The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 election, Rabiu Kwankwaso, says he is surprised that President Bola Tinubu has opted to retain a Muslim-Muslim ticket for the next presidential election despite the controversy that trailed ...
President Bola Tinubu has formally transmitted the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alteration) (State Police) Bill, 2026 to the House of Representatives, seeking constitutional approval for the establishment of state police services across the country. In a letter ...
Adeniyi Adeyemi, the director-general of the disputed ‘Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council’ (PFIPC), has urged President Bola Tinubu to set up an independent panel to investigate the PFIPC controversy. In an open letter to Tinubu, Adeyemi said the panel must ...
President Bola Tinubu has directed the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to ensure that every Nigerian is enrolled in the national identity database before the end of 2026, the agency’s Director General and Chief Executive Officer, Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has said. ...
President Bola Tinubu has called on civil society organisations (CSOs) across the country to align more closely with his administration’s development agenda, urging them to put national interests first and reject foreign funding capable of undermining Nigeria’s sovereignty and development ...
The minister of works, David Umahi, on Tuesday dismissed suggestions that Peter Obi poses a political threat to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying the former Anambra State governor ‘can’t even face’ him, let alone the president, as political manoeuvring ahead ...
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerian journalists to put national interest above sensational reporting. Addressing the inaugural Presidential Press Corps Dinner at the State House in Abuja, he warned that irresponsible coverage could undermine the country’s security and democratic progress. ...
President Bola Tinubu has again defended reforms rolled out by his administration and insisted that they are yielding results. The former Lagos State governor spoke on Thursday during the maiden State House Media Dinner in Abuja. According to him, while ...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday playfully referred to the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, as “Iya Alakara” (Mama Akara Seller), in an apparent light-hearted reference to the recent controversy surrounding her remarks on small-scale businesses. The President made the remark ...
President Bola Tinubu has transmitted a constitution alteration bill to the Senate seeking the establishment of state police as part of efforts to reform Nigeria’s security architecture. The proposed legislation, contained in a communication dated June 15, 2026, was read ...