Press Releases
VP Shettima Inaugurates Intergovernmental Carbon Market Activation Plan Committee
*As FG moves to tap from $2.5 billion market Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday inaugurated the Intergovernmental Committee on Carbon Market Activation Plan in the bid to create a blueprint to drive an efficient sustainable carbon market ecosystem. This is in fulfillment of the promise made by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reduce Nigeria’s […]
President Tinubu Celebrates Nigerian Women, Says they are the Pivot of the Nation
President Bola Tinubu celebrates the pivot of the nation, Nigerian women, on the occasion of this year’s International Women’s Day. President Tinubu acknowledges the role of women in nation building, emphasizing that without a scintilla of doubt, Nigerian women are elemental to the development, growth, and greatness of the nation. The President affirms that in […]
President Tinubu Reappoints Director General of Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS)
President Bola Tinubu has approved the reappointment of the Director-General of the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS), Dr. Vincent Isegbe, to serve in the same capacity for another five-year term in office. The President expects that the Director-General will build on the service’s recent performance, after it ranked in the top three agencies of the […]
President Tinubu Approves the Reconstitution of the FGN Power Company Board of Directors
In furtherance of his landmark effort to achieve the full end-to-end modernization of the nation’s electric power transmission grid as part of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI), President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstitution and amended structure of the Governing Board of the FGN Power Company, which is tasked with implementing the accelerated performance agreement […]
President Tinubu Reconstitution of NELMCO Board and Amended Structure
President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the Board of the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO) with a modification to the NELMCO Board structure, which empowers the Office of the Minister of Power to take over the Board Chairmanship from the Office of the Minister of Finance, in view of NELMCO’s central role […]
President Tinubu Directs Ministers to Ensure Research Outcomes Guides Policy Formulation and Execution Accross Key Sectors
President Bola Tinubu has directed relevant Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDA) of the Federal Government to ensure that the outcomes of research in science and technology are used to enrich policies that impact the real sector. The President issued the directive when the President of the Nigerian Academy of Science and the fellows of the […]
President Tinubu Suspends Rural Electrification Agency Managing Director and Team from Office
In the light of new findings unearthed during a comprehensive investigation into the financial activities of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), President Bola Tinubu has approved the indefinite suspension of the Managing Director/CEO of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad, alongside three Executive Directors of the Agency, from office: (1) Olaniyi Alaba Netufo […]
President Tinubu Signs Executive Orders on Oil and Gas Reforms
In keeping with his dedicated efforts to remove obstacles to investments in Nigeria, harness the nation’s resources and diversify the economy for the benefit of all Nigerians, His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has executed Policy Directives to improve the investment climate and position Nigeria as the preferred investment destination for the oil & gas […]
FG Pays Glowing Tribute To Late Banking Titan, Herbert Wigwe, Family
* He bloomed long before his co-travellers- VP Shettima Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday led the nation to mourn former Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Chief Herbert Wigwe, and his family, who tragically died in a helicopter crash in the United States of America. Senator Shettima, in a lyrical eulogy, described […]
Like Awolowo, Only Time Can Define The Decisions Of A True Leader – President Tinubu
*Celebrates AfDB President for clinching the late sage’s 2024 leadership prize* President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extolled the virtues of the first premier of the western region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, saying his principles have withstood the tests of time and geography. Just like the late sage, whom he said had been a dependable ally of […]
President Tinubu Congratulates AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina on Award of Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership
President Bola Tinubu congratulates Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), on the award of the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership. Dr. Adesina joins the pantheon of other previous winners of the award such as Nigeria’s Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka; former President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, and lawyer-educationist, Chief […]
At Second Expanded MSME Clinics: VP Shettima Hands Over 200 New Stores To Lucky Traders At Adire Market
**Commissions ultra-modern fashion hub in Ogun* Offering a lifeline for traders in Ogun State, Vice President Kashim Shettima has announced the handover of 200 newly refurbished stores for use to 400 entrepreneurs at the popular Asero Adire market in Abeokuta. The beneficiaries will use the stores free of charge for a period of one year, […]