The National Council of State, a diverse body comprising former presidents, heads of government, chief justices of the federation, state governors, the secretary of the federal government, the attorney-general of the federation and the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, held its first meeting under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday, 13 August. This diverse composition underscores the council’s advisory …

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Abuja after a three-day official visit to Equatorial Guinea. The Gulfstream jet carrying the president touched down at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 6.30 pm on Friday The trip was his 22nd foreign trip since taking office about 15 months ago. Tinubu was received by top government …

To improve the health and social well-being of Nigerians, drive economic development, and position Nigeria as a healthcare hub within Africa, President Bola Tinubu has launched the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA)-Healthcare Expansion Programme and the retraining of 120,000 frontline health workers. The first initiative the Healthcare Expansion Programme  is a major milestone in the health sector as ten world-class …

President Bola Tinubu and Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on Wednesday evening in Malabo signed an agreement on Gulf of Guinea Pipeline Project, further affirming partnership for mutual development. The agreement covered legislative and regulatory measures for the gas pipeline, establishment and operation, transit of natural gas, ownership of the gas pipeline, and general principles. In his remarks …

Last week, in the middle of the #ENDBADGOVERNANCE protests, an assemblage of eminent Nigerians visited President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential villa in Abuja with propositions on how to move the country forward. Quite expectedly, they were well received by the president who acceded to their request for a visit, flung the doors of the seat of power open …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of four new permanent secretaries for the Federal Capital Territory Administration. The appointments, according to a statement signed by the FCTA Director of Press, Anthony Ogunleye, on Wednesday, were necessitated by the imminent retirement of two of the previously appointed secretaries and the creation of the Youth Development Secretariat. The newly appointed secretaries …

President Bola Tinubu has signed the Judicial Office Holders Salaries and Allowances Bill into law. Senator Basheer Lado, the Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Recall that in March, Present Tinubu sent a bill titled: ‘A Bill for an Act to prescribe the salaries, allowances and fringe benefits of …

President Bola Tinubu has extolled Nigerian youths for their creative zeal to drive digital adoption, trends, and innovation in Nigeria and beyond. The President celebrated the youth on the International Youth Day, marked every Aug. 12. The theme of 2024 International Youth Day is: ‘From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development.’ According to Tinubu, in the nation’s …

President Bola Tinubu has launched 30 hybrid-powered Compressed Natural Gas buses donated by Depots and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria at the State House in Abuja. Speaking during the inauguration of the CNG buses on Monday, Tinubu emphasised the urgent need for Nigeria to utilise its vast natural gas resources in the transportation sector. The President stated that CNG …

President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Abuja received The Patriots, a group of eminent Nigerians, and emphasised that retooling the economy for sustainable growth and development is a major priority of his administration. The President also assured the group that its request for the convening of a national constituent assembly with the mandate to draft a new constitution would be …