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PRESIDENT TINUBU CELEBRATES LAGOS EX-DEPUTY GOVERNOR SOSAN ON 70TH BIRTHDAY
PRESIDENT TINUBU CELEBRATES LAGOS EX-DEPUTY GOVERNOR SOSAN ON 70TH BIRTHDAY President Bola Tinubu heartily congratulates Princess Sarah Adebisi Sosan, a prominent politician and former deputy governor of Lagos State, on her 70th birthday. The President joins her family, friends and associates in celebrating Sarah for her life of service to humanity and dedication to God. […]
VP SHETTIMA DEPARTS ABUJA TO REPRESENT PRESIDENT TINUBU AT THE 2026 AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT
The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima, has departed Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 2026 African Union (AU) Summit. The Summit, themed “Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063,” will focus on advancing continental […]
PRESIDENT TINUBU HAILS BANK OF INDUSTRY OVER N636 BILLION DISBURSEMENT TO BUSINESSES IN 2025, SAYS PERFORMANCE VALIDATES ECONOMIC REFORM AGENDA
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the Bank of Industry (BOI) for achieving N636 billion in loan disbursement to businesses in 2025, the highest annual financing volume in the institution’s history. The President described the milestone as concrete evidence that ongoing macroeconomic reforms are strengthening development finance institutions and unlocking capital for productive sectors of […]
PRESIDENT TINUBU MOURNS RENOWNED LITERARY SCHOLAR AND FORMER ASUU PRESIDENT, PROFESSOR BIODUN JEYIFO
President Bola Tinubu has sent his condolences to the family, friends, and associates of former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and renowned literary scholar, Professor Emeritus Biodun Jeyifo, who passed away on Wednesday. President Tinubu noted that the renowned literary scholar, critic, and public intellectual will be sorely missed for his […]
PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS AMB. ISMAIL ABBA YUSUF CHAIRMAN OF NAHCON
President Bola Tinubu has nominated Amb. Ismail Abba Yusuf as the new Chairman/CEO of the National Hajj Com6mission (NAHCON). The appointment is subject to the Senate’s approval in accordance with the provisions of section 3(2) of the NAHCON Act, 2006. President Tinubu sent a letter today to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, requesting the expeditious […]
VP SHETTIMA: CONNECT NEXTGEN HACKATHON WILL POSITION NIGERIA AS GLOBAL SUPPLIER OF AI, 5G SOLUTIONS, LAUNCHES NIGERIA-ERICSSON SKILL ACQUISITION PROGRAMME
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has said the Connect NextGen Innovation Hackathon will position Nigeria as a global supplier of digital solutions while creating jobs in the technology sector. Specifically, he noted that the four-month programme, which is one of the key operationalization phases of the Ericsson and the Nigerian Government’s MoU to collaborate […]
PRESIDENT TINUBU CONGRATULATES AGRICULTURE MINISTER, ABUBAKAR KYARI, ON ELECTION AS IFAD CHAIR
President Bola Tinubu congratulates the Honourable Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, on his emergence as the new Chairperson of the Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Senator Kyari was unanimously elected on Tuesday to head the 49th Governing Council of IFAD, the international body’s supreme decision-making authority. […]
PRESIDENT TINUBU AT NEC CONFERENCE: WE’LL ENSURE OUR POLICY DIVIDENDS ARE FELT ACROSS EVERY COMMUNITY IN NIGERIA
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerians of his administration’s resolve to ensure the dividends of the Renewed Hope Agenda reforms are felt across every state and community in Nigeria. He charged members of the National Economic Council (NEC), comprising state governors, key government officials, and other relevant stakeholders, to recommit themselves to the delivery […]
PRESIDENT TINUBU CONGRATULATES SEATTLE SEAHAWKS’ PLAYERS OF NIGERIAN DESCENT ON SUPER BOWL WIN
President Bola Tinubu congratulates players of Nigerian descent who led the Seattle Seahawks to victory in Super Bowl 60 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on Sunday. The Seattle Seahawks routed the New England Patriots 29–13 to claim their second Lombardi Trophy. Players of Nigerian descent on the team’s lineup who helped achieve this […]
PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS CEO AND BOARD MEMBERS OF NEMSA; MAGAJI DA’U ALIYU AS MD OF SHESTCO
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Hon. Magaji Da’u Aliyu as the Managing Director of the Sheda Science and Technology Complex, Abuja. The Sheda Science and Technology Complex (SHESTCO) is responsible for conducting research and development in technology and for operating a nuclear research facility. President Tinubu also appointed Engr. Adesayo Olusegun Michael as the Managing […]
VP SHETTIMA AT NEC CONFERENCE: INCLUSIVE GROWTH, ECONOMIC PROGRESS MUST FILTER DOWN TO EVERYDAY LIVES OF NIGERIANS
Following the address of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, at the second edition of the National Economic Council (NEC) conference, Vice President Kashim Shettima has implored governors of the 36 states of the federation, ministers and other public officials to work towards achieving the kind of inclusive growth and economic progress that trickle down to […]
FG, ERICSSON SET TO LAUNCH CONNECT NEXTGEN INNOVATION HACKATHON
The Federal Government of Nigeria, in partnership with Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), is set to launch the ‘Connect NextGen’ Innovation Hackathon in Nigeria, targeted at upskilling Nigerian youths in modern technologies. The four-month programme being overseen by the Office of the Vice President will be launched tomorrow, February 11, 2026, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The […]
