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President Bola Tinubu has signed the Students Loan Bill into law, fulfilling one of his electoral promises. The law aims to assist indigent students in accessing federal government loans for their education. The announcement was made by the President’s media team in Abuja, led by Mr Dele Alake, a member of the Presidential Strategic Team. Newsmaxngr reports that President Bola ...

Fellow Nigerians. It is exactly three decades today that Nigerians went to the polls to exercise their inalienable right to elect a President of their choice to lead the transition from military dictatorship to a representative government of the people. The abortion, by military fiat, of the decisive victory of Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola of the defunct Social Democratic ...

Following the immediate suspension of the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, from office, his Deputy (Operations Directorate) Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi, has been announced to act in his capacity in the meantime. President Bola Tinubu, on Friday night suspended Emefiele. The suspension was announced in a statement issued by the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the ...

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. The former CBN chief was arrested by the DSS on Friday evening. The arrest was reported shortly after President Bola Tinubu suspended him. According to the president, Emefiele was suspended due to the ongoing investigation of his office and the planned ...

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State governor, has approved the appointment of Barrister Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin as secretary to the State Government (SSG). The governor also appointed Mr. Tayo Ayinde as Chief of Staff and Mr. Gboyega Soyannwo as Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor. Gboyega Akosile, media adviser to the governor, announced the appointment in a tweet on Thursday.

The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, on Monday night, confirmed that it will no longer proceed with its nationwide strike planned for Wednesday. The resolution was announced by the former Speaker of the House of Representatives and the current COS to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila and confirmed by the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, after a nearly six-hour ...

President Bola Tinubu has named Senator George Akume, immediate past Minister of Special Duties, as Secretary to the Government of the Federation, and Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives, as Chief of Staff (CoS). This is contained in a statement issued by Abiodun Oladunjoye, the State House Director of Information on Friday. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Friday in ...

A Federal High Court has been asked to compel the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) to probe Rivers State Government’s spendings during the tenure of the immediate past Governor, Nyesom Wike. The suit, filed by Sir Precious Elekima and a group, Incorporated Trustees of Peoples Life Improvement Foundation ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has just confirmed the change in petrol price. Recall that the company had earlier released a new price template putting pump price of petrol between N488 and N555 per litre in various states. Confirming the increment in a statement on Wednesday, Garba Deen Muhammad, Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC, reassured that the ...

FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU 29 MAY 2023 My Fellow Citizens, I stand before you honoured to assume the sacred mandate you have given me. My love for this nation is abiding. My confidence in its people, unwavering. And my faith in God Almighty, absolute. I know that His hand shall provide the needed moral strength and ...