The African Union (AU) has appointed Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as champion for human resources for health and community health delivery partnership. According to Ajuri Ngelale, the president’s spokesperson, the recognition comes on the heels of Tinubu’s ambitious, innovative, and people-focused efforts in the health sector, adding that the president was appointed on…
A two-day nationwide mass protest has been declared by the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) starting from February 27, 2024. Joe Ajaero, NLC president, while making the declaration at Labour House, Abuja, during an emergency session held on Friday, said the decision to protest was taken after the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, appointed his son-in-law, Oyetunde Oladimeji Ojo, as the new Managing Director/CEO of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA). Ojo, a former House of Representatives member, is a husband to President Tinubu’s eldest daughter, Mrs. Folashade Tinubu-Ojo. Tinubu, in a statement by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, announced the appointment of…
The Federal Government, alongside the 36 governors at an emergency meeting, are said to be considering the creation of state police. The Informant247 reports that President Bola Tinubu and state governors, on Thursday, convened an emergency meeting at the Aso Rock Villa over the state of the nation. The meeting follows the recent hike in…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is presently meeting with all 36 state governors at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja in a bid to proffer a solution to the prevailing food prices in the country. This is the president’s second meeting with the state Governors since he inaugurated the National Economic…
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu will, on Thursday, depart Abuja for Adis Ababa, Ethiopia, to participate in the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government meeting. According to a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, flagged off the construction of 3,112 pilot housing projects under the Renewed Hope Housing Initiative in the Karsana area of the Federal Capital Territory. The Informant247 gathered that the estate was planned through a public-private partnership between the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and a consortium…
As Nigerians continue to grapple with the biting effects of fuel subsidy removal, a non-profit organisation, the Rising Child Foundation (RCF), has on Tuesday in a Press Conference called on the Federal Government to conduct a comprehensive review of existing palliative measures to address inefficiencies and ensure transparency in disbursement mechanisms. The organisation equally recommended…
Nigerian Asiwaju President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday departed Abuja for Paris, France, on a private visit. Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, while announcing this in a statement released, did not go into details but stated that the president will return to the country in the first week…
In a move to ensure proper investigation over alleged misappropriation of public funds, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Saturday, set up a special panel to probe the National Social Investment Programmes. The Informant247 had earlier reported that the president had ordered the suspension of all administered programmes by the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA)….
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara Governor, is currently meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The Informant247 gathered that Fubara arrived at the Presidential Villa on Thursday evening and went straight to the office of the President for the closed-door meeting. The meeting is not unconnected with the crisis…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Tuesday, directed the immediate 60% slash of travel expenditure of all government officials, including Presidency Tinubu, in a statement by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said this was part of cost-cutting measures of the Presidency. The statement said while the number of persons to…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, approved the appointments of some executive directors for the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), the agencies under the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy. Tinubu, in a statement by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, said the appointments were with…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday, signed the N28.78 trillion 2024 Budget into law at the State House, Abuja. The Informant247 gathered that the budget signing was witnessed by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Tajudeen Abbas. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister…
Following the approval of the Nigerian Senate, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday, signed the N28.78 trillion 2024 Budget into law at the State House, Abuja. The Informant247 gathered that the president, who arrived at his office from the airport at exactly 2pm, headed straight for the brief budget signing ceremony, surrounded by senior government…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday delivered his first New Year speech to the citizens, promising to fight every obstacle impeding business competitiveness in the country, amongst others. See full text below: Dear Compatriots, It gives me immense joy to welcome each and every one of you – young and old- to this…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will make a New Year’s Day broadcast to the nation on Monday, January 1, 2024, at 7 am. According to Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement on Sunday, urged television, radio stations, and other electronic media outlets to hook up…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s request to borrow $ 7.8 billion and €100 million as part of the 2022 – 2024 borrowing plan of the Federal Government on Saturday, during plenary, was approved by the Nigerian Senate. The Informant247 gathered that the request was approved after Senate’s consideration and adoption of its committee reports on Local…
The Senate, at Saturday plenary, approved the 2024 Appropriation Bill submitted to it by President Bola Tinubu. The Informant247 gathered that the Senate passed the N28,777,404,073,861 budget, which it increased by about N1.2tn. It would be recalled that President Tinubu presented N27.5tn to the joint chambers of the National Assembly on November 29, 2023. The…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday, sought the Senate’s confirmation of the 11 Court of Appeal judges recommended for elevation as Supreme Court justices. The Informant247 gathered that Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, which was read at Wednesday’s plenary Tinubu, in the…
