President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, appealed to members of staff of Nigerian universities to give peace a chance and avail themselves of the opportunity of negotiations created by his administration. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) and the Senior Staff Associations of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) are all geared up for strikes, following the …

President Bola Tinubu has praised NIPCO’s significant investments in Nigeria’s Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) sector during a meeting with the company’s executives at the State House in Abuja. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. NIPCO has been a key player in Nigeria’s energy sector for over …

The Department of State Service (DSS) has officially replaced Adegboyega Fasasi as Chief Security Officer (CSO) to President Bola Tinubu, appointing Rasheed Atanda Lawal, a Deputy Director, as his successor. Details surrounding this development remained limited as of Sunday evening, but sources indicate that Fasasi, who has held the CSO position since President Tinubu’s inauguration, is stepping down to pursue …

President Bola Tinubu has mandated Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). A statement on Sunday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha said that Shettima would join King Charles of England and other world leaders from 56 member-countries at the first CHOGM …

President Bola Tinubu said that his administration is committed to advancing the cause of Nigerian women and empowering them towards gender equity. The President reaffirmed his commitment when he spoke on Tuesday evening at the Empower-Her fund-raising dinner of the Ministry of Women Affairs at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. The event is themed ‘Nigeria for Women Farming, Health, …

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State, Sunusi Takko, has lashed out at former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, for his open criticisms of President Bola Tinubu’s government. Takko, who served in the defunct 2023 APC Presidential Campaign Council, described Amaechi’s criticisms of President Bola Tinubu as unpatriotic and advised him to recover from losing the …

President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, commiserated with the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, over the death of his daughter, Fatima. President Tinubu conveyed his condolences in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. Kyari’s daughter, Fatima, died on Friday after a protracted illness. She was 25. …

President Bola Tinubu has departed the United Kingdom for Paris, France, for an “important engagement”. The President’s Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Political and Other Matters, Ibrahim Masari, confirmed this on his verified X handle, @KabirIbrah64, on Friday. Masari wrote, “Today, I had the honour of visiting President Asiwaju Bola Tinubu GCFR at his private residence in the United Kingdom, …

The Minister of Women Affairs, Barrister Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye has called on Nigerians to be patient and support President Bola Tinubu’s administration as it tackled the nation’s economic challenges. Mrs. Kennedy-Ohanenye made this appeal on Wednesday, while distributing rice to Anambra State, a gesture by the Bola Tinubu administration aimed at alleviating the current hardship faced by Nigerians. The relief package, …

Several ministries and agencies under the present administration of President Bola Tinubu, have spent no less than N1.8 billion on air tickets, estacodes, and duty tour allowances between July and September 2024, according to data sourced from GovSpend. Some of the ministries and agencies include the Federal Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Police Affairs, the Ministry of Youth Development, …