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APC Elects Yilwatda as New Chairman, as President Tinubu Urges Governors to Deepen Grassroots Engagement
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday elected Professor Nentawe Yilwatda as its new National Chairman, as President Bola Tinubu called on governors to focus more on grassroots engagement to meet the expectations of Nigerians. At the party’s 14th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja, Yilwatda, the party’s national legal adviser and deputy […]
Ahead Of UN Summit: Nigeria Commits To Private Sector-led Food Systems Reform
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria will pursue a transformative private sector-led approach to food systems reform to position the country as a continental leader in agricultural innovation. He further hinted that the government is ever ready to introduce single-digit credit facilities to finance agricultural ventures, similar to how countries like South Korea […]
President Tinubu Congratulates General IBM Haruna on 85th Birthday
President Bola Tinubu congratulates Major-General Ibrahim Bata Malgwi Haruna (rtd) on his 85th birthday, July 24, 2025. President Tinubu celebrates the retired general, fondly called IBM, on this special occasion and commends his service to the nation as a military officer and an elder statesman. IBM Haruna retired from the military in 1977 and […]
President Tinubu Sets First Quarter 2026 Target for the Take-Off of National Single Window Project
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the National Single Window (NSW) Steering Committee to ensure the platform becomes fully operational by the first quarter of 2026. The directive was delivered during Tuesday’s fifth steering committee meeting at the State House, Abuja. The President was represented by his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila. Gbajabiamila said […]
President Tinubu Congratulates Senator Ashafa at 70
President Bola Tinubu extends his heartfelt felicitations to Senator Gbenga Ashafa, former Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), on his 70th birthday, July 22. A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ashafa represented the Lagos East Senatorial District in the National Assembly from 2011 to 2019. As Chairman […]
At Ijebu Ode, President Tinubu Pays Tribute to Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Adetona, Extolling His Integrity
President Bola Tinubu has described the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, as an embodiment of integrity, humility, culture, dedication, and service to humanity. The Awujale passed away on Sunday, July 13, and was interred the following day. At the eighth-day prayer held on Sunday for the late monarch at the Otunba Dipo […]
Re: Buhari’s Burial — A Response to ADC’s Obnoxious Statement
The latest outburst from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) regarding former President Buhari’s state burial is nothing but an opportunistic exercise in manufactured outrage — a laughable tantrum by a poorly amalgamated political contraption desperately clutching at straws for relevance it will never attain. This is not the first time the ADC — in […]
AGF Denies FG’s Involvement in First Holdco Share Aquisition
We are compelled to respond to a publication by ThisDay Newspaper of July 17, 2025, and Arise TV suggesting that 25% of First Bank Holdings (First Holdco) shares were transferred to the Federal Government of Nigeria’s (FGN) trustee. The report is inaccurate, misleading, resentful and malicious. Neither the Federal Government of Nigeria nor the […]
In Kano, President Tinubu Pays Tribute to Aminu Dantata’s Philantrophy, Integrity
President Bola Tinubu has described the late Alhaji Aminu Dantata as a titan of integrity, humility, and generosity, whose life was dedicated to service, philanthropy, and devotion to others. During a condolence visit to the family of the late business mogul in Kano on Friday, President Tinubu said Alhaji Dantata embodied the highest values […]
Presient Tinubu Appoints Muhammad Babangida Chairman of Bank of Agriculture, Others as Chairmen and Heads of Government Agencies
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, the son of the former military President, as chairman of the revamped Bank of Agriculture. President Tinubu approved the appointment today, along with eight others. Some of them will serve as chairmen or directors-general of Federal agencies. Muhammad Babangida, 53, is an alumnus of the European […]
Tinubu: Buhari’s Absence Would be Felt by Generations
TINUBU: BUHARI’S ABSENCE WOULD BE FELT BY GENERATIONS, RENAMES UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI AFTER THE LATE LEADER; MINISTER RECALLS BUHARI’S LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR TINUBU President Bola Tinubu, in Abuja on Thursday, led his cabinet ministers, the Secretary to the Government, two state governors, and the Head of Service in a solemn tribute to the […]
Tribute by President Tinubu at FEC in Honour of Late President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR
PROTOCOL Today, we gather under a heavy shadow, drawn from the silence that surrounds a departed leader and the immense weight of a life whose absence will be felt for generations. We meet to honour a man whose presence once commanded this very room, whose voice once summoned the best in us, and whose […]
