At his press conference in Abuja on Friday, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar reiterated his proposed “production subsidy” for locally refined petrol, which he said would reduce pump prices. He went further to ask President Bola Tinubu to slash the cost of diesel and petrol at the pump. That proposal raises important legal, fiscal and practical questions […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu congratulates the winners of the by-elections held over the weekend in five constituencies across Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Delta states. All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates won four of the five seats, while the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) secured one. The successful APC candidates are Kallamu MaiJama’a, Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency in Gombe […]

On August 27, I met with the Governors of our 36 States, and we agreed on a clear objective. From October 1, more Nigerians should begin to see measurable reductions in transportation costs. We subsequently established an implementation committee for the National Affordable CNG Transit Programme under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, chaired […]

The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has constituted a ten-member independent committee to investigate the reported deaths of 37 people held by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger State Command, on suspicion of illegal mining. The action follows a directive by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for a comprehensive, transparent and […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu today, as part of his working vacation, held extensive talks in Paris with Mr Vincent Bolloré of the Bolloré Group, whose media and digital interests include Canal+, MultiChoice and Universal Music Group. During the meeting, the Group confirmed plans to deepen the localisation of its operations in Nigeria across film, entertainment, […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday ordered a full and transparent investigation into the deaths of suspected illegal miners detained by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) following enforcement operations around Lt.Gen. Mohammed Inuwa Wushishi Estate in Minna, Niger State. President Tinubu said the life of every Nigerian matters and that no citizen […]