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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stated that the recently launched ₦200 billion intervention fund for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and manufacturers is designed to tackle structural barriers, boost competitiveness, and unlock Nigeria’s full productive potential. Speaking at the opening session of the 31st Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja…
President Bola Tinubu has expressed his heartfelt condolences to the government and people of Plateau State following the death of Lieutenant-General Jeremiah Timbut Useni, a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 81. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed board chairpersons for 42 federal organisations and a secretary to the board of the Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services. The President has also appointed a new managing director for the Nigerian Railway Corporation and a director-general for the National Board for Technology Incubation…
The Nigerian Presidency has unveiled a brand new Airbus A330 Presidential Jet, replacing the 19-year-old Boeing B737-700(BBJ) purchased during the tenure of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. According to the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the new aircraft was acquired at a price significantly lower…
President Bola Tinubu has approved a new minimum wage of N70,000 for Nigerian workers and pledged to review the national minimum wage law every three years. This is coming after the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress met with the President at the Presidential Villa,…
President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to meet with the leadership of the organised labour today to try to finalise the lingering matters around the National Minimum Wage. He personally met with them last week after the tripartite committee he set up to negotiate with the Labour failed to convince them…
President Bola Tinubu has declared April 7 as National Police Day. Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, made this known on Monday night, April 15, at the maiden edition of the Nigeria Police Awards and Commendations ceremony held in the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. Delivering the President’s speech titled,…
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.…
