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THE former Chief Executive of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, Babatunde Irukera, has asserted that his silence is not a weakness amidst his sack by President Bola Tinubu. Irukera made this known while responding to an X user who demanded that that he should speak up about …

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has been asked by the House of Representatives to thoroughly examine the Oronsaye report before going ahead with its implementation. In plenary on Thursday, Kama Nkemkanma and two other members presented a resolution of urgent public importance, which resulted in the call. However, the House requested that …

President Bola Tinubu •Says Akeredolu was a fearless defender of truth •President is Aketi’s brother, friend — Akeredolu’s widow PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration will restructure the country as promised earlier, but noted that a good foundation must be laid. Tinubu gave the assurance during a …

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu will tomorrow February 29, commission the Lagos red line train project. This was revealed in a statement issued on Wednesday, Gbenga Omotoso, Lagos commissioner for information and strategy, said the train is the project’s first phase, which will run from Agbado in Ogun state to Oyingbo in …

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Ibrahim Khalil Gaga as the Executive Director, Corporate Services, at the Nigerian Export-Import (NEXIM) Bank. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. According to the statement, prior …

THE Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has denied a media report that the Presidential Guards Brigade has been put on high alert over the fear of a coup attempt. The DHQ dismissed the report in a statement on Monday morning by the Acting Director of Defence Information, Brigadier Gen Tukur Gusau. Gusau …

THE Qatar Government has agreed to host the business and investment forum proposed by the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The new development was disclosed in a memo dated February 23, 2024, from the Qatar embassy, addressed to Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Newsextra24 reports that a leaked memo showed that Qatar declined …

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, met with selected members of the organised private sector at the State House in Abuja. Newsextra24 reports that the President met with the businessmen ahead of the planned nationwide strike of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) scheduled for tomorrow, Monday. The meeting’s agenda was not undisclosed, …

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Thursday lamented how federal bureaucracy is slowing down the actualization of his plans and agenda. To this end, the President asked Federal permanent secretaries to rededicate themselves to their duties and work towards improving the lives of Nigerians by acting with dispatch on matters that border on the …

THE Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has called for the ban of Cryptocurrency and Foreign Exchange  (Forex) platforms operating in the country. In a post via his official X handle on Wednesday, Onanuga said crypto platforms such as Binance and Kucoin, and forex aggregators …