President Bola Tinubu will, on Friday, embark on a two-nation diplomatic mission to the Caribbean and South America, with official engagements in Saint Lucia and Brazil, as part of Nigeria’s efforts to expand its influence and strengthen ties within the Global South. According to a statement on Thursday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, President …

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday signed into law four tax reform bills, declaring that it signals Nigeria’s readiness for modern economic growth and international investment. Following President Tinubu’s assent to four tax reform bills, key revenue-generating agencies, including the Nigeria Customs Service, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, and several federal ministries and agencies, may lose their tax collection mandates. The …

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday met with Governor Siminalayi Fubara, FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly Martins Amaewhule and members of the assembly. Channels TV gathered that, at the meeting, the President reconciled the parties whose dispute led to the declaration of a state of emergency in the state on March 18. The meeting …

President Bola Tinubu has declined to sign the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Bill, 2025 into law. The President’s decision not to sign the bill passed by both chambers of the National Assembly was contained in a letter read in the Green Chamber on Thursday during plenary. The President, citing Section 58(4) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), explained …

President Bola Tinubu has assented to the four tax reform bills recently passed by the National Assembly. The short ceremony which took place at the Presidential Villa on Thursday was attended by the leadership of the National Assembly and some legislators, governors, ministers, and aides of the President. The four bills: the Nigeria Tax Bill, the Nigeria Tax Administration Bill, …

President Bola Tinubu has described members of the coalition as a group of political gangsterism that are out to unseat themselves. President Tinubu stated this on Wednesday in Lafia during his one day working visit to commission legacy projects in Nasarawa State executed by Governor Abdullahi Sule. Speaking at the town hall meeting with stakeholders of the State after commissioning …

The Senator representing Borno south, Ali Ndume has said that he may exit the All Progressives Congress (APC) if President Bola Tinubu fails to fix things in the country. Speaking on ‘Prime Time’, an Arise Television programme, Ndume, who has been critical of the president of late, said he has attended several meetings of the opposition leaders seeking to form …

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has pledged that the Edo people will deliver 2.5 million votes to President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. This, he said, would be a token of appreciation for the developmental strides witnessed across the state under his administration. ‘In 2027, we will reward President Tinubu’s love for Edo with 2.5 million votes. …

A former campaigner for Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida Presidency, Lady Jemila Dorcas Sule, on Sunday, announced the formation of an all women group, the “Coalition of Women for Tinubu Presidency”, with her as Convener. She said the group would galvanise the support of women for the Bola Tinubu administration, and also engage in preparations and campaign activities for the re-election of …

The President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, has emerged as Chairperson of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. The outgoing Chairperson, Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, announced this at the 67th Ordinary Session of the Authority at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. He said, ‘It has been a profound honor and privilege to lead this esteemed body, …