The National Association of Political Correspondents (NAPOC) has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the appointment of one of its members, Tunde Rahman as Senior Special Assistant on Media, describing it as well-deserved. In a congratulatory letter to Rahman, NAPOC also expressed delight on the appointment, assuring of his devotion and loyalty  to serve in his new assignment. The letter, …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday in Abuja assured Nigerians that the framework for palliatives to remedy the effects of fuel subsidy removal is being worked out, explaining that the decision to phase out the subsidy was taken in the best interest of the country. Receiving members of Class 1999 Governors who paid him a courtesy visit at the Presidential …

Readers of my columns will recall that I was strident in my criticism of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in their recent eight-month strike, not because the strike action was not justified but because of what I considered as their hare-brained approach to a very important issue that could make or mar not just ASUU and their students …

President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness and grief over the latest round of violence and killings in Plateau State. The President condemned in strong terms the most recent internecine killings in Mangu Local Government Area LGA), and parts of Benue State. In a statement, the Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Mr. Dele Alake said President …

Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana has called on President Bola Tinubu to lead the anti-corruption campaign. At the celebration of 60 years of Aare Afe Babalola at the bar on Monday at Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria said that the nation was yet to be free from the tenterhooks of corruption as indicted …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated President Bola Tinubu for emerging as the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the 63rd Ordinary Session that took place on Sunday in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. In a statement on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, …

Since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office on 29th May, we have seen courageous leadership in action and hard decisions are being taken which were expected, except we want to deceive ourselves. Our economy is in bad shape and there are no easy answers on the way forward. There will be short-term pains but the long-term gains will be beneficial …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday, joined President Bola Tinubu;  former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd); Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State; former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Nations, Chief Emeka Anyaoku; and other eminent Nigerians to attend the funeral service of the founder of the First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Otunba Micheal Olasubomi Balogun. The Holy …

President Bola Tinubu has been urged to start the fight against corruption in government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) by appointing “credible and ready-to-serve” Nigerians as ministers. A former Special Adviser to the Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council, Abiodun Essiet, led the call during Public Conscience, an anti-corruption radio programme produced by the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development …

I am one for students’ loan; it does not necessarily have to be exactly the way it has come through the Femi Gbajabiamila-sponsored bill signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu last month. For one, Tinubu rushed to sign the bill so it would not become stale. Had the 10th National Assembly been proclaimed before the bill was assented …