A group of lawyers under the aegis of Concerned Northern Forum has vowed to institute legal action against the Federal Government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, demanding the payment of adequate compensation for the victims of Tudun Biri bombed by the military airstrikes in Kaduna State. Recall the erroneous airstrike attack that occurred on Sunday,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has implored multinational companies operating in Nigeria that his administration is determined to remove all bottlenecks to the smooth running of their businesses. The president disclosed this during a visiting delegation of the management of Shell Group led by its Global Integrated Gas and Upstream Director, Ms. Zoe Yujnovich, at the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to Abuja after attending the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, (COP 28) in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Recall that Tinubu had, on November 29, 2023, departed Abuja for Dubai for the summit expected to end on December 12, 2023. The president had bilateral talks with King…
Nigeria and other developing nations are set to be part of the beneficiaries from the United States of America’s pledge of $3 billion in climate investment funds at the COP28 Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The US Vice President, Kamala Harris, stated on Saturday that her country is committing $3 billion in climate funds…
The Federal Government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has prohibited the use of travel sacks, ‘Ghana Must Go’ by passengers at all the airports in Nigeria. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) made this known on behalf of the government in a circular titled, ‘Re: Prohibition of Usage Of Ghana Must Go’. The circular…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has presented the Budget of Renewed Hope of N27.5tr for the 2024 fiscal year to the National Assembly. The budget was presented on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, in a joint sitting of the National Assembly. Presenting the budget, the president said Nigeria’s national defence and internal security, local job creation, macro-economic…
President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday present the 2024 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly. This was made known by the Secretary, of Research and Information at the National Assembly, Dr Ali Barde Umoru, in the National Assembly on Monday. He stated this while confirming the budget presentation to journalists and requesting…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari as Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company and Chief Pius Akinyelure as Executive Board Chairman. In a statement signed by the spokesman to the president Ajuri Ngelale said the duo is part of the new board and management of the NNPCL….
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it is planning to implement a new round of banking recapitalisation for the Deposit Money Banks (DMBs). Mr Olayemi Cardoso, the CBN Governor, announced this at the 58th Annual Bankers’ Dinner organised by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) on Friday night in Lagos. The News…
President Bola Tinubu has assented to the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) Bill, 2023. According to a release on Thursday by presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria was established on August 1, 1964, by an Act of Parliament and revised as the DICON Act in Chapter 94 of the Laws…
