President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu as Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, following the resignation of Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, who stepped down to participate in the 2027 elections. Ambassador Odumegwu-Ojukwu previously served as Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the same vein, the President has nominated Ambassador Sola […]

A FISCAL REJOINDER: REFORM IS NOT A WINDFALL  By Tanimu Yakubu, Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation I. Introduction: The Illusion of Windfall Nigeria’s contemporary fiscal discourse has been captured by a convenient but fundamentally flawed proposition: that the removal of subsidy—particularly petrol subsidy—yields an immediate fiscal windfall. This claim is not merely inaccurate; it […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the removal of Mr Saidu Mohammed as the Authority Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), in the public interest. The President has also approved the nomination of Mr Rabiu Abdullahi Umar as the new Chief Executive of the NMDPRA. The appointment is […]

As the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the MTN Nigeria Foundation partner on the national survey on substance use in Nigeria, the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has pledged the commitment of the Federal Government to take ownership and leadership of the initiative. According to the Vice President, the Federal Government […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday at the State House, Abuja, told stakeholders from Plateau State to return home with open minds to seek peace and put a permanent end to the recurring crises in the state. Towards this end, the President challenged the leaders, led by the State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, to review past […]

Dr Mike Adeniyi Adenuga, chairman of Globacom and Conoil, is a colossus. From telecommunications, real estate, banking and oil and gas, he has put an imprint of excellence on the Nigerian enterprise. I congratulate the Guru, a businessman with the Midas touch, on his birthday today, April 29. Mike’s life is an affirmation of the […]

Gives States, FCT 3 months to inaugurate own nutrition councils Nigeria poised to end malnutrition with Nutrition 774 Initiative, says VP Shettima The National Council on Nutrition (NCN) has adopted the National Policy on Food and Nutrition (NPFN), 2026-2035 and directed the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning to present the policy to the […]