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President Tinubu Directs Expedited Rollout of Free Healthcare for Low-Income Retirees, Implementation of Pension Increase
President Bola Tinubu has directed the expedited rollout of the free healthcare access initiative for low-income retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), describing it as a critical component of social protection and dignity in retirement. He also called for the prompt implementation of long-overdue pension increases and a minimum pension guarantee, which would […]
President Tinubu Congratulates Three Nigerian Students for Excelling at Global Competition
President Bola Tinubu congratulates Nafisa Abdullahi Aminu, Rukayya Muhammad Fema, and Hadiza Kashim Kalli on emerging world champions in English language communication skills and debate at the 2025 TeenEagle Global competition in London, United Kingdom. Seventeen-year-old Nafisa was named the overall best in English language skills; 15-year-old Rukayya emerged as the overall best in debate, […]
Goodnight, Doyi Abiola, Media Trailblazer, Soldier of Democracy – President Tinubu
I received with deep sadness the news early on Wednesday of the passing of Dr. Doyinsola Hamidat Abiola, a trailblazing journalist, editor, and former Managing Director of the defunct Concord Group of newspapers and wife of the late Bashorun MKO Abiola. Doyin Abiola, 82, was an Amazon and an icon in Nigerian journalism. She […]
President Tinubu Assents to Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Bill 2025 to Drive Financial Sector Transformation
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assented to the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Bill, 2025 — a landmark legislation to strengthen Nigeria’s financial sector and accelerate the nation’s march toward a $1 trillion economy. The Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act (NIIRA) 2025 repeals and consolidates several outdated insurance laws into a single, modern legal framework. […]
President Tinubu Rewards Afrobasket-Wining D’Tigress with National Honour, Cash, Housing Gift
President Bola Tinubu has conferred national honours on all players and the technical team of Nigeria’s women’s national basketball team, D’Tigress, following their historic fifth consecutive victory at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship. Speaking during the presidential reception held at the Presidential Villa on Monday in their honour, President Tinubu, who was represented […]
President Tinubu Writes Ambassador Dele Cole on His 85th Birthday
On behalf of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and myself, I congratulate you on your remarkable 85th birthday on August 4. 2. Your extraordinary contributions to our nation’s newspaper industry, particularly your transformative leadership as Managing Director of the Daily Times in 1976, remain unparalleled. During this period, you restored the glory of the […]
President Tinubu Congratulates D’Tigress on Winning Fifth Consecutive Afrobasket Title
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Nigeria’s national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, for lifting their seventh African championship at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket. The Coach Rena Makama-led female team won the Afrobasket finals by defeating the Malian side, 78-64, in a thrilling match Sunday night at the Palais des Sports de Treichville in […]
President Tinubu Salutes Abdul Samad Rabiu at 65: A Builder of Industry, a Partner in Nationhood
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu extends heartfelt congratulations to Abdul Samad Rabiu, CFR, CON, one of Africa’s most prominent industrialists, philanthropists, and Chairman of BUA Group, on his 65th birthday on August 4, 2025. As President Tinubu puts it, Samad’s milestone celebrates a life defined by quiet excellence, courageous enterprise, and unwavering faith in Nigeria. […]
President Tinubu Congratulates D’Tigress on Qualifying for the Fifth Consecutive Afrobasket Final
President Bola Tinubu warmly congratulates Nigeria’s female basketball team, D’Tigress, on their remarkable achievement of reaching the final of the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket for the fifth consecutive time, following a hard-fought victory over Senegal. The President commends the resilience and dominance of the reigning champions, who have now defeated their Senegalese rivals for […]
Congo Seeks Nigeria’s Backing For Diplomat To Lead UNESCO
*As VP Shettima receives PM Makosso, hails country’s leadership in Great Lakes region* Vice President Kashim Shettima has affirmed Nigeria’s commitment to strengthening diplomatic ties with the Republic of Congo, acknowledging the leadership of President Denis Sassou-Nguesso in promoting regional peace and stability, especially across Africa’s Great Lakes region. He also said that Nigeria […]
President Tinubu Congratulates Sen. Wadada on His Turbaning as Magajin Dangin Lafia
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu warmly congratulates his political ally and friend, Senator Aliyu Wadada Ahmed, on his turbaning as the Magajin Dangin Lafia by His Royal Highness, Justice Sidi Muhammad Bage, the Emir of Lafia and Chairman, Nasarawa State Council of Chiefs. President Tinubu describes the honour as a recognition of Wadada’s commitment to […]
President Tinubu Felicitates Former Vice President Sambo on His Birthday
President Bola Tinubu congratulates Mohammed Namadi Sambo, elder statesman and former vice president of Nigeria, on his 71st birthday today, August 2. A renowned architect, Sambo served as Governor of Kaduna State from 2007 to 2010 and later as vice president to former President Goodluck Jonathan. According to President Tinubu, Sambo is a man […]
