More than 1,000 retirees from the Osun State Contributory Pension Scheme protested yesterday, citing severe hardships faced by members. At a press conference in Osogbo, key figures such as Alhaji Ayinde Toyeen (State Coordinator), Pastor Adepoju Sunday (Chairman), and Alhaja Abidoye (Chairperson 2) asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for help. They lamented the dire situation […]
President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with traders and people of Kano State over the devastating fire outbreak at Kano’s Singer Market over the weekend. The fire, which started on Saturday evening, raged into Sunday morning, causing significant damage to the food market. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo […]
Ibok-Ete Ibas, the immediate past sole administrator of Rivers State and a retired Vice Admiral, was reportedly at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday where he met with President Bola Tinubu. Punch reports that Ibas was received at Aso Rock in the company of the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, […]
Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, has called out Nasir El-Rufai over his incessant verbal attacks on President Tinubu-led administration. In a statement released on his official X platform on Monday morning, Onanuga attacked the contradictory nature of the ex-Kaduna state governor over his Sunday interview with Channels TV. Nasir […]
…As Dangote Refinery partners MRS to sell PMS at N935 per litre nationwide at its retail outlets Foremost entrepreneur and President of the Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the positive impact of the naira for crude swap deal on the Nigerian economy, which has led to reduction in […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced significant restructuring and changes within the Nigerian government aimed at enhancing efficiency and delivering on promises to the nation. Key actions include renaming the Ministry of Niger Delta Development to the Ministry of Regional Development to oversee various regional commissions, merging ministries like Sports Development into the National Sports […]
President Tinubu has ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, to sell crude oil to Dangote Refinery in Naira. Bayo Onanuga, a presidential media aide, disclosed this in a statement on his official X account on Monday. “To ensure the stability of the pump price of refined fuel and the dollar-Naira exchange rate, the […]
According to the President, the objective is to get the private sector more involved in the field of renewable energy, including the production of solar panels and batteries locally. According to President Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s renewable energy industry has drawn over $2 billion in investment, making it a rapidly expanding sector of the national economy. […]
The Chief Executive Officer of Equity Concepts Entertainment cum Founder of Project NWAFOR Igbo, Rowland Okorie, has written an open letter to President Bola Tinubu condemning the injustice meted on Igbo people. The letter titled; “LETTER TO PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU: ROTATIONAL INJUSTICE BREWED FOR NDIGBO” reads in full:Dear President, I have finally realized that as a responsible citizen I […]
By Ukpono Ukpong, Haruna Salami, Tom Okpe The Presidency and the National Assembly have pushed for a number of measures aimed at alleviating the effect of the biting economic hardship occasioned by high prices of food items in the country. One of such measures, the Expatriate Employment Levy (EEL) was unveiled on Tuesday in Abuja […]