President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, congratulated Super Eagles forward, Ademola Lookman on winning the 2024 CAF Men’s African Footballer of the Year. He also hailed Super Falcons goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, for clinching the CAF Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year award and the Super Falcons for being named the Women’s National Team of the Year. President bola Tinubu conveyed his congratulations …

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, presided over the National Defence Council meeting, where he approved the new Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service (HTACOS) for officers and enlisted personnel in the Nigerian Armed Forces. The Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, revealed this on his official X handle on Monday. Dada said the new HTACOS is …

President Bola Tinubu has appointed eight new permanent secretaries in the federal civil service to fill existing and upcoming vacancies across various states and geopolitical zones. The appointments followed recommendations by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation after a rigorous selection process, according to a statement by President Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and …

ECOWAS gives B/Faso, Mali, Niger 6 months to reconsider exit The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger six months, from 29 January to 29 July 2025, to reconsider their decision to exit the regional bloc. President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray, announced the six-month grace on Sunday in Abuja after …

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on Sunday, said it was not threatened by the weekend visit of ex-presidential flag-bearer of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, and former Cross River State governor, Donald Duke, to the Abeokuta, Ogun State home of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo “to discuss the political future of Nigeria”. In the past few weeks, …

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned that no alliance of the opposition leaders, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra Governor Peter Obi, will be potent enough to stop President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. The warning was given by the National Publicity Director of APC, Bala Ibrahim, in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH on …

The House of Representatives Committee on Constitution review is considering a bill to amend the 1999 Constitution to limit the number of ministers appointed by the president to 37. Titled, “A Bill for an Act to Amend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Streamline the Number of Ministers to be Appointed to the Federal Executive Council”, …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded to the Senate for confirmation a modified list of members of the inaugural Governing Board of the North West Development Commission (NWDC) as he nominated Hon. Emeka Atuma as chairman of the South East Development Commission (SEDC). This was contained in a statement on Friday, by Special Adviser to the President on Information and …

President Bola Tinubu has rejoiced with the Bobasuwa II of Ijebuland, Chief Chris Olufunmilola Okunowo, and his wife, Erelu Morenikeji Okunowo, on their investiture as Asiwaju Onigbagbo Akile Ijebu and Yeye Asiwaju Onigbagbo Akile Ijebu, respectively. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) will confer the prestigious titles upon them on Saturday. President Tinubu thanked CAN for recognising the Okunowos’ decades-long …

President Bola Tinubu transmitted four tax reform bills to the national assembly on 3 October 2024. The bills are the Nigeria Tax Bill 2024, the Nigeria Tax Administration Bill, the Nigeria Revenue Service Establishment Bill, and the Joint Revenue Board Establishment Bill. Together, these bills would overhaul tax administration and revenue generation in Nigeria, as many of the provisions contained …