President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of at least 555 persons to serve as Pro-chancellors/Chairmen and members of Governing Boards of 111 federal universities, polytechnics and Colleges of Education. This followed President Tinubu’s assent to a list of nominees selected by the Ministry of Education. An advertorial by the Education Ministry sighted by newsmen showed the appointment of a …

President Bola Tinubu on Monday swore in two more commissioners-designate of the National Population Commission (NPC) Mr Fasuwa Johnson and Dr Amid Tadese Raheem from Ogun and Osun states respectively took the oath of office at 12:15 pm at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, after their abridged citations were read. Monday’s ceremony came three months after Tinubu, …

President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt congratulations to retired Supreme Court judge, Justice Mary Odili on the special occasion of her 72nd birthday. According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, Justice Odili, an eminent jurist, was the Deputy Chairman of the National Judicial Council (NJC), serving as Deputy to the Chairman (Chief Justice of Nigeria) at the …

President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, extended his congratulations to the National Leader of the Yoruba Socio-Cultural Organisation Afenifere, on his 98th birthday. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu poured encomiums on Pa Fasoranti, describing him as a “mouthpiece of the people”. The statement is titled ‘President Tinubu hails Pa Reuben …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday, commissioned a lithium processing factory in Nasarawa State, built by a Chinese firm, Avatar New Energy Materials Company Limited. The commissioning took place at Kama Otto in Nasarawa Local Government Area, in collaboration with the Nasarawa State Government. President Tinubu who was represented by the president of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, said the commissioning …

President Bola Tinubu on Friday conferred the second highest national honour of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger on the Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, for his immeasurable and invaluable contributions to national development. President Tinubu gave the honour at the 90th birthday ceremony of the paramount ruler held at the Oba Sikiru Adetona …

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, celebrated the Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, on the special occasion of his 90th birthday. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu poured encomiums on Oba Adetona, describing him as “a dependable ally”. The statement was titled ‘President Tinubu celebrates Oba Sikiru Kayode …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is billed to perform the groundbreaking of several projects at the National Fire Academy, Sheda in Abuja, the training arm of the Federal Fire Service (FFS) on 28 May. This was disclosed yesterday by the minister of interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, in Abuja, after inspecting some ongoing expansion projects at the Fire Service Academy. The minister …

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, expressed his determination to make Nigeria self-sufficient in food production before leaving office. The President spoke in Niger State during the groundbreaking ceremony for the 84km, N169.7 billion Bida-Minna Road construction in the Kakakpagi, Katch Local Government Area of the state. President Tinubu, who was represented by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed …

The Presidency has announced that President Bola Tinubu and his aides will return to Nigeria from Europe today. The President travelled for a meeting with the Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, over two weeks ago, from where he took a trip to Saudi Arabia to attend a special World Economic Forum (WEF). He subsequently travelled to Europe after the summit …