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President Bola Tinubu and President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Monday in Abu Dhabi, have finalized a historic agreement, which has resulted in the immediate cessation of the visa ban placed on Nigerian travelers. Special Adviser on media and publicity to President Tinubu, Ajuri Ngelale on Monday said further, by this historic agreement, both Etihad Airlines and Emirates Airlines are to immediately resume flight schedules into and out of Nigeria, without any further delay. As negotiated between the two Heads of State, this immediate restoration of flight activity, through these two airlines and between…

The immediate past government of former President Muhammadu Buhari has been described as the most incompetent in the history of Nigeria, having managed an economy which per capital income of citizens fell drastically low with inflation rate skyrocketing to 24 percent. Former minister of justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mohammed Adoke, said that the last administration was also run by very incompetent set of political ‘morons’. https://youtube.com/shorts/yYbXg2CW1ys?si=U9eVNBMaI7-I5G8i “The immediate past government is the most incompetent government we have ever seen in this country, run by a very incompetent President that this country has ever had, and we…

President Bola Tinubu has held an extensive telephone conversation with the Canadian Prime Minister over the latest coup in Gabon that ousted President Ali Bongo, with both leaders discussing efforts to halt the junta and defend democracy in Africa. Special Adviser on media and publicity Ajuri Ngelale told reporters at the Presidential Villa that the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed that given the huge contribution of Africans around the world, it was important to promote democracy on the continent to achieve economic and political stability. Ajuri said, “President Tinubu held a substantive and extended discussion with Canadian Prime Minister,…

President Bola Tinubu Wednesday said that he is in close talks with African Union (AU) leaders to decide on what urgent consensus steps needs to be taken against the latest military coup in Gabon. Special Adviser on media and publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale who addressed a press conference at the presidential villa explained that Tinubu as a leader that has made huge sacrifices for the defence of democracy in the continent believes that power must remain with the people. “The President is working very closely and continues to communicate with other Heads of States in the African Union…

The Federal Government on Monday announced that it inherited a very bad economy from the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, where per capital income fell drastically low and inflation rate rose up to 24 percent. Minister of Finance and coordinating minister of the economy Wale Edun, assured that the government of President Bola Tinubu was poised to reversing the situation to improve the lives of millions of Nigerians. “We met a bad economy and the promise of Mr. President is to make it better,” the Finance minister stressed. According to him, “per capital has fallen steadily, inflation is at 24…

President Bola Tinubu on Monday declared that the level of unemployment in the country was unacceptable, a situation which his new cabinet must move swiftly to tackle. The President stated this at the maiden meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the presidential villa. A recent report showed that unemployment rate in the country fell quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) by 1.2 percentage points to 4.1 per cent in the first quarter of this year (Q1’23), from 5.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2022 (Q4’22). The Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) confirmed that the 2020 statistics and the current one were calculated…

President Bola Tinubu on Friday appointed Mrs. Mojoyinoluwa Dekalu-Thomas as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO) for a term of four years. Special Adviser on media and publicity to the President Ajuri Ngelale in a statement said that Mrs. Dekalu-Thomas has served as the acting MD/CEO of NELMCO since the tenure of the pioneer NELMCO MD/CEO, Mr. Adebayo Fagbemi, ended on May 8th, 2023. Ajuri said her previous interim role and new substantive appointment has created a vacancy at her previous position: Executive Director, Liability Management. According to the media…

The Kremlin has denied that it assassinated the Wagner chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin. The Russian government also described as “an absolute lie” calls by western intelligence assessments of President Vladimir Putin’s potential involvement. The UK Guardian reports that Prigozhin is believed to have been killed when his Embraer jet crashed north-west of Moscow on Wednesday. Western intelligence officials briefed the media that Prigozhin was most likely to have been killed by an explosion onboard the plane on President Putin’s orders. The Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Friday: “There is a lot of speculation around this disaster, around the tragic death…

…assures of reforms in sector President Bola Tinubu on Friday promised to carryout a thorough review of the remuneration templates of judicial officers in the country in order to reposition the sector in achieving the fight against corruption.   The President stated this when he received the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), led by Barrister Yakubu Maikyau (SAN) at the presidential villa Abuja. Special Adviser on media and publicity Ajuri Ngelale in a statement said President Tinubu told NBA that the battle against corruption necessitates a comprehensive review of the salaries and allowances of judicial officers, an issue well…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Friday said it will have no option  but to deploy its standby force in Niger when diplomacy totally  fails in the process of restoring democracy in the troubled francophone country.  President of the sub-regional bloc Omar Touray explained that ECOWAS  stands for the restoration of constitutional order in all member countries.  Touray told a press conference in Abuja that it was not too late for the junta in Niger led by General Abdourahmane Tchiani to reconsider their action and return President Mohammed Bazoum to power.  According to him, the decision for military action was…