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At 2023 Norman Borlaug International Dialogue: VP Shettima Says Nigeria Emerging Best Investment Hub for Agribusiness
***Says we’re exploring innovative strategies to achieve food, nutrition security The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has wooed foreign investors to invest in Nigeria’s agricultural sector, assuring them that the country is ready for agribusiness. He said Nigeria remained the best place to invest given its 70 million hectares of underutilised arable land, which, according […]
President Tinubu Receives ‘Quick Win Report’ on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday in Abuja received the ‘Quick Win Report’ on fiscal policy and tax reforms from the Committee tasked with improving the nation’s revenue profile and business environment. Responding to a presentation by Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, the President commended their […]
President Tinubu Appoints New ECN Chief Executive Officer
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Abdullahi Mustapha to serve as the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN). Dr. Abdullahi Mustapha has served for over a decade in the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) with significant experience in the Energy and Space Technology sectors. Dr. […]
President Tinubu Applauds Nigeria’s Landmark Victory in P&ID Case
President Bola Tinubu applauds today’s judgment rendered by Judge Robin Knowles of the Business and Property Court in London, awarding a landmark victory to the Federal Government of Nigeria over a firm known as Process & Industrial Development (P&ID) Limited. Following Judge Knowles’ dismissal of the $11.5 billion (USD) value of the award plus accumulated […]
President Tinubu: We’ll Honour Legitimate Foreign Exchange Obligations and Restore Market Confidence
President Bola Tinubu has allayed the concerns of the business community, assuring them that crucial plans are underway to improve foreign exchange liquidity. The President said his administration will honour every legitimate contract with respect to the nation’s foreign exchange obligations. Speaking at the 29th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES) in Abuja, on Monday, President Tinubu […]
President Tinubu to S/West Islamic Leaders: Sacrifice is Required to Achieve Nigeria’s Restoration
Speaking during an audience with a delegation of South-West Muslim faithful, led by Alhaji Rasaki Oladejo, in Abuja on Friday, the President said the current challenges facing the nation are only temporary, assuring Nigerians that better days are in the offing. “We have to believe in one country; we have to believe in Nigeria. We […]
Trade and Investment: President Tinubu Confers with South Korean Envoy
President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Abuja met with Mr. Won Hee-Ryong, the Special Envoy of the President of South Korea, to discuss the areas in which a further expansion of investment and trade ties across key sectors of Nigeria’s economy can expeditiously occur. The meeting at the State House was a follow-up to productive […]
President Tinubu Appoints Two New Chief Executive Officers in the Health Sector
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of two (2) new Chief Executive Officers of Agencies under the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare: Executive Secretary / CEO, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) — Dr. Muyi Aina Director-General / CEO, National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) — Dr. Kelechi Ohiri Dr. Muyi Aina […]
President Tinubu Celebrates Oba of Benin at 70
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu warmly felicitates the Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare II, as he marks his 70th birthday and seventh coronation anniversary. President Tinubu rejoices with the Government and people of Edo State, the Royal Family, Benin Traditional Council, and most especially, the Benin people as their […]
President Tinubu Appoints New Auditor–General of the Federation
By powers vested in him by Section 86 of the 1999 Constitution (Amended), President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Shaakaa Chira as the substantive Auditor-General of the Federation, as recommended by the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC). The President approved Mr. Chira’s appointment after the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) conducted a […]
President Tinubu Mourns Ambassador Mansur Bamalli
President Bola Tinubu is deeply saddened by the demise of Ambassador Mansur Nuhu Bamalli, the Chargé d’Affaires in the Embassy of Nigeria in Rabat, Morocco. The distinguished diplomat passed away on Friday at the age of 42. The President has expressed his sympathy and condolences to the Emir of Zazzau, HRH Alhaji Ahmad Nuhu Bamalli, […]
President Tinubu Approves Partial Waiver of the “No Work, No Pay” Order on ASUU Members, Orders Release of Four Months of Withheld Salary
Invoking the Principle of the Presidential Prerogative of Mercy, President Bola Tinubu has approved the partial waiver of the “No Work, No Pay” Order that was instituted against striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) following the commencement of their eight-month industrial action which began on February 14, 2022 and was terminated […]