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. …

The rift between two former governors of Kano State; the immediate past Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and his predecessor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, further escalated on Friday. It would be recalled that the two Kano political leaders had been at daggers drawn for more than five years over what has been explained to be a war of supremacy. However, the old wound …

President, Bola Tinubu will on Monday make his first national broadcast. It is part of the 12th June celebration. At a press briefing in Abuja on Friday, he Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume said the celebration would be low-key, which according to him, was a result of the recent presidential inauguration which was elaborately celebrated. …

During an interactive session with the royal fathers, organized by the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN), the Director of Information to the President, Abiodun Oladunjoye conveyed the government’s decision to eliminate fuel subsidy, enhance security, create employment opportunities, and sustain the environment, as well as the forthcoming election of principal officers of the 10th National Assembly. “We …

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, sought support from the European Union to assist Nigeria and Africa in strengthening security and economic development to alleviate poverty on the continent. President Tinubu premised his request on the argument that Nigeria and the whole of Africa require the help and partnership of friends and development partners like the EU to address the excruciating …

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has called on President Bola Tinubu’s administration to review all fiscal policies that were not business-friendly and were implemented by the immediate past government. The association called for a reversal of the violation of the government’s three-year excise escalation roadmap on alcoholic beverages and tobacco by former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. In a statement …

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on his emergence as the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF). He also hailed Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, who was unanimously voted as the Chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum. In a statement from the State House on Thursday, the President said: “I congratulate the Governor of Kwara …