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Jan

2024

Tinubu Slashes Travel Expenses For President, VP, Others By 60%

Tinubu Slashes Travel Expenses For President, VPs’ Offices, All Govt Officials By 60% President Tinubu has slashed the travel expenditure of all government officials – both domestic and international – by 60 percent. Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesman disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said the directive was issued as a cost-cutting measure on official travels. It will also affect the offices of the President, Vice President, First Lady, and ministers. “Tinubu has directed that all state entourages be drastically reduced,” Ngelale said. The presidential aide said it is “not a request” but…

Jan

2024

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Tinubu Warns Against Error Bombings

FGN, News Flash, Presidency, Security

Tinubu Warns Against Error Bombings As Bandits kill 29 In Kaduna, Yobe, Katsina Spread the lovePresident Bola Tinubu, on Friday, vowed that people sabotaging the efforts of the Nigerian military from within and without would be “aggressively uprooted” and exposed. The indicies you want to tradeSTOP making these MISTAKES and you will be rich!With these tips you will be more successful than your collea…Increase your income with these stepsHe also warned the military and intelligence community against recurring incidents of accidental strikes on innocent civilians, saying such “errors” were “unacceptable.” This is coming as terrorists have resumed their deadly attacks…

Dec

2023

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Shettima Commends Soludo For Burying Father Without Pomp

News Flash, Obituary, Presidency

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has commended Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State for burying his father without pomp and celebration. He stated this during the burial held at Isuofia, Soludo’s village, today. Shettima prayed for the repose of the soul of the departed, and commended the governor for making the burial so ‘simple without the usual pomp and celebration usually put on display by the high and mighty in the society’. Governor Soludo described Shettima ‘as a true patriot and statesman’. On the manner he buried his father, Soludo said, “Decent burial should not require financial hardship, or exert undue stress…

Dec

2023

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I’m Dying, Forgive Me To Return Home – Diezani

News Flash, Presidency

I’m Dying, Forgive Me And Allow Me To Return Home – Ex-Petroleum Minister, Diezani Begs Tinubu Diezani Alison-Madueke, the former Nigerian Petroleum Minister under Goodluck Jonathan’s administration and a former president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has made a public plea to the Bola Tinubu-led government for leniency, expressing her willingness to return home and face accountability for alleged financial misconduct during her tenorAlison-Madueke, currently residing in the UK, made the appeal through a press statement issued after a medical visit. She revealed her battle with Stage 2 cancer, acknowledging her past mistakes and seeking forgiveness from…

Dec

2023

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Gbajabiamila Described As A Magician For Turning Wike Into A Cook And Comedian

Abuja, Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Presidency

Eze Commends Ganduje For Deceiving Wike To Think That Rivers APC Structure Will Be Handed Over To Him … Describes the CoS to President Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila as a Magician for Turning Wike into a Cook and Comedian …Says Karma is Aggressively in a Hurry Against the FCT Minister Erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP) and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, says the law of nature is at work against FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, who is currently picking a fight against Rivers Governor, Siminialayi Fubara over who steers the…

Dec

2023

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President Tinubu: We Are Transforming Nigeria With The Support Of National Assembly

News Flash, Politics, Presidency

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU: WE ARE TRANSFORMING NIGERIA WITH THE SUPPORT OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY President Bola Tinubu says the efforts of his administration to transform Nigeria’s economy are yielding results with the support of the National Assembly led by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas. Speaking at a colloquium to mark the 61st birthday of the Senate President, on Thursday in Abuja, President Tinubu said the challenges facing the country will be jointly assessed by the executive and legislature with a view to evolving implementable solutions for the…

Dec

2023

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Rivers Crisis: FGN Breaks Silence Over Wike, Fubara Feud

Abuja, News Flash, Politics, Presidency

(Rivers Crisis): FG Breaks Silence Over Wike, Fubara Feud The Federal Government said on Wednesday it has no hand in the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State involving the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, his loyalists, and Governor Similaye Fubara. The government emphatically declared that Wike’s position is not shared by the government. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, stated this in a chat with State House correspondents after briefing on the outcomes of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa in Abuja. He…

Dec

2023

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Tinubu Sacks Six Heads Of Government Agencies, Announces Replacements

FGN, News Flash, Presidency

Tinubu Sacks Six Heads Of Govt Agencies, Announces Replacements President Bola Tinubu has approved the suspension, removal, and replacement of six Chief Executive Officers under the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development. This was contained in a statement by presidential media aide, Ajuri Ngelale, on Wednesday, December 13. According to the statement, the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Kabir Yusuf Mohammed has been removed from office and replaced with Olubunmi Oluwaseun Kuku. The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Tayib Adetunji Odunowo was also removed from office and replaced with Engr.…

Dec

2023

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The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) Has Reacted To President Tinubu’s Proposed Commencement Of N30,000 Minimum Wage Beginning From April 2024

Labour, News Flash, Presidency

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has reacted to President Bola Tinubu government’s proposed commencement of N30,000 minimum wage beginning from April 2024. Speaking at the ongoing 19th edition of the NLC 2023 Harmattan School in Abuja on Tuesday, NLC president Joe Ajaero said the commencement of negotiation of the new national minimum wage in 2024 would be based on the prevailing cost of living in the country. Ajaero, represented by NLC vice president, Benjamin Anthony, said it was necessary for government at all levels to recognise that life and living conditions are exceedingly difficult. “The removal of subsidies on petroleum…

Dec

2023

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Tinubu Fails To Speak At COP28 Despite Travelling With 1,411 Delegates To Dubai

Foreign Affairs, Gossips, Presidency

Tinubu Fails To Speak At COP28 Despite Travelling With 1,411 Delegates To Dubai Despite travelelling with 1,411 delegates for COP28 meetings in Dubai, emerging details have shown that President Bola Tinubu skipped his speaking slot at the global climate change event. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, said President Tinubu missed his speaking slot due to several other engagements during the ongoing event. In a further attempt to justify Tinubu’s failure to speak during his allotted time, Tuggar said: “Nigeria is tired of official and fancy statements and is now more action-oriented”. “Nigeria is 100 percent for action,” the…