A former Executive Chairman of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Prof. Maiwalima Mohammed Sani Haruna, yesterday asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to give prominence to home-grown technology and innovations He said Nigeria can achieve industrial development in Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda if the nation looks inward. Haruna spoke in Keffi at the grand reception in his …

The Naira yesterday recorded its first closing gain of N39/$1 at the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window following the unification of exchange rates into the I&E window by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Naira, which closed at N702/$1 on Thursday came back strong yesterday, closing at N663/$1, a N39/$1 appreciation, according to data from FMDQ Group. The policy, …

Arewa Civil Society Organisation and Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) have commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for suspending the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, while urging a complete overhaul of the Commission. Chairman of Arewa Civil Society Organisation, Adamu Aminu Musa told journalists on Friday that the suspension and subsequent arrest of Bawa …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the inclusion of the Service Rapid Intervention Vehicle in his motorcade. While receiving the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Oluwatoyin Akinlade, in his office on Thursday, the Controller General of the Federal Fire Service, Jaji Abdulganiyu said Tinubu would be the first president to have a firefighting vehicle in his convoy in …

Niger Delta Youth Congress (NDYC) on Thursday urged President Bola Tinubu to ensure that investigations into the alleged misconduct of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa are impartially conducted. NDYC said the decision to suspend Bawa showcased the President’s commitment to tackling corruption and upholding the principles of good governance. In a statement, …

Nigerian Parents Forum on Thursday appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to prevail on the Federal Ministry of Education to reverse the over 100 per cent increment on fees paid by students in Federal Government Colleges (also known as Unity Schools). It described the increment as arbitrary, insensitive, ill-timed and inconsistent with President Tinubu’s promise of welfare programmes to help …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday hosted former President Goodluck Jonathan who briefed him on some political developments in West Africa and some other parts of Africa. Jonathan is the Special Envoy of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to Mali. The former Nigerian leader said he was at the State House in Abuja to relay to President Tinubu …

Concerned parents of Chibok schoolgirls have appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to help facilitate the release of 92 abducted girls still in Boko Haram’s captivity. The parents appealed in a letter they jointly issued yesterday through Yana Galang (mother to Rifkatu Galang still in captivity) and Zanna Lawan (father to Aisha Lawan still in captivity). They also congratulated President …

The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) has debunked rumours that the Bola Tinubu Health and Diagnostic Centre sited in the hospital is owned by President Bola Tinubu. In a statement on Saturday, LASUTH Chief Medical Director, Prof. Tokunbo Fabamwo said that the clarification was necessary as some social media posts had linked the ownership of the facility to the …

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has commended President Bola Tinubu for subsidy removal and tasked him with palliatives for Nigerians. IPMAN National President, Mr Debo Ahmed told newsmen in Abuja that, for a long time, the group had been supportive of the removal of fuel subsidy because of its implication on the economy and the market space. …