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Civil servants under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC), Trade Union Side, have urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently bring down the price of petrol to N500 per litre to cushion the impact of the worsening economic hardship on workers and their dependants. The council also demanded…
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has demanded an explanation from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his repeated absence from the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Reacting on Sunday through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Mr Phrank Shaibu, Atiku noted that Tinubu did not attend the 79th session in…
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The Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over what he described as non-interference in the activities of the Independent National Electoral Commission, saying such developments could strengthen public confidence in the democratic process. He gave the commendation statement issued by the…
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Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in New York, United States, to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). VP Shettima said Nigeria’s engagements at the global gathering would be guided by the country’s national interest, commitment…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid an intimate tribute to his wife, First Lady Oluremi Tinubu. He declared that if given another chance to begin life afresh, he would still choose the path that brought them together. In a personal message marking the First Lady’s 66th birthday today, the President…
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The All Progressives Congress candidate for Osun Central Senatorial District, Kunle Adegoke, SAN, has said the emergence of legislative candidates in the party’s recent primaries was a product of internal democracy and not imposition by the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola, or any individual. Adegoke stated…
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President Bola Tinubu has urged state governments to ensure that savings from cheaper CNG-powered transportation translate into lower fares for Nigerians ahead of October 1. Tinubu gave the charge in a statement on Saturday, updating Nigerians on the National Affordable CNG Transit Programme, which was established following his August 27…
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The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, has criticised former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar for repeatedly referring to the President as “Bola”, describing the address as “the height of insolence”. Dare made the remark in a statement on Saturday while reacting to comments by…
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Senator representing Osun Central, Olubiyi Fadeyi, popularly known as Ajagunla, has said President Bola Tinubu was willing to grant him a return ticket to the Senate under the All Progressives Congress (APC), but the party’s leader in the state, Adegboyega Oyetola, opposed it. Fadeyi, who was elected in 2023 on…
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Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has called on President Bola Tinubu to act immediately to lower petrol prices, warning Nigerians that a planned phase-out of electricity subsidies from 2027 will further worsen hardship. Atiku stated this on Friday at his…
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