A MEDIA STATEMENT BY TANIMU YAKUBU Director-General Budget Office of the Federation 24 July 2026 APPROPRIATION WAS ONLY THE FIRST STEP The public argument has often begun at the wrong point. The National Assembly appropriated funds for the Presidential Economic Advisory Council/Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, known as PEAC/PFIPC. That fact is not in dispute. […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has affirmed that the reforms instituted by his administration have been receiving global attention and commendation, assuring Nigerians that more benefits from the reforms will come very soon. The President stated this on Thursday while receiving at the State House a delegation of a research group, Aseyori Tinubu, under the auspices […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has affirmed that the reforms instituted by his administration have been receiving global attention and commendation, assuring Nigerians that more benefits from the reforms will come very soon. The President stated this on Thursday while receiving at the State House a delegation of a research group, Aseyori Tinubu, under the auspices […]

Political and community leaders in Kogi East Senatorial District of the state on Tuesday said they would remain eternally grateful to President Bola Tinubu and Governor Usman Ododo for the socio- economic infrastructural development the zone has witnessed in the last three years. The Chairman of Ankpa Local Government Area in the state, Alhaji Ademu […]

US President Donald Trump has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his decisive leadership “on behalf of the Nigerian people.” In a letter to President Tinubu, President Trump applauded Tinubu’s resolve “to tackle the issues plaguing Nigeria, especially the violence affecting Christian communities.” According to Trump: “It is a true honour to stand with you […]

As I reflect on the life of Sheikh Imam Tijani Olubodun Shehu Gbajabiamila, who passed on recently, I have fond memories of his remarkable contributions as a well-respected community leader and religious leader. During my tenure as Governor of Lagos State, and much earlier in life, I had the honour of knowing and benefiting from […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu warmly celebrates Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, on her historic election as the first elected and second female President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), describing her emergence as a watershed in the legal profession and a triumph for merit, excellence, and gender inclusion. President Tinubu notes that Mrs Badejo-Okusanya’s remarkable career, […]