Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has dismissed the allegation that he tried to cripple the economy of Lagos State when President Bola Tinubu was governor. Last January, Tinubu had recalled how Obasanjo seized the allocations of Lagos State when he was President. He said the seizure of the revenue triggered his intellectual capacity and those of his lieutenants to make Lagos …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Policy Advisory Council has recommended the declaration of a state of emergency on revenue generation in the country. The council also proposed the merger of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigerian Customs Service, and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency into the Nigerian Revenue Service in order to enable an efficient collection of all direct …

As his administration enters its third week, President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, appointed eight Special Advisers. They included Mr. Dele Alake, who was named Special Adviser for Special Duties, Communications and Strategy. Alake served as Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy while Tinubu was the state governor between 1999 and 2007. Others included former Chairman of the Economic and …

President Bola Tinubu has the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa on indefinite suspension. According to a statement on Wednesday night by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, which was signed by its Director of Information, Willie Bassey, the suspension is to allow for a proper investigation into his …

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 …