Press Releases

  President Bola Tinubu sends his condolences to the family of the renowned professor of Sociology, Mrs Beatrice Olufunmilayo Oloruntimehin, who passed away at 82. President Tinubu describes Professor Oloruntimehin, widow of Benjamin Olatunji Oloruntimehin, a professor of history, as a trailblazer whose life was defined by service, pursuit of knowledge, and devotion to God […]

  President Bola Tinubu congratulates Mr Seye Kehinde, frontline journalist and publisher of City People magazine, on his 60th birthday on April 24. The President praises him for his significant contributions to the media, including establishing the City People Magazine in November 1996, which has profoundly impacted people and society reporting in the journalism industry. […]

President Bola Tinubu has directed an immediate and comprehensive overhaul of national security strategies, demanding urgent action to end the escalating violence in Borno, Benue, Plateau and Kwara states. The President, who met with security chiefs at the State House in Abuja for more than two hours, said the killing of innocent people in Borno, […]

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged world leaders to demonstrate unity, courage, and sustained commitment in addressing the worsening global climate crisis. Speaking on Wednesday during a high-level virtual dialogue on climate and the just transition, President Tinubu reaffirmed Nigeria’s dedication to forging a paradigm shift in which climate action and economic growth advance […]

  President Bola Tinubu has hailed the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for fostering regional integration. President Tinubu, represented by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu, spoke Tuesday in Accra, Ghana, at the launch of a series of events to mark the regional body’s golden jubilee. President Tinubu, also […]

  The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has concluded arrangements to commence the 2025 Hajj operations with the airlift of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia starting from May 9, 2025. The update was disclosed on Tuesday after the NAHCON board briefed Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa on preparations for the 2025 Hajj […]

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu congratulates Barr. Adeniji Kazeem, on his unanimous selection as the President of the Ansar-Ud-Deen Society Worldwide at the society’s triennial delegates conference in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Kazeem, a senior advocate of Nigeria, was a former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State between 2015 and 2019. President […]

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu felicitates the Emir of Ilorin, His Royal Highness Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, on his 85th birthday on April 22. Alhaji Sulu-Gambari is a former justice of the Court of Appeal and pioneer Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice in old Gongola State. After his call to the Bar […]

  Today, with a heavy heart, I join the Catholic faithful and Christians worldwide in mourning the passing of Pope Francis, a humble servant of God, tireless champion of the poor, and guiding light for millions. His passing, coming just after the celebration of Christ’s Resurrection, is a sacred return to his Maker at a […]

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu warmly felicitates Chief Justin U. Ezeala, former Managing Director of NNPC Gas Marketing Limited (NGML), on his 60th birthday. President Tinubu acknowledges Chief Ezeala’s remarkable contributions to Nigeria’s energy sector, particularly his pivotal role in driving critical gas infrastructure projects, including significant supply agreements and strategic partnerships, that continue to […]

  President Bola Tinubu congratulates the Minister of Women Affairs, Ms Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, on her 45th birthday. President Tinubu celebrates Ms Sulaiman-Ibrahim on this milestone and describes her as a reform-minded and results-driven public servant whose leadership has brought renewed clarity and vigour to Nigeria’s national gender agenda. The President acknowledges the Minister’s role in […]

  *Says target is to build Nigeria into innovation-driven, trillion-dollar economy within 10 years* The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has inaugurated the Interministerial Committee on Research and Innovation with a charge to its members to ensure food security in Nigeria, energy security to power the economy and break the nation’s dependence on imports. The […]