9/1/24 Cost/PBAT President Bola Tinubu has approved a massive cost-cutting exercise across federal establishments, including the Presidency. Briefing State House correspondents on the exercise, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, said the crux of the directive was to reduce cost on official trips. According to the directive, security outfits within states will frontline the protective details of the President, the Vice President, the First Lady and the Second Lady on local trips. By the directive, only 4 members of staff are to accompany each Minister on international trips, and 2 in the case…