The Federal Government has directed the immediate transfer of victims of the recent tanker explosion at Dikko Junction in Suleja, Niger State, to tertiary health facilities for advanced medical care. During a visit to Suleja on Sunday, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris conveyed President Bola Tinubu’s profound sorrow over the tragic incident. In a statement …

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday reached out to Fuji maestro, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as K1 De Ultimate, to express his condolences following the death of his mother, Alhaja Halima Anifowoshe. K1 shared their telephone conversation on Instagram, writing, “The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria called to commiserate with the King of Fuji Music.” The death of …

President Bola Tinubu expresses his appreciation for the Nigeria Governors’ Forum following their unanimous endorsement of the four Tax Reform Bills currently under consideration by the National Assembly. President Tinubu lauds the governors for their bold leadership and commitment to fostering unity among leaders nationwide, transcending regional, ethnic, and political barriers to advance Nigeria’s development. Thursday’s productive consultation between the …

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated six distinguished Diaspora Nigerians named among the 400 Presidential Early Career Award recipients for Scientists and Engineers in the United States. The prestigious recognition, established by former President Bill Clinton in 1996, is the highest honour bestowed by the United States government on outstanding scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers. This …

President Bola Tinubu has extended palliative support to the Student Union Government Presidents across all 36 states of Nigeria, including the Federal Capital Territory. The distribution of rice to the SUG Presidents was made via the office of the Special Adviser on Students Engagement to the President, Asefon Sunday. Speaking while distributing the rice to the students in Abuja, on …

President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of Folashade Adekaiyaoja, as the Deputy Director General of the Department of State Services. The approval, the first of its kind by any President, it was gathered, seeks to revise the agency’s structure for better efficiency. This, it was learnt, is in line with the original organogram of the Service. Checks revealed that …

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Saturday, 11 January, to participate in the 2025 edition of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW 2025). His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, invited President Tinubu to attend the Summit, which will take place in the emirate from January 12 to 18. The Summit will bring …

President Bola Tinubu has described renowned historian and scholar, Dr. Segun Osoba as one of Nigeria’s finest minds. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga to celebrate the activist at 90 on Friday, President Tinubu commended the eminent historian, a staunch advocate of social justice and good governance, for …

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, met with the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is in Nigeria on a two-day working visit. The President is expected to discuss the Memorandum of Understanding signed during the 2024 Summit …

President Tinubu has expressed his profound sympathy to the military authorities following the loss of six brave soldiers during a dawn terrorist attack on 4 January, 2025, on an army base in Sabon Gida, Damboa, Borno State. The President extends his heartfelt condolences to the families of the fallen soldiers, whose sacrifice in defending our nation will forever be honoured …