The Federal Government has said that it is working out modalities to begin the disbursement of student loans from September. Permanent Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Education, David Adejo, disclosed this while answering questions from journalists in Abuja, on Wednesday. On Monday, President Bola Tinubu signed the bill to give students access to interest-free loans into law. According to …

“Don’t pity me! I asked for the job (of president). I campaigned for it. No excuses! I will live up to the bill” – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. “Nigeria’s wealth is the commonwealth of all; it belongs to everyone and I promise…that with your help and the help of God, we will set this country on the right path…We have …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pledged his commitment to work transparently with the National Assembly, which elected the leaders of its 10th session earlier today. Senator Godswill Akpabio is the new Senate President, while Senator Jibrin Barau was elected unopposed as his deputy. In the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas emerged overwhelmingly through a voice vote as Speaker, while …

The pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere has stated that the 2023 Democracy Day is very significant because one of the leading lights of the 12th June struggle, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu is now the President and Commander in Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi, the organisation said that …

Former Editor of PUNCH newspapers, Mr. Bola Bolawole will next Tuesday deliver a lecture to the University of Ibadan community on the task before Nigeria’s newly-elected President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who assumed office on 29th May. Titled “The Task Before Nigeria’s 16th Head of State”, the lecture is one of the activities marking the 31st anniversary of the Resurrection Morning …

With food inflation at over 22 per cent and national debt of about N78 trillion, the topic of discussion everywhere you go is the Nigerian economy. How are we going to survive as individuals and as a country? What will President Bola Tinubu’s administration do differently and what needs to change? How will the economy bounce back? How can we …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended the Central Bank Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele from office with immediate effect. A statement by the Director of Information in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Willie Bassey explained that the action was “sequel to the ongoing investigation of his office and the planned reforms in the financial …

Eleven days after his inauguration, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assented to the Electricity Act 2023, which is to replace the Electricity and Power Sector Reform Act 2005. It is expected to provide a framework to guide the post-privatisation phase of the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) and encourage private sector investments. The outgoing ninth National Assembly had initially passed in …

In his second week in office, President Bola Tinubu has assented to his first piece of legislation as he signed a constitutional amendment bill, which brings uniformity to the retirement age and pension rights of judicial officers. “With the signing of the Constitutional amendment Bill, retirement age and pension rights of judicial officers have been effectively brought into uniformity and …

Nice to hear that the nationwide strike action threatened by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over the removal of fuel subsidy, which would have begun today, has been postponed. Commonsense, which actually is nowhere common, appears to have prevailed. We thank God for little mercies! Let the NLC learn from the experience of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) …