2 May 2025
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Tinubu Hails Nigerians In Diaspora, Strengthens Diplomatic Ties

Wendy R.

President Bola Tinubu has praised Nigerians in the diaspora for their outstanding contributions across various sectors, stating that their positive impact serves as an inspiration to the younger generation and enhances Nigeria’s global image. The President made these remarks while receiving Letters of Credence from the High Commissioners of Canada and Sierra Leone—Pasquale Salvaggio and Dr. Julius F. Sandy, respectively—at the State House in Abuja. He also welcomed the new Ambassador of Ethiopia, Legesse Geremew Haile, and the Apostolic Nuncio of the Vatican, Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty. Nigeria-Canada Relations During his presentation, the Canadian High Commissioner, Salvaggio, lauded Nigerians’ achievements…

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Tinubu: Nigerians Can Buy Petrol at N1000 or CNG Gas at N200

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President Bola Tinubu has appreciated NIPCO for investing in Nigeria’s Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) sector. The President made the recognition during a meeting with the company’s executives at the State House in Abuja. Hr commended NIPCO’s contributions to the nation’s energy transition efforts, particularly its support for the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI). President Tinubu acknowledged NIPCO’s role as a critical player in enhancing the adoption of CNG as an alternative fuel, noting that such investments align with his administration’s energy security and economic diversification strategy. He emphasised the importance of public-private partnerships in driving the transition to cleaner…

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BREAKING: Tinubu To Address Nigerians Sunday

Wendy R.

President Bola Tinubu will address the nation in a broadcast on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at 7:00 am. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, made this known in a statement on Saturday titled ‘President Tinubu to address the nation.’ He urged television, radio, and other electronic media outlets to join the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria for the broadcast. The statement added, “The broadcast will be repeated on the network services of the NTA and the FRCN at 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm on the…

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Tinubu, Obi, Others Mourn Iwuanyanwu

Wendy R.

President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt commiserations to the family of Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, who passed away on Thursday. Chief Iwuanyanwu was the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide. He was an accomplished businessman and notable politician. In a statement by Tinubu’s Special Adviser to the President, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu condoled with the Imo State Government, the friends and associates of the deceased, and Ndi Igbo over the loss. He wrote, “The President affirms that Chief Iwuanyanwu will always be remembered for his remarkable legacy. “President Tinubu prays for the repose of the soul of the departed elder statesman…

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Coastal Highway Will Boost 30 Million Businesses — Tinubu

Wendy R.

The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, has said the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will give 30 million people improved access to production and marketing centres. Tinubu disclosed this in his remarks on Sunday in Lagos during the flag-off of the 700km Lagos-Calabar highway project and several others to commemorate his first year in office. He said, “On the next 10 benefits of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway; during the period of construction, the road will provide direct employment for thousands of people, and indirect employment for tens of thousands of politicians and more. Economic opportunity for millions is…

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OPS Takes Power Tariff Hike’s Protest To Tinubu

Wendy R.

As controversies continue to trail the Federal Government’s recent removal of electricity subsidy for over 1.8million customers categorised to be on Band A feeders, members of the Organised Private Sector has insisted that the hike must suspended for review. As such, plans are to meet President Bola Tinubu on the matter. The OPS, including the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture and the Nigeria Employees Consultative Association, disclosed this while reacting to The PUNCH enquiries on Sunday. Members of the OPS had earlier rejected the tariff hike and called for the suspension of the subsidy removal,…

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Super Eagles Will Win AFCON Trophy For Tinubu -NFF

Wendy R.

The Nigeria Football Federation has attributed the Super Eagles’ AFCON quarter-final win to President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. It promised that the team would win the trophy for the President. NFF President Ibrahim Gusau, speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abidjan on Saturday, thanked Tinubu for his support, emphasizing the President’s commitment to sports development, particularly football. Following a 1-0 victory over Angola, secured by Ademola Lookman’s goal assisted by Moses Simon, Gusau praised Tinubu’s motivational words to the team. He noted that the President’s support for the team showed how committed he is to sports development,…

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JUST IN: Killers Of Ekiti Monarchs’ll Not Escape Justice—Tinubu

Wendy R.

President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, condemned the killing of two traditional rulers in Ekiti State, the Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Olatunde Olusola, and the Elesun of Esun-Ekiti, David Ogunsola. The traditional rulers were said to be returning from a security meeting in Irele-Ekiti in a vehicle being driven by one of their counterparts, the Alara of Ikole Ekiti, Adebayo Fatoba, when gunmen struck at a community in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State on Monday. Two of the monarchs were killed in the ambush, while Fatoba fled the scene. The chairman of the Ajoni Local Council Development Area, Michael Ogungbemi,…

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BREAKING: Tinubu Suspends Betta Edu Over N585m Scandal

Wendy R.

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, suspended the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Betta Edu, following widespread anger over an alleged N585 million scandal. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists. “In line with his avowed commitment to uphold the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and accountability in the management of the commonwealth of Nigerians, President Bola Tinubu suspends the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, from office with immediate effect,” the statement read. The PUNCH reports that on Sunday, Tinubu…

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Benue Crisis: Caution Akume, APC Chieftain Urges Tinubu

Wendy R.

A Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress, Garus Gololo, has asked President Bola Tinubu to prevail on the Secretary to Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume, to call his political loyalists to order over Benue State politics. The PUNCH reports that the National Assembly caucus from Benue State, under the platform of APC, had penultimate week accused the state governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, of running the State government like a parish. The NASS caucus members believed to be Akume’s loyalists also accused Governor Alia of marginalising APC members and acting “dictatorially” in the state’s running of the…

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