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Tinubu Faces Northern Test As He Battles Atiku, Obi-Kwankwaso For 54 Million Votes

NewsDeskNgOct 19, 2026October 19, 20260

With northern votes central to Tinubu’s 2023 victory, Atiku and Obi-Kwankwaso threaten to reshape the 2027 presidential contest. Finally, the die is cast. January 16, 2027, like the 2023 presidential run, promises another three-way electoral battle. And, as the countdown gathers momentum, the major political parties are already assembling their...

Finance Ministry Defends Tinubu’s Reforms As Interest-To-Revenue Ratio Drops To 124%

NewsDeskNgOct 18, 2026October 18, 20260

Finance Ministry says Tinubu’s reforms are yielding results as federal revenue growth outpaces interest payments, lowering the interest-to-revenue ratio. The Federal Ministry of Finance has defended Nigeria’s debt position, saying federal revenue grew faster than interest payments in the first half of 2026, despite interest costs remaining above revenue. In...

COAS Shuaibu Visits Troops In Borno After Tinubu Ordered Rescue Of All Abductees

NewsDeskNgOct 17, 2026October 17, 20260

On October 15, the Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, said Tinubu gave the directive to heads of security agencies during a security meeting presided over by the President at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shuaibu, on Saturday arrived in Maiduguri, the Borno State...

Tinubu Seeks Senate Approval To Replace ASCON With National School Of Government

NewsDeskNgOct 15, 2026October 15, 20260

President Tinubu asks the Senate to approve legislation establishing a National School of Government focused on leadership development and policy delivery. President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve a bill seeking to repeal the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON) Act and establish the National School of Government,...

Tinubu Never Ordered Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Realignment, 400km East-West Road Is Additional Project

NewsDeskNgOct 13, 2026October 13, 20260

Works ministry says the 750km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway remains unchanged, clarifying that the proposed East-West Road reconstruction is separate. The Federal Government has dismissed reports suggesting that President Bola Tinubu directed the realignment or discontinuation of the 750-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway in favour of the East-West Road, insisting that the...

Tinubu Mourns Fallen Air Force Personnel, Orders Probe Into Ondo Crash

NewsDeskNgOct 7, 2026October 7, 20260

President Tinubu mourns fallen Air Force personnel, declares three days of national mourning and orders investigation into Ondo crash. President Bola Tinubu has described Monday’s loss of brave Air Force men and women to the plane crash near the Naval base around Igbokoda in Ondo State as a painful moment...

Tinubu: New Army Formations Now Closer To Vulnerable Communities In Osun, Kebbi, Oyo and Zamfara

NewsDeskNgOct 5, 2026October 5, 20260

18-Word Excerpt: President Bola Tinubu says new military formations are now operational in four states as government builds barracks and depots. President Bola Tinubu has disclosed that new formations are being established by the military in a bid to move such establishments closer to vulnerable communities across the country. The...

Tinubu Hosts Dangote, Rabiu, Others In Lagos

NewsDeskNgOct 3, 2026October 3, 20260

President Bola Tinubu on Friday received a series of high-profile visitors at his Ikoyi residence in Lagos, bringing together leading figures from Nigeria’s business, political and state leadership. Among those who visited the President were the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, and Founder and Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul...