World Bank approves fresh $500m loan for FG to empower women

The World Bank Group, has approved a loan of $500m to help Nigeria drive women’s empowerment, making it the second loan approved by the World Bank under the new President Bola Tinubu. It is a scale-up financing for Nigeria for Women Programme,…

President Tinubu appoints Ribadu, Alake, others as special advisers

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, 15th June, 2023, appointed eight Special Advisers into his administration, three weeks after he was sworn in as the 16th President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The names of the special advisers were contained in a…

Tinubu signs student loan bill into law, sets to establish Education Loan Fund

President Bola Tinubu, has signed the Student Loan Bill which will enable Nigerian students to access loans at interest-free rates into law on Monday, 12th June, 2023, in Abuja. President Bola Tinubu The Presidential aide Dele Alake, disclosed this after the bill…

‘Fuel subsidy removal takes effect in June’ – President Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has given clarification regarding the removal of the fuel subsidy on Monday, 29th May, 2023, during his inaugural speech. President Bola Tinubu This was disclosed in the Presidency official Twitter handle on Tuesday, 30th May, 2023. The statement reads;…

US President, Joe Biden expresses desire to work with the newly sworn-in Administration

The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, has expressed his desire to work with the newly sworn-in President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu. This is contained in a statement, dated Monday 29th May, 2023, from Biden, while felicitating with the…

NNPC supports removal of fuel subsidy, calls for calm

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC, has welcomed the pronouncement of President Bola Tinubu on the removal of fuel subsidy on his inaugural address on Monday, 29th May, 2023. The President Bola Tinubu, declared an end to the era of subsidy…

May 29: President Bola Tinubu’s official portrait unveiled

The official portrait of President Bola Tinubu, who was sworn in at the early hours of Monday, 29th May, 2023, by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, has been unveiled. The official portrait unveiling was announced on Monday, 29th May, 2023,…

Workers day2023: Tinubu promises workers better wage, social, economic justice

The President-Elect Bola Tinubu, has promised workers more than a minimum wage but a living wage that will ensure a better standard of living to enable workers provide sufficiently for their families. He said this in a solidarity message bearing his signature…