A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye has expressed confidence in the capability of President Bola Tinubu to fix the country’s failing economy. In a chat with journalists on Sunday, in Osogbo, the state capital, Oyintiloye, who was in the now defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council, advised Nigerians to be patient and support …

President Bola Tinubu has expressed grief over the passing of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Dr. AbdulRahman Ado Ibrahim. Condoling the government and people of Kogi State on the passing of the revered traditional ruler, the President said that the death of the Ohinoyi is a painful loss, describing him as peace-loving, affable, and cerebral. “The Ohinoyi of Ebiraland was in …

President Bola Tinubu on Friday approved the appointment of Prof. Tunji Olaopa as Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission, subject to the confirmation of the Senate. He also appointed 11 others to direct the affairs of the country’s civil service with effect from 30th November 2023. In a statement on Friday, the Special Adviser to the President on Media …

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday approved N18 billion as Group Life Assurance benefits and other entitlements for families of fallen servicemen and women of the Nigerian Armed Forces. “I have approved the sum of N18 billion for the payment of the Group Life Assurance benefits and other entitlements to the families of service members who lost their lives in line …

President Bola Tinubu has expressed confidence that by working closely with the private sector, financing the $3 trillion National Infrastructure Stock can be achieved in 10 years and not in 300 years. This was as he allayed the business community’s concerns, assuring them that crucial plans are underway to improve foreign exchange liquidity. At the 29th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES) …

President Bola Tinubu on Friday approved the appointment of Mr. Shaakaa Chira as the substantive Auditor-General of the Federation (AuGF), as recommended by the Federal Civil Service Commission. “By powers vested in him by Section 86 of the 1999 Constitution (Amended), the President approved Mr. Chira’s appointment after the Federal Civil Service Commission conducted a screening exercise that identified Mr. …

President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, approved the waiver of the “No Work, No Pay” order instituted against striking members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) last 1st August, following the commencement of their industrial action, which began five days earlier. A statement signed on Friday by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, read: …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the N35,000 wage award for civil servants to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal. This was disclosed in a memo issued by the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, Barrister Ekpo Nta. The memo stated that all federal civil servants are beneficiaries of the wage award. Dated 19th October …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed a new management team for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). This is in accordance with the powers conferred on the President as established in Section 3(6) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000, and in furtherance of the Renewed Hope mandate to reform key institutions and …

President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate seeking the confirmation of Mr. Ola Olukoyede as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He also sought the confirmation of Muhammad Hammajoda for appointment the commission’s secretary. The request was conveyed in a letter read by the Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau at the plenary on Tuesday. …