Press Releases

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of three ambassadors-designate, out of the 68 confirmed by the Senate last December. President Tinubu confirmed the postings of Ambassador Ayodele Oke as the ambassador-designate to France, and Colonel Lateef Are as the ambassador-designate to the United States of America. Also confirmed by the President is the […]

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday in Abuja, charged the newly sworn-in Chairman and Commissioners of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) to uphold the peace and stability of the nation by being fair and just in their service. The President, who swore in the Chairman, Hulayat Ayo Omidiran, and the commissioners, admonished them to seek ways […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the gazetting of targeted, investment-linked incentives to support the proposed Bonga South West deep-offshore oil project by Shell and its partners. The President also directed the Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Mrs. Olu Verheijen, to facilitate the gazette of the incentives in line with Nigeria’s existing legal […]

Says ‘Back to the Farm’ initiative to curb inflation, FX spending on imports Vice President Kashim Shettima has announced that Nigeria no longer views food security through a narrow agricultural lens, but as a fundamental macroeconomic, security, and governance issue. He said the Federal Government had begun a multi-dimensional agricultural drive designed to insulate the […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu expresses sorrow over the passing of Chief Moses Adediran Adegbite, a devoted Christian and community leader. Chief Adegbite, father of Bishop Stephen Adegbite, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), died at 86. President Tinubu describes the deceased as a respected patriarch whose life was marked by humility, […]

President Bola Tinubu sends heartfelt congratulations to Hon. Jumoke Okoya-Thomas, former lawmaker, prominent Lagos politician, and socialite, on her birthday on January 20, 2026. The President also congratulates the top politician on her new chieftaincy title as Otun Iyalode of Lagos, to be conferred by Oba of Lagos, Rilwanu Osuolale Akinolu, on January 24, 2024. […]

The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has said the opening of Nigeria House in Davos reflects the country’s renewed seriousness, readiness, and resolve to take its place as an active participant in shaping global economic conversations. He observed that while nations do not prosper in isolation, Nigeria’s future growth depends on deliberate, structured engagement with […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu expresses sadness over the passing of Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Saliu, a revered Islamic scholar and Chief Imam of Ilorin, who died at the age of 75. President Tinubu extends his heartfelt condolences to the family of the late Imam, the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji (Dr.) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, the Ilorin Emirate Council, […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Mr Dele Alake, on his re-election as Chairman of the Africa Minerals Strategic Group (AMSG), a forum of ministers in charge of mining and solid minerals on the continent. AMSG aims to maximise the benefits for Africans from Africa’s vast mineral resources. Mr […]