The Federal Executive Council (FEC), yesterday approved 17 underwriters for Group Life Assurance Scheme for the President, Vice President, Chief of Staff to the President, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), ministers and federal government workers. Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HOCS), Dr. Didi Easter Walson-Jack, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end …

Wife of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, has ruled out the possibility of her husband joining the 2027 presidential race to contest against President Bola Tinubu. Mrs Jonathan said rather than contest, her family would campaign for President Tinubu’s re-election because President Tinubu and his wife, Oluremi, supported Jonathan’s 2011 presidential bid. Mrs Jonathan, whose husband left office in 2015 after …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid a tribute on Sunday, to elder statesman and Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti on his 99th birthday. A statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu described Baba Fasoranti as an active and sharp man despite his old age. His statement reads, ‘Today, I rejoice with the family, political …

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has said that Abuja infrastructural landscape has changed since 29 May 2023, commending President Bola Tinubu for ‘giving first-class infrastructure to Abuja’. Wike, who undertook an inspection of several ongoing projects in the territory, said only the visually impaired could accuse the President of non-performance in the territory. Noting that there are several …

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, on Saturday, thanked President Bola Tinubu, the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, traditional rulers, organising committee, and others who graced his coronation ceremony, making it a colourful and memorable. He made this known in a statement from the palace’s Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, in Ibadan, the state capital. He expressed …

The suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Saturday, sparked controversy of an imminent defection when she shot a viral video of herself vibing to a music praising President Bola Tinubu. In the 15-second clip posted on her TikTok page, the senator was seen giggling as she repeatedly played the track by popular Kano musician, Dauda Kahutu, otherwise …

President Bola Tinubu has said Nigeria is open to strategic partnerships and has welcomed new investment initiatives from Qatar, especially in agriculture. He said this on Friday while receiving Dr Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, the Special Envoy of the Amir of Qatar, at the State House in Abuja. According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the envoy, who …

President Bola Tinubu pledged on Thursday in Awka to address key developmental challenges confronting Anambra State and the Southeast region. These include erosion, underutilisation of gas reserves and Anambra’s exclusion from the National Rail Master Plan. Speaking at a civic reception held at Alex Ekwueme Square during his state visit, President Tinubu assured the people of Anambra of the federal …

President Bola Tinubu offers his warmest congratulations to His Holiness Leo XIV on his election as the Bishop of Rome and the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church. The President felicitates The Conclave for electing the American Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost as the 267th Bishop of Rome. President Tinubu rejoices with the leadership of and congregants of the Catholic …

The 2023 presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has challenged President Bola Tinubu to embrace his administration’s ‘Nigeria First Policy’ by trading his Escalade for Innoson, Nord or any made-in-Nigeria car. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, yesterday, the former vice president said the gesture would boost local industry more effectively …