A group of 63 retired Nigerian soldiers who fought in the Civil War has appealed to the federal government to settle their outstanding pension arrears. The retired soldiers, enlisted between 1967 and 1978, claim they have not received their pension payments despite President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of N134.7 billion for military veteran pensions in 2020….
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday for a three-day official visit to Equatorial Guinea, following an invitation from President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. During the visit, President Tinubu will meet with President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo at the Presidential Villa, where they will hold meetings and sign agreements on oil and gas, security, and…
A prominent chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has urged President Bola Tinubu to be transparent about the fuel subsidy, asking him to reveal the truth about whether the government is still paying subsidy on fuel through the back door. George, a former deputy national chairman of the PDP, made the call…
The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing, Mr Innocent Chukwuma, has announced that the commuting public will soon benefit from cheaper transportation through Compressed Natural Gas-powered buses. He also urged Nigerians to exercise patience with the Bola Tinubu administration, asking them to “give him time.” “I’ve discussed with him (President Tinubu), and…
The president said that the six liaison aides would directly engage Nigerians in each of the zones on his economic policies and programmes. President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of six presidential liaison aides to the six geo-political zones of the federation. The president said that the six liaison aides would directly engage Nigerians…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s address to Nigerians on Sunday, saying it did not address the core demands of the people. In a statement on Monday via his verified X handle, Obi slammed the president for not showing empathy towards those who…
President Bola Tinubu is currently hosting a Security Council meeting at the Presidential Villa. At the meeting, the service chiefs and Inspector General of Police, among others, will brief the President on the security situation in the country. The meeting which started at 2:00 pm has in attendance the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, National Security…
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF), has expressed concern over President Bola Tinubu’s national address on the ongoing hunger protests. The NEF said the President was silent on the severe security situation in the North-West and other parts of the North. In a statement released on Monday by its Director of Publicity and Advocacy, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman,…
Following the protest against hunger and hardship in the country, the Federal Government said it has released ₦570bn to the 36 states to expand livelihood support to their citizens. President Bola Tinubu, while addressing the country on Sunday, also disclosed that ₦9.1tn was accumulated as total fiscal revenue to the Federal Government’s coffers during the…
Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq said President Bola Tinubu and leaders across the country have heared the complaints of citizens on the state of the economy and are making frantic efforts to steadily address those concerns. The Governor spoke to reporters shortly after observing the Jum’ah prayer at the Alihamdulillaah Mosque GRA, Ilorin, the state…
