Author: Anule Emmanuel
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday tasks the board of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd. to convert gas now being flared into commercially useful energy for the domestic market. The President said the move could transform an environmental liability into an economic asset for Nigerians. Speaking at the State House in Abuja when he received NLNG directors led by Managing Director and Chief Executive Engineer Adeleye Falade, President Tinubu praised the company’s efforts to boost export revenue but said the priority should now include greater local utilisation. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu…
The Federal Government on Wednesday proposed a N365 million annual National Laureate Prize aimed at steering University research toward commercial applications and national development. Minister of Education Tunji Alausa disclosed the plan while briefing journalists in Abuja. He said the award would recognise exceptional undergraduate dissertations, master’s theses and doctoral research with demonstrable industrial or developmental potential. The prize, he said, is part of a broader effort to reposition tertiary institutions as engines of innovation and enterprise rather than primarily as certificate-granting bodies. “Scholarship matters; research matters; innovation matters,” Minister Alausa said, describing the initiative as a tool to elevate…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s petrol subsidy position amounts to political posturing rather than a coherent economic plan, the presidency on Wednesday rebuked the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2027 general election. “Nigerians deserve clarity, not policy by trial and error,” Special Adviser on Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga said in a statement. According to Onanuga, in the space of seven days Atiku’s camp offered three different explanations of what an incoming administration would do about fuel subsidies, leaving voters and markets with a simple question: is this a serious policy proposition or stagecraft for…
The Federal Government on Wednesday launched a high‑level, 90‑day effort to map the nation’s security risks and translate that picture into a five‑year defense plan. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) George Akume, inaugurated a Presidential Committee on National Threat Assessment and Five‑Year Strategic Defence Operations Plan and charged its members to work with “the highest degree of professionalism, objectivity, urgency and patriotism.” The panel has until the end of the 90‑day window to deliver its findings and recommendations to President Bola Tinubu, SGF Akume said. The committee’s mandate is to produce an “objective understanding” of present and…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday ordered security and intelligence agencies to launch a coordinated rescue operation in response to a mass abduction and related killings in Niger State. A statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga said President Tinubu directed the Armed Forces, the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services and “all relevant security and intelligence agencies” to act immediately to recover the over 100 victims. “Those who carried out this cowardly attack on defenceless Nigerians are enemies of peace and enemies of humanity, who will not go scot‑free,” Tinubu said in the statement.…
The National Addressing Council has approved a preliminary framework to build a nationwide, digitized addressing system. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Communication Stanley Nkwocha said the move is intended to modernize planning, commerce and service delivery across the federation. Vice President Kashim Shettima, who chaired the council meeting, said the initiative is part of the administration’s “Renewed Hope” agenda to align institutions with the mobility and commercial dynamism of Nigerians. According to the statement, under the newly ratified arrangement, the Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation will act as secretariat…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday urged the nation’s local government chairmen to apply principles of fairness and inclusiveness in appointments, administration and the distribution of resources. The President described such practice as essential to national stability and economic progress. Secretary to the Government of the Federation George Akume stated this while delivering an address on behalf of the President at a workshop convened by the Federal Character Commission for local government officials. Yomi Odunuga, Special Adbiser on Media and Publicity to the SGF in a statement said the event, titled “Translating Federal Character Principles into Local Governance: Bridging Policy and…
Benue State Government on Monday said it will pursue criminal prosecutions against individuals responsible for recent damage to public utilities and advertising billboards, and has formed a task force to protect state property and assist security agencies in investigations. Governor Hyacinth Alia and his administration have vowed that the incidents represented deliberate attacks by “criminal and retrogressive elements” intent on undermining the government’s development efforts and will not be tolerated. “Anyone found culpable of these acts of vandalism, under whatever guise or pretext, will be dealt with decisively and will face the full weight of the law,” the state’s Commissioner…
Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia on Monday launched a statewide “Thank‑You Tour,” signaling a drive to demonstrate results from his administration ahead of the 2027 general election. In a statement by the Information Commissioner Solomon Iorpev, Governor Alia ordered his newly appointed Commissioners to assume their duties immediately and deliver measurable outcomes for residents. The Governor announced the assignment of the seven sworn-in commissioners to substantive Ministries. The new commissioners Elizabeth Onma, Ministry of Special Duties and Related Matters, Kuma Aii Yenge, Ministry of Works, Roy Ashirga, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Angwa Egbe Monday, Ministry of Science and…
After 16 years, Abuja’s long‑stalled Apo–Karshi road is finally nearing completion — and its fate will help test President Bola Tinubu’s much‑touted infrastructure agenda for the city and the country at large. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, visited the site of the project at the weekend and pledged a handover by December. There is a catalogue of setbacks — flawed engineering, chronic underfunding and a pandemic that stalled work — but those explanations ring hollow for residents and stranded commuters, who fault the government for indifference. For commuters from satellite towns such as Karu, Nyanya and…