NIGERIA’s fiscal deficit soared to N7.05 trillion by the end of the third quarter of 2024, as revealed by President Bola Tinubu during the presentation of the 2025 Budget of Restoration to the National Assembly on December 18, 2024. This widening gap underscores the government’s persistent reliance on borrowing to …
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President Tinubu Demands Probe Into Ibadan Funfair Tragedy
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the tragic incident at the Children’s FunFair in Ibadan which resulted in loss of lives and left many injured. The president directed the relevant authorities to investigate the circumstances of the tragedy thoroughly, Mr Bayo Onanuga, his spokesman, said in a statement. Tinubu …
Read More »President Tinubu: One year of Forging Strategic Partnerships, by Fredrick Nwabufo
AN eloquent aspect of leadership is branding. Leadership embodies, sufficiently, marketing and public relations, shaping perception, behaviour, and thoughts. President Bola Tinubu is Nigeria’s chief salesman, and he has been doing a great job at it with consistent messaging on Nigeria as an investors’ paradise and the nation’s youth as …
Read More »President Tinubu Allocates N2.48trn to Health Sector in 2025 Budget
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has allocated N2.48 trillion to Nigeria’s health sector in the 2025 budget, representing 5.18 per cent of the total N47.90 trillion proposed budget. Breaking down the allocation, N402 billion is designated for health infrastructure, while N282.65 billion is earmarked for the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF). …
Read More »President Tinubu Arrives Lagos for Christmas, New Year Holidays
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Lagos State for the Christmas and New Year holidays. Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, the deputy governor and cabinet members received the President at the Presidential Wing of Murtala Mohammed International Airport. “Before his departure to Lagos, President Tinubu presented the 2025 …
Read More »President Tinubu Presents N49.8trn Budget of Restoration to National Assembly
…Urges more patience from Nigerians as Reforms yield results President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, speaking Wednesday in Abuja, assured Nigerians of better days ahead as economic reforms yield positive results. He said there have been noticeable signals of improved security, education, and health care, as well as a 3.46 per cent …
Read More »President Tinubu Postpones 2025 Budget Presentation to NASS
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has postponed Tuesday’s scheduled 2025 national budget presentation to both houses of the National Assembly. The N47.9 trillion 2025 Budget was earlier scheduled to be presented to the legislators, but reports within the National Assembly as obtained by DAILY POST correspondent indicated that the presentation has been …
Read More »President Tinubu Appoints CEOs for NUC, NERDC, NEPAD, SMDF
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of chief executive officers for the National Universities Commission (NUC), the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), the Solid Minerals Development Fund/Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Initiative (SMDF/PAGMI) and the New Partnership for Africa Development (NEPAD). President Tinubu appointed Prof. Abdullahi Yusuf Ribadu, …
Read More »President Tinubu Celebrates Abdulkabir Aliu, Matrix Energy CEO, at 50
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Thursday congratulated Abdulkabir Aliu, founder and CEO of Matrix Energy Group, on his 50th birthday on Dec. 5. “This significant milestone not only commemorates Aliu’s personal journey but also highlights his remarkable contributions to the energy sector and his profound impact on fostering economic growth and …
Read More »President Tinubu, Ramaphosa To Lead 11th Bi-National Commission
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu will leave France on Monday for Cape Town, South Africa, to co-chair the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) alongside President Cyril Ramaphosa. The BNC, scheduled for Dec. 3, will be preceded by a ministerial meeting on Dec. 2, at the South African Parliament …
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