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PRESIDENT TINUBU MOURNS ‘UWAR ZUMMUNTA’ SALAMATU BOGORO
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu mourns the passing of Mama Salamatu Elisha Bogoro, a devoted Christian and Uwar Zummunta of the Women Fellowship of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), RCC, in Shendam Local Government Area of Plateau State. Mama Bogoro, Mother of Professor Suleiman Elias Bogoro, former Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust […]
PRESIDENT TINUBU CONDOLES WITH FAMILY OF NOLLYWOOD VETERAN, RICHARD FRANCIS DURU
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu expresses deep sorrow over the passing of veteran Nollywood actor, Richard Francis Duru, extending his heartfelt condolences to his family, colleagues, fans and the Nigerian film industry. Duru passed away at 57. The President describes the loss of the respected actor as a painful moment for Nollywood and the nation’s creative […]
PRESIDENTIAL WORKING GROUP APPLAUDS AS STATE POLICE AMENDMENT CLEARS CONSTITUTIONAL THRESHOLD IN STATE ASSEMBLIES
The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill notes with satisfaction that the Constitution (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, providing for a dual policing system, has been approved by 24 State Houses of Assembly, meeting the constitutional threshold of two-thirds of the 36 states. The Working Group commends the State Houses of Assembly for their […]
WHEN DISRESPECT BECOMES THE STAPLE OF POLITICAL STATEMENTS
APC PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COUNCIL Alhaji Atiku Abubakar continues to foul up the political arena, with statement after statement dripping with insult and disrespect to the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. A statement credited to the former vice president on the latest public health issue opened with a title linking the […]
PRESIDENT TINUBU RECEIVES FELLOWSHIP OF WEST AFRICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, TASKS MEDICAL EXPERTS ON SOLUTIONS TO BRAIN DRAIN
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged medical professionals to find solutions to the challenge of medical brain drain across the West African sub-region, noting that the migration of skilled professionals to other parts of the world continues to put considerable pressure on healthcare systems in the subregion. He said that this limits access to essential […]
PRESIDENT TINUBU MOURNS MADAM NKOKO ETAGBO ETA, CONSOLES NYSC GOVERNING BOARD CHAIRMAN
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu condoles with the Eta family of Cross River State on the passing of Madam Nkoko Etagbo Eta, who was 76. Madam Nkoko Eta was the sister of Ntufam Hilliard Eta, Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and former national Vice Chairman, South-South of the APC. […]
PRESIDENT TINUBU BACKS NIGERIAN ENGINEERING AS LOCAL FIRM BUILDS COMPRESSOR STATIONS TO UNLOCK ESCRAVOS–LAGOS PIPELINE’S 2.3 BILLION CUBIC FEET DAILY GAS CAPACITY
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed his determination to unlock Nigeria’s gas resources to power industries, improve electricity supply, create jobs and boost export earnings. He said this amid the indigenous engineering firm Lee Engineering’s achievement of building two compressor stations to enable the Escravos–Lagos Pipeline System to operate at its full capacity of 2.3 […]
EBOLA: FG ASSURES NIGERIANS OF CONTAINMENT STRATEGIES
The Presidential Task Force on Ebola Preparedness, Virus Disease Preparedness and Emerging Public Health Threats has assured Nigerians it can handle Ebola in the country. The Chairman of the Task Force and Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, said this while speaking to newsmen after the group’s emergency meeting at the […]
PRESIDENT TINUBU CONDOLES WITH CHIEF KENNETH KOBANI OVER THE PASSING OF HIS MOTHER
On behalf of my wife and the Federal Government, I extend my condolences to Chief Kenneth Bie-aa Vikel Naade Kobani on the passing of his mother, Mrs Rosemary Titi Kobani. My sympathies also go to the entire Kobani family and the people of Goi and Bodo City in Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State […]
PRESIDENT TINUBU CONGRATULATES SENATOR RABIU KWANKWASO AT 70
My warm congratulations to my friend Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, former Governor of Kano State, one-time Minister of Defence and former Senator representing Kano Central Senatorial District, on his 70th birthday on October 21, 2026. Senator Kwankwaso and I have had a longstanding association, dating back to our time in the National Assembly in 1992, […]
PRESIDENCY EXPANDS SKILLS ACQUISITION PROGRAMMES TO TACKLE INSECURITY
In a renewed push to tackle insecurity at its roots, the Presidency is expanding its skills acquisition and entrepreneurship training as non-kinetic approach to curb crime, expand economic opportunities, and promote lasting peace. Dr Abiola Arogundade, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education (TVEE), disclosed this on Wednesday in […]
PRESIDENT TINUBU MOURNS PA REUBEN FASORANTI, PAYS TRIBUTE TO AFENIFERE LEADER WHO PASSED ON AT 100
I received with profound sadness the news of the passing of Pa Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti, our father, patriarch, elder statesman, and foremost Afenifere leader, who died at the glorious age of 100. On behalf of the Federal Government and the people of Nigeria, I commiserate with the Fasoranti family, the good people of Akure Kingdom, […]
