The Senator representing Osun East, Francis Fadahunsi, says President Bola Tinubu should be commended for saving the country’s economy from total collapse. Fadahunsi, a former member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said this while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday in his country home, Ilase-Ijesa, Obokun Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency…
President Bola Tinubu has approved a 6-month temporary ban on the export of raw sheanuts to curb informal trade, boost local processing, protect and grow Nigeria’s shea industry. Vice-President Kashim Shettima announced the president’s directive on Tuesday during a multi-stakeholder meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday was accorded full military honours during his official visit to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the Planalto Palace in Brasília. A colourful guard of honour welcomed the Nigerian leader before President da Silva formally received him, exchanged pleasantries, introduced his ministers, and posed for photographs. Tinubu reciprocated by…
Nigeria’s MSM Group says its expansion in the oil and gas sector, which has unlocked reserves valued at more than $15 billion, would not have been possible without the support of President Bola Tinubu. Chairman Muazzam Mairawani told journalists in Abuja that the president’s endorsement emboldened the company to push forward with ambitious projects and…
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, says the administration of President Bola Tinubu is committed to empowering women economically to achieve Sustainable Developmental Goals (SDGs). The first lady said this on Saturday in Lagos at the official flag-off of Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) in South-West Geo-political Zone and presentation of RHI/SDGs empowerment items to 1,000…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has pledged to fast-track the completion of the permanent site of the National Defence College (NDC), positioning it as a future Defence Postgraduate University for the country and its international partners. Speaking through Vice-President Kashim Shettima at the graduation of 99 officers from NDC Course 33 in Abuja, Tinubu described the…
President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria’s participation in the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) is anchored on a bold $1 billion trade and investment goal. Leading Nigeria’s high-powered delegation to the conference in Yokohama, Japan, Tinubu said the visit seeks to drive green innovation, foster industrial growth, and reinforce Nigeria as West Africa’s gateway….
Nigeria’s government has launched a regional sensitisation drive to showcase President Bola Tinubu’s two-year record in office, with officials pointing to new infrastructure, agricultural support and social welfare schemes as evidence of progress. The campaign, titled “Tinubu Administration’s Mid-Term Report”, was inaugurated in Port Harcourt on Tuesday by the Minister of Information and National Orientation,…
Almost 9,000 students at federal universities in Nigeria’s North-West zone have so far benefitted from the government’s new student loan programme, as President Bola Tinubu’s administration seeks to expand opportunities for higher education. The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), launched last year, is targeted at students from low- and middle-income families struggling to meet tuition…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Tokyo, Japan, to participate in the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9). Presidential spokesperson, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, said the President’s aircraft touched down at the Haneda International Airport at 12:50 a.m. local time on Tuesday. Tinubu was received at the Presidential Wing of the airport by Amb….
