President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the African Union’s announcement that the African Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) will officially launch on October 7. Tinubu said the establishment of AfCRA represents an important step towards building African financial institutions capable of understanding the continent’s economies and assessing its risks more accurately. The president recalled that he had…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has welcomed the latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), showing that Nigeria’s economy grew by 4.43 per cent in the second quarter of 2026. The growth represents an increase from the 4.23 per cent recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2025, with the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Sunday, August 30, 2026, depart Abuja for Europe to begin a three-week vacation as part of his annual leave. According to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President’s first destination will be London, United Kingdom. The statement said Tinubu’s European trip…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a comprehensive forensic audit of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS), Federal Government agencies and other key government systems. The President directed the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, to oversee and coordinate the exercise. The directive followed a resolution of the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Minister of Finance and Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, to oversee and coordinate a comprehensive forensic audit of Federal Government systems. The audit will include a review of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS), Federal Government agencies, and their administration and internal controls….
Reno Omokri, Ambassador-Designate of Nigeria to Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua, has released a time-stamped photograph of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu taken on November 11, 1999, in an attempt to counter recent claims that the President is 90 years old. According to Omokri, the photograph was taken approximately six months after Tinubu was sworn in…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday, August 27, 2026, said Nigerians should begin to benefit from lower transportation fares from October 1, 2026, following measures being adopted by the Federal Government and state governors to reduce transportation costs. Tinubu said the governors had, on their own initiative, resolved to take immediate measures to bring down…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday formally swore in Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF). The brief ceremony was held at the State House in Abuja, marking the commencement of Enitan’s tenure as Nigeria’s chief administrative officer. Enitan succeeds Didi Esther Walson-Jack, who retired from service…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has approved a ₦302.3 billion contract for the construction, furnishing, equipping and commissioning of a new National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT) facility in Nigeria. The approval was given by the Federal Executive Council (FEC), with the project expected to be completed within 36 months. The facility is…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered an immediate and coordinated rescue operation following the mass abduction of worshippers in Niger State. President Bola Tinubu has condemned the recent mass abduction in Niger State, describing the attackers as “enemies of peace and enemies of humanity,” while directing security agencies to take immediate action to rescue the victims….
