Press Releases
PRESIDENT TINUBU TO SENATORS: TINKER WITH THE CONSTITUTION TO ACCOMMODATE STATE POLICE
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday appealed to the leadership of the 10th Senate to amend the constitution to provide a legal framework for the establishment of State Police to tackle insecurity nationwide. President Tinubu made the appeal during an interfaith breakfast with senators at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The President said that the […]
PRESIDENT TINUBU GREETS PIONEER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF NRC, PA NATHANIEL OKORO, AT 95
President Bola Tinubu congratulates Pa Nathaniel Okoro, pioneer Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), on his 95th birthday. The President celebrates Pa Okoro, whose contributions to the development of rail infrastructure in Nigeria remain commendable. President Tinubu acknowledges the visionary role of the pioneer NRC Chief Executive in developing a 25-year master […]
PRESIDENT TINUBU APPROVES EXTENSION OF BAN ON RAW SHEA NUT EXPORT
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the extension of the ban on the export of raw shea nuts for a further one year, from February 26, 2026, to February 25, 2027. The decision underscores the administration’s commitment to advancing industrial development, strengthening domestic value addition, and supporting the objectives of the Renewed Hope Agenda. The […]
AS KANO SINGER MARKET TRADERS APPRECIATE FG: VP SHETTIMA RESTATES GOVERNMENT’S RESOLVE TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF INFERNOS IN KANO MARKETS
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has restated Federal Government’s resolve to work with the Kano State government and relevant government agencies to prevent the recurrence of fire outbreak in markets across the state. He disclosed that all necessary documentation has been made by the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs to release the N5 billion […]
YOU HAVE MY FULL SUPPORT, RESTORE PEACE AND SECURITY — PRESIDENT TINUBU TASKS ACTING IGP DISU
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday at the State House, charged the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to restore peace and strengthen security nationwide. President Tinubu issued this directive at the decoration of Disu as the Acting Inspector-General of Police, following the retirement of Kayode Egbetokun and pending the Nigeria Police Council’s ratification of […]
APC LEADERS, GOVS RECOMMIT TO ADVANCING PRESIDENT TINUBU’S RENEWED HOPE AGENDA
State governors on the platform of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) and other leaders of the party have recommitted to boosting grassroots mobilisation in order to promote and advance the Renewed Hope Agenda of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This is just as the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has said the […]
PRESIDENT TINUBU ACCEPTS EGBETOKUN’S RESIGNATION AS INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE, APPOINTS TUNJI DISU IN ACTING CAPACITY
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has accepted the resignation of the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, following the submission of his letter citing pressing family considerations. President Tinubu received Mr Egbetokun’s resignation earlier today and expressed his profound appreciation for Egbetokun’s decades of distinguished service to the Nigeria Police Force and the nation. The […]
PRESIDENT TINUBU URGES GOVERNORS TO REMEMBER THE POOR, EMPOWER THE UNDERPRIVILEGED
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday in Abuja, urged Muslim and Christian leaders in the country to show greater compassion for the poor and underprivileged by pursuing policies that cater to the needs of the majority in the grassroots. The President, who hosted governors for the breaking of an interfaith fast at the Presidential Villa, said […]
PRESIDENT TINUBU CONGRATULATES GOVERNOR MOHAMMED UMARU BAGO OF NIGER STATE ON HIS BIRTHDAY
President Bola Tinubu congratulates Mohammed Umaru Bago, Governor of Niger State, on his birthday and lauds his courage, diligence, and commitment to the state’s development. The President celebrates with Governor Bago, his family, friends, and political associates on the special occasion, which provides another opportunity for appreciation, reflection, and more alignment with the service of […]
EXECUTIVE ORDER 9: CONSTITUTIONAL FIDELITY, NOT EXECUTIVE OVERREACH
Commentaries suggesting that Executive Order 9 (EO9) amounts to the President “making law” misstate both the Constitution and the fiscal question at issue. EO9 does not create law; it enforces constitutional custody of Federation revenues. Section 80(1) of the Constitution (1999, as amended) is mandatory. All revenues or other monies raised or received by the […]
PRESIDENT TINUBU MOURNS THE PASSING OF FORMER UBA CHAIRMAN, CHIEF ISRAEL OGBUE
President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the family, friends, and associates of the late Chief Israel Ogbue, former Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), who passed away at the age of 99. With a distinguished career in the Federal Civil Service, the National Insurance Corporation (NICON), and NAL Merchant Bank, Chief Ogbue served […]
PRESIDENT TINUBU CONGRATULATES WINNERS OF ELECTIONS IN FCT, KANO AND RIVERS
President Bola Tinubu congratulates the winners of Saturday’s elections in the Federal Capital Territory and the states of Kano and Rivers. INEC conducted elections in the six area councils of the FCT and by-elections in the Ahoada East II and Khana II state constituencies of Rivers State, as well as in the Kano Municipal and […]
