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Tinubu approves creation of youth affairs secretariat in Abuja

NewsDeskNgJul 30, 2024July 30, 20240

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike said President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a mandate secretariat for youth affairs in the nation’s capital. Wike made the development public on Monday during an interactive engagement with stakeholders in the Bwari area council. During the function, the FCT...

Atiku backs nationwide protest, blasts Tinubu

NewsDeskNgJul 23, 2024July 23, 20240

The 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has backed the planned nationwide protests against hunger and widespread hardship in the country, scheduled to begin on August 1. In a statement, Atiku slammed the government of President Bola Tinubu for attempting to suppress the protesters, saying it was...

Channel money saved from subsidy to fund education – NANS tells Tinubu, govs

NewsDeskNgJul 16, 2024July 16, 20240

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu and state governors to channel the money saved from subsidy removal to fund education and youth development. The association made the call in a statement signed by its President, Comrade Lucky Emonefe, and Akinteye Afeez Babatunde, President...

Deji – Reducing NNPCL’s stake in Dangote refinery recipe for losses

NewsDeskNgJul 15, 2024July 15, 20240

Activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, on Monday, informed President Bola Tinubu of the implications of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited reducing its stake in the Dangote refinery from 20 percent to 7.2 percent. Adeyanju warned President Tinubu that NNPCL’s decision has significant implications for Nigeria’s economy and welfare. The Chairman...

Tinubu renames National Theatre Lagos after Wole Soyinka

NewsDeskNgJul 12, 2024July 12, 20240

President Bola Tinubu has renamed the National Theatre in Iganmu, Surulere, as The Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts. Tinubu took the decision to mark Soyinka’s 90th birthday, coming up on July 13, 2024. Soyinka is a globally celebrated playwright, novelist, poet, essayist, actor, singer, composer and...

Suleiman Izuagbe – Tinubu inherited hardship, food crisis can end in 2026

NewsDeskNgJul 11, 2024July 11, 20240

A senior Consultant and Public Affairs analyst, Abdulsalam Suleiman Izuagbe, on Thursday faulted those blaming President Bola Tinubu for the hardship and food crisis in Nigeria. Izuagbe said Tinubu inherited a near comatose economy from former President Muhammadu Buhari, adding that the president did not remove fuel subsidy that paved...

Minimum Wage: Labour leaders table economic hardships faced by Nigerians before Tinubu

NewsDeskNgJul 11, 2024July 11, 20240

The meeting called by President Bola Tinubu to discuss the minimum wage issue ended in an inconclusive note on Thursday. But it afforded parties to the discussions, notably, the President and the organised Labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress. an opportunity to engage in a heart-to-heart...

Tinubu consoles Southern Kaduna over demise of traditional ruler

NewsDeskNgJun 19, 2024June 19, 20240

President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt condolences to the Asholyio people in Southern Kaduna, Kaduna State, over the demise of Dr Tagwai Sambo, the Chief of Moroa. The President mourned the passing of the monarch in a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Wednesday. According to reports, the...

12 June: Nigeria’s economy unbalanced, needs reform – Tinubu

NewsDeskNgJun 12, 2024June 12, 20240

President Bola Tinubu has said that Nigeria’s economy has been unstable and urgently requires reforms that have been delayed for decades. Tinubu stated this during a live broadcast on Wednesday to mark the nation’s 25th anniversary of uninterrupted democracy. The president acknowledged the economic challenges facing the nation, saying his...

Drama as Wike orders Permanent Secretaries to bow before Tinubu

NewsDeskNgJun 5, 2024June 5, 20240

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike on Tuesday caused a mild drama as he ordered the Permanent Secretaries in his ministry to bow before President Bola Tinubu. Wike issued the order during the inauguration of the arterial road N20 named after Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka in...