President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Temitola Adekunle-Johnson as Special Adviser to the President on Job Creation and MSME; and Mrs. Uju Anwuka as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Health. They are both in the Office of the Vice President. In a statement on Wednesday, the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on …

Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Professor Abdullahi Saleh, has vowed to not let President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Nigerians in his determination to deliver the 2025 Hajj exercise. In a statement on Tuesday, Abdullahi Saleh, stated that the commission is committed to deliver on its mandate, especially the 2025 Hajj exercise. He said arrangements have been …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Mr. Shamsedeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) after a rigorous selection process, according to a statement on Tuesday by presidential spokesman, Mr. Bayo Onanuga. The appointment, which Onanuga said was approved on Tuesday, takes effect from 7 March 2025, the same day the incumbent Dr. Oluwatoyin Madehin will retire. …

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, who represents Abia North district, has said that President Bola Tinubu must complete two terms in office, insisting that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has only one presidential candidate for the 2027 election. ‘Well, in our party, we have only one presidential candidate now. And Tinubu has to do eight years. You can see the repairs …

President Bola Tinubu has approved provisional licences for 11 new private universities in Nigeria. According to a statement on X by the President’s Special Adviser on Media & Public Communication, Sunday Dare, Tinubu granted the approvals during the Federal Executive Council meeting on Monday. Below is the list of the newly approved private universities: New City University, Ayetoro, Ogun State …

President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, paid glowing tribute to the late founding President of the Republic of Namibia, Dr Sam Nujoma. Tinubu, represented by the Vice-President Kashim Shettima, spoke during a state burial for the late Namibian leader held at Heroes’ Acre, Windhoek, Namibia. Shettima, in the company of several African Heads of Government, joined President Nangolo Mbumba of Namibia …

President Bola Tinubu has signed into law the N54.99 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill. Tinubu signed the budget in the presence of principal officers of the National Assembly and other top government officials in a small ceremony in his office at the State House, Abuja, on Friday. The bill was passed by the two Chambers of the National Assembly on Thursday, …

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday offered his heartfelt condolences to the Chief Imam of the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Sheikh Abdulwahid Sulaiman, on the passing of his mother, Hajiya Fatima Sulaiman. Tinubu conveyed his condolences in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, titled ‘President Tinubu condoles with Aso Rock Chief Imam Sheikh …

Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has launched the ‘Free to Shine’ campaign, a nationwide initiative aimed at reducing new HIV infections among women of reproductive age and preventing mother-to-child transmission. Speaking at the flag-off of the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development’s ‘Free to Shine’ campaign in the North-West zone in Kaduna on Tuesday, Mrs Tinubu emphasised the …

First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu has officially launched the distribution of professional kits to midwives across the North-West geopolitical zone. The initiative, spearheaded by the Renewed Hope Initiative, took place in Kaduna State, with the First Ladies of all seven North-West states in attendance. Highlighting the vital role of midwives in improving healthcare outcomes, Tinubu emphasised that ‘the demands of …