President Bola Tinubu
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President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday congratulated Dr. Winifred Awosika, on her 85th birthday, hailing her contributions to Nigeria’s educational sector.on Wednesday congratulated Dr. Winifred Awosika, on her 85th birthday, hailing her contributions to Nigeria’s educational sector. “For over five decades, she shaped the future of countless young Nigerians through her pioneering work as the Founder…
10 Feb
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to sign into an Act, the bill for the South-South Development Commission. PANDEF, the apex socio-political body of the South-South geo-political zone, made the call in a communiqué at the end of an emergency meeting of the Board of Trustees (BOT), held in…
5 Feb
The senator representing Kano South Senatorial District, Sen. Sumaila Kawu, has commended President Bola Tinubu for his recent assent to the bill establishing Federal Polytechnic, Rano. Speaking with newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, Kawu said that the action would guarantee vocational education in Kano State and the country at large. “The establishment of the institution…
5 Feb
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerian Armed Forces to adopt innovative and proactive measures in addressing the security challenges facing the nation. Tinubu, who was represented by the Minister of Defence, Muhammed Badaru, gave the charge at the opening of the 2025 Chief of Defence Staff’s Joint Task Force Commanders Conference in Abuja on Wednesday.…
3 Feb
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) as of Feb.3, has disbursed a total of N20,074,050,000 for institutional fees, benefiting no fewer than 192,906 students across various tertiary institutions in the country. This is contained in a statement by Akintunde Sawyerr, Managing Director, NELFUND, and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday. Sawyerr also disclosed…
3 Feb
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, for winning the Best African Music Performance award at the 67th annual Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles on Sunday night. Tinubu commended the singer for her artistry, which had brought pride to Nigeria on the global stage for the second time, Mr. Bayo…
29 Jan
Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, says that Nigeria has commenced the deployment of advanced technology to enhance its global competitiveness in maritime trade. The minister made this remark on Wednesday during the inauguration of the new executive committee of the Nigerian Institution of Facilities Engineering and Management (NIFEngM) in Port…
29 Jan
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday called for a multifaceted response to terrorism, insurgency, and other forms of security threats in the Lake Chad Basin region. According to him, the chain of events that has disrupted the stability of the region in the past 15 years demands that power must be wielded responsibly to guarantee the…
27 Jan
on Monday inaugurated projects executed by Gov. Ahmed Ododo in his one year in office. Tinubu, who was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, lauded Ododo for executing such a number of projects in a short time. The president said that the projects would positively impact the lives of Kogi citizens. The News Agency of…
21 Jan
President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with a delegation of Ogoni leadership led by the Rivers State Governor, Simimalayi Fubara at the presidential Villa, Abuja. Fubara arrived with Senator Lee Maeba, including Senators Magnus Abe, Olaka Nwogu, Chief Victor Giadom, Chief Kenneth Kobani, Monsignor Pius Kii, Leedom Mitee, as well as Senators Bennett Birabi Barry.…
21 Jan
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Dingyadi, has called for more budgetary allocation for 2025 to enable the ministry to scale up its performance of jobs creation and other key areas of its mandate. Dingyadi said this at the 2025 Budget Defence meetings with the House Committee and the Senate Committee on Employment, Labour…
19 Jan
Mr. Luka Nizassan, Etsu Kwali, Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has rated FCT Minister Nyesom Wike high on school rehabilitation and upgrade across the territory. Nizassan stated this in an Interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. NAN reports that Wike had on March 21, 2024,…
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