•Tinubu The presidency has intensified lobbying the National Assembly to pass the tax reform bills, it was reliably learnt. It was gathered that the leadership of the House of Representatives has invited caucus leaders of the House for a crucial meeting aimed at convincing lawmakers to back the bills, reports Daily Trust. The meeting is [&hell...
•Sunday Dare, Bayo Onanuga and Daniel Bwala Sunday Dare and Daniel Bwala have been approved as co-spokespersons with Bayo Onanuga by President Bola Tinubu in a fresh shake-up in his cabinet. A statement shared by the Special Adviser to the President (Information and Strategy), Bayo Onanuga late yesterday, said there is no longer a single [&hel...
•Tinubu and Obasanjo The presidency yesterday attacked former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his claim that corruption has reached a fatal stage in the country. The presidency also faulted Obasanjo’s call for the sacking of the Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, over his conduct of the 2023 election whi...
•Obasanjo and Tinubu The presidency has kept silent on the criticisms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reforms by former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Obasanjo had, according to a statement by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, alleged that Nigeria is currently under a state capture and that the country’...
•CNG vehicles The Malaysian government’s plan to phase out natural gas-powered vehicles by July 2025 has sparked strong reactions in Nigeria, especially as the country continues to advocate for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as a safer and more affordable alternative to petrol. It was earlier reported that Malaysia’s transport minister, Loke Sie...
•Tinubu’s minister-nominees The presidency has postponed the screening of seven ministerial nominees “to allow all nominees to conclude all aspects of documentation and pre-screening exercises”. The screening exercise was initially scheduled to be held today on the floor of the Senate but the presidency said the exercise has now been shi...
•Tinunu and Shettima The presidency has said the absence of President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima will not create any leadership vacuum in the country. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a statement yesterday, said physical presence was not necessary to perform their duties. Onanug...
Ordinarily, Tuesday, October 1, 2024 will pass on as a day of merriment, in line with tradition, to celebrate Nigeria’s independence from colonial rule in 1960. But there are signs that aside the expected burst of conviviality, pomp and panoply, this year’s Independence Day, the 64th, may be different, reports Daily Trust. As the government, [...
•Tinubu The presidency has confirmed that a cabinet reshuffle is imminent. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed this to journalists at the State House today Wednesday, September 25. Onanuga, who spoke at a press briefing, along with Senior Special Assistant to the President on Digital and New...
•Kukah and Tinubu The presidency has refuted a claim by the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, that President Bola Tinubu did not sign the peace accord during the 2023 presidential election. Kukah on Sunday, during the Edo election security town hall meeting in Benin, said Tinubu snubbed the 2023 peace accord. Reacting to Kukah’s [&hell...

