President Bola Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigerian doctor and artist, Fola David, on his recent accomplishment of setting a new Guinness World Record for the largest painting by an individual. In the course of his six-day attempt at the Onikan Stadium in Lagos, David broke the previous record of 629.98 square metres, held by Ravi Soni […]
On June 12, 2023, President Bola Tinubu enacted the Access to Higher Education Act, 2023, which provides interest-free loans to financially disadvantaged students for their studies at any Nigerian university or college. The Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, announced that the federal government’s student loan scheme would be extended […]
President Bola Tinubu, will Saturday, in Lagos, commissioned the newly constructed paved roads to the nation’s gateway ports in Apapa and Tin Can Island, Lagos. The commissioning is expected to bring relief to port users and operators, who had suffered great losses as a result of the bad roads and traffic problems. The situation had […]
President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the death of the former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Ali Chiroma. Tinubu, through a message conveyed by his media aide, Ajuri Ngelale, on Wednesday, condoled with the family, the organized labour community, and everyone impacted by this painful loss. According to the Presidency, Chiroma was […]
The Nigerian Army has fixed a date for the burial of 17 soldiers killed while on a peacekeeping mission in Delta State. In a statement today, the Army noted that the soldiers killed in the Okuama community in Delta State will be buried on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to be […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced its decision to allocate $10,000 to each Bureau de Change operator at a rate of N1,251/$. In a circular issued by the bank’s Director of Trade and Exchange Department, Dr. Hassan Mahmud, and made available to journalists on Monday, the CBN clarified the terms of this allocation. According […]
The Nigerian government has officially acknowledged the emergence of a ginger blight epidemic in four states across the country, resulting in substantial financial losses for ginger farmers amounting to over N12 billion. This declaration was made during the inauguration of the National Ginger Blight Epidemic Control Taskforce in Abuja. It was revealed that the fungal […]
In a significant move aimed at addressing Nigeria’s infrastructure funding shortfall of $25 billion annually, President Bola Tinubu has greenlit the establishment of the Renewed Hope Infrastructure Fund. This transformative initiative, announced by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, following today’s Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, marks […]
Following the successful rescue operation of kidnapped schoolchildren from Kuriga village in Kaduna State, the Federal Government has unequivocally stated that no ransom was paid for their release. This announcement was made by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, during a press briefing after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by […]
In response to the prevailing economic challenges faced by Nigerians, the Bank of Industry (BOI) has introduced a palliative food programme aimed at providing relief to the populace. Recently inaugurated by the Minister for Industry, Trade, and Investment, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, at the BOI headquarters in Lagos, this initiative underscores the government’s commitment to supporting […]
