The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says its reforms are being guided by President Bola Tinubu’s Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative (HSRII), which seeks to modernise Nigeria’s healthcare system. Speaking in Abuja at the signing of a cooperation agreement with SERVICOM, NHIA Director-General Dr Kelechi Ohiri said the initiative focuses on four priority areas: service…
President Bola Tinubu has accepted Prof. Mahmood Yakubu’s departure as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) , following the expiration of his second term in office In recognition of his service, Tinubu on Tuesday conferred on Yakubu the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON). The announcement was…
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has said the administration of President Bola Tinubu is working “to change things for the better” for Nigerians, with Abuja residents set to benefit from a wave of new infrastructure projects. Speaking at the inauguration of the rehabilitation of Old Keffi Road, linking Kado Village to Dei Dei,…
President Bola Tinubu has refused assent to two major bills passed by Nigeria’s parliament, underscoring concerns over governance, fiscal accountability and policy coherence. The bills — to establish the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology and amend the National Library Trust Fund — were returned to the National Assembly with detailed objections. Tinubu warned that the…
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended President Bola Tinubu’s reformist economic agenda, saying it has repositioned Nigeria as Africa’s leading investment destination. In a statement on Monday, the party’s spokesperson, Mr. Seye Oladejo, said Tinubu’s policies were restoring global confidence and opening the economy to fresh capital inflows. He…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, has said that the wave of infrastructural development across Abuja is evidence of President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to transforming the capital city. Speaking on Monday at the inauguration of the Mohammed Isa Road Extension in Asokoro, Wike criticised those questioning Tinubu’s performance. “You cannot say…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to cut down the 2026 Hajj fares, citing the recent gains of the naira and the need to ease the financial burden on intending pilgrims. Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Sen. Ibrahim Hadeija, briefed journalists after a meeting between NAHCON…
President Bola Tinubu has appealed for restraint and “a deeper sense of patriotism” in the industrial dispute between Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). Represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima at the 31st Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja, Tinubu urged both labour and the private sector to…
President Bola Tinubu has paid glowing tribute to his long-time confidant and current Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr Dele Alake, as he marks his 69th birthday. In a statement released on Monday by his spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu extolled Alake’s “steadfastness, loyalty and unyielding commitment” over several decades of partnership. Describing him as “a…
President Bola Tinubu returned to Abuja on Monday after a 10-day working visit to Lagos that combined diplomacy, investment talks, and national celebrations. The President, who arrived in Lagos on 26 September after attending the coronation of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, held a series of meetings with major investors including Global Infrastructure…
