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President Bola Tinubu directed Friday that security at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies in Kuru, Plateau State, be permanently strengthened after a recent perimeter attack by bandits. The President said the incident underscored the Federal Government’s commitment to safeguarding national institutions and backing the men and women in uniform. He pledged support for the families of soldiers and a police officer killed in the incident and vowed measures to prevent future attacks from catching the country unprepared. Speaking on while addressing participants of Senior Executive Course 48, 2026, at NIPSS, President Tinubu who was represented by Vice…

The National Economic Council approved N83.2 billion for anticipatory flood and climate-response measures as Nigeria braces for the rainy season, the council said Thursday. The decision, taken at the 158th NEC meeting, funds interventions by the Anticipatory Action Task Force designed to mitigate the anticipated effects of flooding and other climate-related emergencies nationwide, Finance and planning officials said. The allocation followed a presentation by Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, minister of state for budget and economic planning, who urged proactive steps to address seasonal flood risks. At the meeting, NEC Chairman Vice President Kashim Shettima urged state governments to partner with the…

First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday inaugurated 11.5 kilometres of newly completed intra‑city roads in Makurdi, Benue State, and opened a community information‑technology centre as part of a broader urban‑renewal drive led by Governor Hyacinth Alia. The road works—part of the State’s Phase I Urban Renewal Programme—comprise 10 separate projects, including the dual carriageway on Shire Bakut Road and routes linking commercial and residential neighbourhoods across the city. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media to Lady Busola Kukoyi said the upgrades are intended to shorten travel times, improve security and boost local commerce. “These roads are…

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday praised the Armed Forces and other security agencies for an operation in Kogi State that resulted in the death of alleged bandit chief Ibrahim Bastuji and the rescue of Hajiya Amina Rabe Abubakar, the widow of the late former chief of defence information, Gen. Rabe Abubakar (rtd). Tinubu described the raid as a “significant blow” to criminal networks that have terrorized communities across Kogi and neighboring states, saying Bastuji’s “reign of violence” had inflicted “untold hardship” on residents. “Nigeria will not surrender any part of its territory to criminals,” he said, adding that the operation…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike on Monday inaugurated newly elected area council chairmen for the FCT and warned that lax administration, recurring labour strikes and financial mismanagement at the local level would no longer be tolerated. Wike congratulated the new officials who emerged from February’s council polls and described their assumption of office as the start of “a vital new era of grassroots leadership.” He said celebratory rhetoric must give way to measurable results. In a statement by the Deputy Director of Press in the Minister’s office Rabi Musa, Wike said “It will no longer be…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Monday said it has tapped former Rivers State Governor and ex–Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi as the vice-presidential running mate to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for the 2027 election. National Publicity Secretary of the party Bolaji Abdullahi described the Atiku–Amaechi pairing as a “unity and rescue ticket.” Abdullahi said Amaechi’s selection followed wide consultations and reflected his strong showing as runner-up in the party’s presidential primary and his record in public office. Amaechi served as speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, was twice elected governor of Rivers State and later ran the…

Benue State will Tuesday host the nation’s First Lady and chair of the Renewed Hope Initiative, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, for a two-part visit focused on women’s programming and urban infrastructure. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Tersoo Kulas said Senator Tinubu is scheduled to meet beneficiaries of the Renewed Hope Initiative, a federal programme aimed at empowering women, supporting families and boosting services for vulnerable populations. The engagement is intended to deepen the programme’s reach at the local level. Governor Hyacinth Alia has since welcomed the visit as an example of federal–state collaboration. “This is another…

President Bola Timubu’s government has revived road projects in the South‑East that were conceived during the colonial era but left unrealized for decades, Minister of Works Dave Umahi said on Sunday. The intervention is part of President Tinubu’s infrastructure drive across the country. Minister Umahi, a former Governor of Ebonyi State, on Saturday led a delegation of journalists and officials on an inspection tour of legacy projects in the state and highlighted the Calabar‑Ebonyi‑Benue Trans‑Saharan Superhighway as a strategic corridor linking the South‑East, South‑South and portions of the North‑Central region. Director of Media and Publicity, Renewed Hope Ambassadors Tunde Rahman…

President Bola Tinubu has expressed outrage at the killing of retired Major‑General Rabe Abubakar while in the custody of armed kidnappers in Katsina State, and reiterated that his administration will not accede to demands to free detained militants. General Abubakar, who retired from the Nigerian military a few years ago, was en route to his hometown when attackers abducted him, the presidency said in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga. NewsQuest reports that the  wife of the late General remains in captivity. “Bandits, kidnappers, and sponsors of terror should now surrender…

President Bola Tinubu ordered the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike to allocate a parcel of land in Abuja for the Abdulsalami Abubakar Africa Resource Centre. The directive is part of the administration’s endorsement of the retired General’s post‑service work on peace and democratic governance. Speaking at a public presentation of three books on Saturday, honoring the former Head of State – an event that also marked General Abdulsalami Abubakar’s 84th birthday — President Tinubu who was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima praised Abubakar as an “elder statesman” whose National Peace Committee promotes stability across Nigeria…