Bola Ahmed Tinubu
18 Feb
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday declared that Africa must forge partnerships that transcend borders and sectors, leveraging on collective expertise, resources and knowledge to address the complex challenges confronting the health sector.
18 Feb
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai, on the occasion of his birthday on Friday.
16 Feb
Again, the House of Representatives has warned against smear campaign against Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of staff to the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
16 Feb
The progressives governors forum (PGF) have faulted their counterparts of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for accusing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of inaction in addressing the hardship faced by Nigerians. PGF led by Governor Hope Uzodinma in a statement in Abuja called on PDP Governors to desist from making utterances capable of inciting Nigerians…
16 Feb
Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has said the current economic challenges in the country present an opportunity for Nigerians to brilliantly proffer lasting solutions.
16 Feb
Nigerians may be in for a longer period of economic sluggishness largely fueled by the headline inflation, which rose by as much 7.48 per cent in the last eight months of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.
16 Feb
A justice and human rights advocacy group, Sterling Law Centre, has expressed concern over the shrinking civic space under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu following the recent arrest and threat of prosecution of peaceful protesters
15 Feb
The price of a 50kg bag of cement has risen to around N9,500 in many retail outlets in Lagos.
15 Feb
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged governors to address the issues of rising food costs and insecurity in their respective states, emphasizing measures such as recruiting more police, establishing state police.
15 Feb
Prof. Moji Adeyeye has been reappointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC).
15 Feb
Desperate Nigerians have been protesting against soaring food prices as an economic crisis forces people to skip meals and eat poor-grade rice used as fish food.
15 Feb
Kwara State Government has berated the renowned economist and public policy analyst, Prof. Tella Aderibigbe, over his allegation that some governors of the 36 states of the federation, and not President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, should be held responsible for the excruciating food crisis bedeviling Nigeria now.
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