President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Alhaji Ibrahim Kabiru Masari, his close ally, as Special Adviser on Political Affairs. President Tinubu first appointed Masari in  2023 as a senior special assistant for the same role. Previously, the Katsina-born politician served as the party’s welfare secretary during the tenure of Senator Adams Oshiomhole as party chairman. […]

The National Council on Nutrition (NCN) chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima has set up a Nutrition Financing Subcommittee to develop a funding structure to finance Nigeria’s nutrition interventions. This is just as the Vice President has called for ring-fencing nutrition financing in order to bridge the gap between promises made and lives changed, saying […]

President Bola Tinubu announced today the successful conclusion of a historic settlement agreement between the Federal Government of Nigeria, ENI, and Nigerian Agip Exploration Limited (NAEL) at a meeting in his office attended by the Chief Executive Officer of Eni, Claudio Descalzi, Chief Operating Officer of Eni Guido Brusco, Head of Sub-Saharan Region, Mario Bello, […]

Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday in Abuja, said the implementation of new tax reforms will eliminate the burden of multiple levies and charges on small businesses and low-income earners in Nigeria, thereby helping to reduce poverty. Shettima noted that the planning and implementation of the tax reforms were carefully designed to improve livelihoods, contrary […]

President Bola Tinubu has approved the renewal of the appointment of Professor Ayo Omotayo as the Director-General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru. The appointment is for a final term of four years. President Muhammadu Buhari initially appointed Omotayo in November 2021. The Senate confirmed the appointment in February 2022. […]

Nigeria will launch the highly anticipated National Single Window (NSW) platform on March 27, a move described by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, as a “monumental” step in transforming the country’s trade ecosystem. Gbajabiamila disclosed this during a stakeholders’ meeting at the State House, Abuja, attended by ministers, agency heads, and […]

President Bola Tinubu felicitates former president and elder statesman, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on his 89th birthday on March 5. The President rejoices with Chief Obasanjo, whose towering influence in the country, Africa, and beyond is significant. President Tinubu notes the courage and sacrifices of the elder statesman, who previously served the nation as military Head […]