Author: Anule Emmanuel

The presidential working group on Thursday said it is set to transmit a ready copy of the National Policing Bill within the next two weeks to the National Assembly for legislative consideration and passage. Special Adviser to the Presisent on Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga in a statement said the step would advance President Bola Tinubu’s effort to shift the country from a single federal police force toward a dual federal-state policing system. The statement quoted the President’s Chief of Staff and chairman of the working group Femi Gbajabiamila as saying that the draft legislation was about 90% complete after…

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday inaugurated the All Progressives Congress’s (APC) presidential campaign council for the 2027 election, pairing a drive for re-election with a pledge to keep pursuing the economic reforms that have defined his administration. Tinubu told party leaders and council members at the presidential Villa, Abuja that victory would depend on organisation and turnout at the ward level, not merely on the party’s national profile. He said the campaign must proceed while the government continues to address fiscal obligations and attract investment. “No one gets credit for an incomplete assignment until you deliver the next election, until…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike issued a blunt caution warning Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress on Wednesday, telling them that President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election campaign will be judged by votes delivered in their states rather than mere claiming of victory. Speaking at the inauguration of the APC Presidential Campaign Council at the Presidential Villa, Minister Wike said party officials should not celebrate a national victory if their own states fail to produce strong support for the president. “If you don’t deliver your state and President Tinubu wins, don’t say we won,” Wike said.…

President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the World Bank’s latest assessment of Nigeria’s economy, saying it showed that reforms introduced by his government since 2023 were strengthening public finances and putting the country on a path to sustained growth. The Bank’s October 2026 Nigeria Development Update, titled Beyond the Federal Purse: How Higher Revenues Reshaped State Priorities, found that the poverty rate had stabilised for the first time since 2019. It expects poverty to decline gradually as economic growth outpaces population growth. According to a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga, Nigeria’s economy expanded 4.2%…

By  Sunday Dare Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s recent press conference in Abuja—where he attacked NNPC Retail’s 30-day discount on petrol price and a modulation framework—is a seminal example of shallow, election-laced demagoguery. Atiku “Kachalla”, totally unplugged from global realities and consumed by an unbridled lust for power, is a Lone Ranger. In the United Kingdom, because the international oil market affects local pump prices, Prime Minister Andy Burnham offered Britons a Google Maps link to find the best gas prices. Google Maps’ Fuel Prices feature helps drivers compare near-real-time petrol and diesel prices at local forecourts. In America, President…

The Federal Government plans to draw on Ethiopia’s efforts to tackle malnutrition as the country strengthens a national nutrition programme, Vice President Kashim Shettima said Friday. Vice President Shettima said coordination among the Federal, States, and Local Governments remains at the centre of the drive. Shettima, who returned from a three-day leadership exchange in Ethiopia, said lessons from the visit would be adapted to Nigeria’s needs under the Nutrition 774 Initiative. The priority, he said, is to translate those lessons into better outcomes for households, particularly women and children. The exchange, held in Addis Ababa and Oromia under the theme…

President Bola Tinubu’s campaign for the 2027 election will launch in Kaduna on October 24, his campaign Director-General  Senator Abdulaziz Yari said Friday, arguing that the president’s support across the north and south would give him an advantage over opposition figures Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi. Senator Yari, former Governor of Zamfara State and Director- General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, announced the timetable after a closed-door meeting with President Tinubu at the Presidential Villa. He said the President had approved the proposed itinerary following a briefing on preparations. The campaign council will hold its inaugural meeting…

President Bola Tinubu will win re-election in 2027 by a wider margin than he secured in 2023, his Policy Communication Adviser, Daniel Bwala, has said. Bwala argued that massive support from Governors, especially 31 of them currently on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform, and a weakening opposition would strengthen the president’s position. The presidential spokesman, in a telephone interview with our correspondent, said Governors backing Tinubu would bring political networks, resources and influence to his re-election campaign. “The margin of gap that President Bola Tinubu will give each and every one of these candidates will be…

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo on Wednesday agreed to establish a joint committee on airworthiness, certification and training, while preserving each institution’s statutory responsibilities. Keyamo and Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke discussed issues on expanding cooperation on flight safety following a Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash at Igbokoda, setting out plans for joint works. The two leaders announced the initiative after a private meeting during the Minister’s condolence visit to the Airforce. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication Tunde Moshood, the Minister said the proposed partnership would bring…

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday congratulated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 25 years of uninterrupted service as a head of government. The President in a letter highlighted Nigeria and India’s strategic partnership, and shared ambitions for a greater voice in global affairs. The anniversary marks a quarter-century since Modi took office as Chief Minister of Gujarat on October 7, 2001. He led the Indian State for more than 12 years before becoming Prime Minister in 2014. “A quarter-century of unbroken leadership is a rare achievement in any democracy,” President Tinubu said in a statement. He described Modi’s tenure…