President Bola Tinubu set out on a 10-day vacation on Thursday as part of his 2025 annual leave. This was disclosed in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President will spend the 10-working-day vacation between France and the United Kingdom, after which he will return to Nigeria. […]
He made this known while speaking during an interview on National Television, Sirika refuted reports linking him to a growing opposition alliance reportedly being formed by several prominent politicians. He confirmed visiting the Presidential Villa in Abuja, where he met with presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga. According to Sirika, the issue came up during their conversation. […]
Onanuga said this in reaction to a report that some Chinese traders have begun accepting naira in place of the United States dollar for transactions with Nigerian customers. According to the report, forex traders attributed the recent exchange rate stability to the success of Nigeria’s currency swap agreement with Chinese traders now collecting naira for […]
This was disclosed in a post on the President’s official X account. The statement disclosed that the calculator allows citizens to compare their estimated tax under the proposed reforms with current rates, and ensure a clear understanding of the impact on individual incomes. Tinubu said the reforms, which take effect from January 2026, are intended […]
The President appealed to Nigerians while speaking at a meeting with members of the Nigerian community in Japan, stating that Nigeria’s growth depends on the collective effort of its citizens at home and abroad, whose skills, investments, and innovations are vital to securing the nation’s future. Tinubu met with the community during his trip to […]
Omidiran, a former House of Representatives member, succeeds Muheeba Dankaka, whose tenure was dogged by controversy. In a statement released by the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President also appointed Mohammed Musa as the Secretary of the commission and retains Kayode Oladele from Ogun State as a commissioner. Oladele, a former […]
In a statement by its South-West coordinator, Abass Olaniyi, the group announced that the PDP in the zone was on a mission to rescue the nation from the interests of a select few. The group held that the PDP in the South-West was mobilising a credible, united, and principled force to achieve the 2027 target. […]
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board made the announcement in a statement signed by its Secretary, Major General A.M. Jibril (retd.), on behalf of the President on Wednesday. “This appointment follows the imminent retirement of the current Controller-General, Engr. Abdulganiyu Jaji, on August 13, 2025, upon attaining the age of 60,” the […]
The 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration over Nigeria’s rising debt burden. In a post on his X handle on Tuesday, Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, said Mr Tinubu’s government has been on a borrowing spree over the last two years. ‘Unsustainable debt’ On 22 July, the Nigerian Senate approved the 2025-2026 […]