Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu is expected to meet with leaders of Organised Labour on Thursday. The meeting which is scheduled to take at the Presidential Villa in Abuja will discuss the new national minimum wage for Nigerian workers. The meeting, said to be at the instance of the President, will have the Nigeria Labour Congress,…
President Bola Tinubu’s reign as the chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government has come to an end today. The Nigerian leader is expected to hand over the baton of leadership to another leader. The body is currently holding its 65th Ordinary Session of the Authority in Abuja. Tinubu’s leadership tenure…
Women groups in Igbo-speaking states, under the auspices of Umuada Igbo Nigeria and in Diaspora, have appealed to President Bola Tinubu, to free the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Their renewed call comes on the heels of increasing demand from different quarters including the South East Governors’ Forum (SEGF),…
As part of the commitment of the Tinubu’s administration to sustain its on-going infrastructural developments drive in line with its Renewed Hope Agenda. The Federal Government has announced plans to commence the flag-off of the next phase of Lagos- Calabar Coastal highway from Cross River to Akwa Ibom. The Minister of Works Senator (Engr) David…
To Boost Agricultural Productivity, strengthen the economy by creating opportunities in the real sectors of agriculture, manufacturing, and construction, as well as provide urgent economic relief for Nigerians, President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate rollout of the National Construction and Household Support Programme to cover all geo-political zones in the country. Under The Programme,…
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Executive Council, FEC, to set up a committee to oversee the cholera emergency operation centre operated by the National Centre For Disease Control, NCDC. The Minister of Health, Dr Ali Pate, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the council meeting presided over by…
President Bola Tinubu has approved ₦35 billion to launch the student loan scheme. The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has approved 70,000 applications so far, and an additional 50,000 are currently under evaluation, with an expected approval within the next 30 days. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyerr, stated that the funds…
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, yesterday, has urged President Bola Tinubu to review his economic policies, noting that they have pauperised Nigerians. Afenifere, in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Justice Faloye, urged President Tinubu to alleviate the plight of Nigerians. Reviewing Tinubu’s first year in office, the Yoruba body said: “The economy has experienced…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu is expected to present the 2024 Supplementary Budget to the National Assembly soon In a speech to mark the Silver Jubilee Of Nigeria’s 4th Republic, Tinubu said , “I submitted the last budget to you and you expeditiously passed it. We are walking the talk. I will soon bring the Year…
Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) plant for the construction of vehicles that use Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) will be ready for commissioning by President Bola Tinubu in January, 2025. This was revealed by the chairman of Innoson Motor Manufacturing (IVM), Chief Innocent Chukwuma, on Thursday, May 23, 2024, during a facility visit to the company by…
