President Bola Tinubu has approved an increase in the retirement age for doctors and other healthcare workers from 60 to 65 years. The National Publicity Secretary, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr. Mannir Bature, made the disclosure in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Bature said the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate has been directed to …

President Bola Tinubu has signed a bill establishing the North-Central Development Commission, NCDC into law. This was announced on Tuesday by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during a session in the Senate chamber. He expressed optimism that the establishment of NCDC would bring development to the grassroots. He said: ‘Let me also inform my colleagues that Mr President has also assented …

President Bola Tinubu has sworn in eight Federal Permanent Secretaries. The eight permanent secretaries took the oath of office just before the commencement of the year’s first Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House, Abuja. This followed introductory remarks by the State House Director of Media and Publicity, Mr Abiodun Oladunjoye. They are ⁠Onwusoro Ihemelandu (Abia State), Ndiomu Philip …

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Abba Aliyu as the substantive Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency. The appointment, effective from 23 January 2025, is for an initial term of four years, according to a State House release on Friday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. Until his appointment, Aliyu, who has over 20 years …

President Bola Tinubu was with other African leaders at the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania on Tuesday. Tinubu was spotted alongside Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan at the summit. Other leaders reportedly at the summit include King Letsie III of Lesotho, President Ismail Guelleh of Djibouti, Denis Sassou Nguesso of Congo-Brazzaville, Azali Assoumani of Comoros, …

Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja has noted that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s inclusive governance irrespective of ethno- religious differences of the people has overtaken the hitherto heated argument about the Muslim-Muslim ticket at the Presidency. However, the Northern CAN Chairman, Rev. Yakubu Pam told newsmen in an interview …

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to participate in the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit on 27-28 January 2025. The Summit, hosted by the government of Tanzania in collaboration with the African Development Bank Group and the World Bank, aims to advance ‘‘Mission 300,’’ an initiative to provide electricity access to 300 …

President Bola Tinubu has appointed board chairpersons for 42 federal organisations and a secretary to the board of the civil defence, immigration, and prisons services. Bayo Onanuga, presidential spokesperson, issued a statement on Friday on the appointments. The statement said Tinubu appointed Kayode Opeifa as managing director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) and Raji Kolawole as director-general for the …

The Federal Government has directed the immediate transfer of victims of the recent tanker explosion at Dikko Junction in Suleja, Niger State, to tertiary health facilities for advanced medical care. During a visit to Suleja on Sunday, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris conveyed President Bola Tinubu’s profound sorrow over the tragic incident. In a statement …

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday reached out to Fuji maestro, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as K1 De Ultimate, to express his condolences following the death of his mother, Alhaja Halima Anifowoshe. K1 shared their telephone conversation on Instagram, writing, “The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria called to commiserate with the King of Fuji Music.” The death of …