President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja today (Saturday) for Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau, to attend the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). According to a statement by the presidential Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communication and Strategy, Mr. Dele Alake on Friday evening, “the …

The Presidential Election Petition Court on Tuesday evening in Abuja admitted as exhibits the Chicago State University educational documents of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who formally opened his defence in a petition filed against his election by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku. The educational documents tendered to establish his attendance and graduation at …

The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun, on Monday, promised that his country will give the needed support to the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government to ensure the development of the country. During a meeting with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, Jianchun gave the assurance that his country would help Nigeria with tested …

Human rights activist, Mr. Deji Adeyanju has explained why President Bola Tinubu would keep defeating other presidential candidates like Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party. “If another election is conducted tomorrow with the opposition divided, Tinubu will win again by over two million votes”, he tweeted. Taunting supporters of both …

The President of the Yoruba Council Worldwide (YCW), Aare Oladotun Hassan, has urged President Bola Tinubu to establish a national youth development commission, lamenting that the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has not delivered on its core mandate since its inception. After being conferred with the Sir Ahmadu Bello leadership award by the Northern Youths Assembly of Nigeria (NYAN) …

President Bola Tinubu on Monday said his administration would work closely with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and its international partners to fight the menace of drug abuse. He urged stakeholders to take a people-centred approach to address drug addiction, saying addicts are also humans who deserve understanding and support to recover from the downward path of drug …

President Bola Tinubu, during a meeting with Bill Gates and Aliko Dangote in Abuja, promised to prioritise the health and safety of Nigerians in order to preserve workforce productivity. This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communication, and Strategy, Mr. Dele Alake. Last Friday, Dangote hinted State House Correspondents about the …

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 …