President Bola Tinubu has approved the relocation of 29 correctional centres from urban areas across the country. ‘Fix Pipelines,’ Why NMDPRA’s 60k-Litre Tanker Ban Won’t Stop Explosion – Adeola Yusuf Passenger Arrested For Stealing On Air Peace Flight The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this known on Friday during the unveiling of some operational vehicles for the Nigerian Correctional Service. Details later…
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President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound sadness over the passing of Sheikh Modibbo Ibrahim Daware, a renowned Islamic scholar from Adamawa State. Daware was a respected leader of the Tijjaniyya sect and spent his lifetime imparting knowledge, guiding, and shaping the minds of many individuals. President Tinubu extols Sheikh Daware’s humility, piety, and devotion to scholarship and describes his passing as a painful loss not only for his family and community but also for the nation. Why I Visited Obasanjo – Atiku Nigerian Female Journalist Dies After Battling Brain Tumor…
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President Bola Tinubu has congratulated six distinguished Diaspora Nigerians named by President Joe Biden among the 400 recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in the United States. A statement issued on Thursday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy) noted that the prestigious recognition, established by former President Bill Clinton in 1996, is the highest honour bestowed by the United States government on outstanding scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers. It said this year’s awardees, announced…
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President Bola Tinubu has approved a new retirement package for service chiefs and generals, including a $20,000 annual medical allowance for foreign treatment, bulletproof SUVs, and domestic staff. According to the Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service for Officers and Enlisted Personnel in the Nigerian Armed Forces (HTACOS), signed by President Tinubu on December 14, 2024, retiring Chiefs of Defence Staff (CDS) and service chiefs will receive a bulletproof SUV (replaced every four years and maintained by the military), a Peugeot 508 or equivalent backup vehicle, five domestic aides (two…
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. ‘Milestone,’ Tinubu, Oil Workers, PANDEF Excited, Hail Kyari As Port Harcourt Refinery Begins Operations . Nigerians Express Hope of Fuel Availability, Price Reduction, Healthy Midstream Market Competition . Fuel Loading, Trucking Begin As NNPC Ltd Reaffirms Progress on Refinery, Addresses Misleading Claims Nationwide excitement has greeted the revival of operations at the Port Harcourt refinery with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, oil workers’ union, Pan-Niger Delta Forun (PANDEF), and many prominent Nigerians expressing hope of fuel availability, price reduction, and a healthy market competition at the midstream subsection of…
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The Presidency has revealed the yardsticks used by President Bola Tinubu in relieving five of his ministers of their jobs. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, revealed the yardsticks used for the exercise. Onanuga also relayed the role the Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination, Hadiza Bala-Usman, played in the ministers’ dismissal from the cabinet. In an interview on ARISE TV, Onanuga said Tinubu acted on Nigerians’ perception. According to him, Bala-Usman was assigned to oversee a performance appraisal, which involved gathering…
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The presidency has confirmed that a cabinet reshuffle is imminent, setting jitters down the spine of some ministers and special aides. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed this to journalists at the State House on Wednesday, September 25. Onanuga, who spoke at a press briefing, along with Senior Special Assistant to the President on Digital and New Media, O’tega Ogra, said there is no timeline as to when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will reshuffle his cabinet. It is worth noting that President Tinubu…
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My Dearest Oluremi, On this beautiful day, as we celebrate your 64th birthday, my heart is full of gratitude and love for the incredible woman you are. Since we began this journey together, you have been my rock, confidante, greatest supporter, and the love of my life. Every step of the way, you have shown unwavering strength, grace, and love to me, our family, and our beloved nation, Nigeria. You are the heart of our home, the light guiding me through the most challenging days, and the embodiment of kindness…
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Bola Tinubu to investigate the $1.5bn World Bank loan obtained by the 36 states of the federation, and the Federal Capital Territory. The group also urged Tinubu to probe the “alleged mismanagement of the Chinese loans of $3.121bn obtained by the Federal Government.” SERAP asked the President to “direct the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to promptly and thoroughly investigate” how the loan was spent, thereby reducing “poverty and social protection across…
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The federal government and the organised labour represented by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have agreed on a N70,000 national minimum wage. The figure was arrived at during a meeting between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the leaders of NLC and TUC in his office at the State House in Abuja Thursday. Details later…
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