THE EXECUTIVE

President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Managing Director/CEO of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad. Confirming the suspension in a statement on Thursday, presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said the President also suspended three executive directors of the agency. “In the light of…

President Bola Tinubu has signed three execution orders to help improve the investment climate and position Nigeria as the preferred investment destination for the oil and gas sector in Africa. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale,…

The federal government has disclosed that the free printing of naira notes for eight years, under the previous administration went into the hands of a privileged few, without corresponding productivity, resulting in the country’s current economic situation. Minister of Finance, Mr Wale Edun…

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, declared that it would withdraw the operating licences of power distribution companies that were intentionally not supplying electricity to consumers across the country, leading to widespread blackouts in Nigeria. It stated that despite efforts by the Federal Ministry…

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, on the award of the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership. Adesina joined the pantheon of other previous winners of the award such as Nigeria’s Nobel Laureate, Professor…

President Bola Tinubu has challenged the notion that the Nigerian economy is in distress, highlighting the unprecedented opportunities for growth and development in the country. The President said this when he delivered a speech at the Leadership Conference and Awards 2023, held at…

The Federal Government has said that the fact that Nigeria accepted grains from Ukraine to combat hunger does not make Nigeria a weak or failed state. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this in Abuja at the LEADERSHIP Annual Conference…

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is yet to lift the visa ban on Nigeria, according to the presidency. Reports were indicating that the ban had been lifted. But the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President Bayo Onanuga who the report…

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is set to appoint nine Permanent Secretaries for the nine secretariats of the FCT Administration in line with the provisions of the FCT Civil Service Commission Act, 2018, which was approved for implementation by President Bola Tinubu. FCT…

Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mariya Mahmoud, has described the Sunday looting of a warehouse in the Gwagwa-Tasha by some residents as a criminal act that was beyond hunger. The minister stated this after her assessment visit to Gwagwa-Tasha…