Tinubu orders enhanced search and rescue for helicopter crash victims
President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate intensification of search and rescue efforts for those involved in the helicopter crash that occurred near Bonny Finima in the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday.
State of the Nation: How Nigerians can take back their country — Utomi
“Policies are not well thought-through. They are designed essentially to be political games to gain international legitimacy with people who don’t care about the Nigerian people, who don’t care what the Nigerian people are dealing with”
Tinubu condoles with Ladoja over wife’s death
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the former Governor of Oyo State and Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Rashidi Ladoja, over the demise of his wife, Tinuade.
Hardship: There’s no alternative, Tinubu and I empathise with Nigerians – Shettima
Vice President Kassim Shettima, speaking at the Nigeria Economic Summit in Abuja, expressed deep empathy on behalf of himself and President Bola Tinubu for the hardships Nigerians are facing due to the government’s economic reforms.
Reverse latest hike in petrol price pending court verdict, SERAP tells Tinubu
“If not immediately reversed, the latest increase in petrol prices would seriously undermine the integrity of the Nigerian Constitution and have serious consequences for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged Nigerians and the public interest.”
EndBadGovernance Protests: Tinubu’s Confab raises dust as CSOs demand slots for protesters
issues raised by protesters during the August #EndBadGovernance protests…
Tinubu leaves the UK for France
President Bola Tinubu has departed the United Kingdom for Paris, France, where he is expected to attend an important engagement
Reduce fuel, food prices, Ndume begs Tinubu
Senator Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South) has urged President Bola Tinubu to alleviate the suffering of Nigerians by intervening in the escalating costs of food and energy.
Resolve Rivers Assembly crisis to safeguard democracy, Tinubu urged
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been urged to intervene in the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State to prevent the country’s democracy from sliding into constitutional anarchy.
Withhold allocations to states failing to conduct credible LG elections, SERAP tells Tinubu
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to direct Mr Olawale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, to immediately withhold federal allocations to states that have failed and/refused to conduct credible local government elections, and to ensure that any allocations from the Federation Account is paid only to democratically elected local government councils and no other body or institution.”
Tinubu forwards tax reforms bills to NASS, changes FIRS to NRS, others
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has written both the Senate and the House of Representatives four executive bills for far reaching tax reforms, one of which is the one seeking to rename the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, to Nigeria Revenue Service, NRS
Cartoon: … with six more years to go!
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Reps commend Tinubu’s Labour Employment and Empowerment Programme
The House of Representatives has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Labour Employment and Empowerment Programme (LEEP), which was announced during the nation’s 64th Independence Day celebrations.
Tinubu heads for UK, begins two weeks annual leave
The President “will use the two weeks as a working vacation and a retreat to reflect on his administration’s economic reforms”
Independence Speech: Tinubu failed to address life-threatening issues — CSOs
“In a space of two months, the President has made speeches that do not address the most basic demands of struggling Nigerians, but merely defends unpopular policies.
Youths losing hope in Nigeria, NYU tells Tinubu
The Nigeria Youth Union (NYU) has expressed deep concern over the declining opportunities and prospects for Nigerian youths, warning that the younger generation, which constitutes the majority of the country’s population, is increasingly losing hope and confidence in the nation.
