for Nigeria’s efforts toward the restoration of constitutional order in the Republic of Niger. According to a statement his the presidential spokesman, Mr. Dele Alake, the two leaders commended the Nigerian President, …

Former governors Nyesom Wike, Nasir El-Rufai and David Umahi as well as presidential spokesman, Mr. Dele Alake are among the list of ministerial nominees read on the floor of the Senate by Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Thursday. The long-awaited list from President Bola Tinubu was presented to Akpabio by Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila …

Access to the residence and offices of Niger President Mohamed Bazoum was blocked off on Wednesday by members of the elite Presidential Guard, a source close to Bazoum said. The reason for the action was however unclear. But the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu …

President Bola Tinubu will send his ministerial list to the Senate on Thursday, according to Senate Leader, Barrister Opeyemi Bamidele. Bamidele, who represents Ekiti Central in the upper legislative chamber, said in Abuja at the launch of his book, Leadership Through Communication (Volumes 1 and 2) that the President was unable to attend the event because he had to be away for …

The story that is on every lip and also trending widely is that “life is hard”. It is indeed true. The times are tough and Nigerians are no longer smiling due to unbearable economic hardships. Who will protect the vulnerable and long-suffering masses who are struggling daily to eke out a living? Who will cover their “nakedness”? President Bola Ahmed …