Author: Anule Emmanuel

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday lauded Vice President Kashim Shettima for his loyalty to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and his role in advancing the administration’s “Renewed Hope” agenda, as Shettima marked his 60th birthday on Wednesday. In a statement issued to commemorate the Vice President’s vice milestone, Tinubu described Shettima as a “trusted partner” whose “loyalty, wisdom and sense of duty” have been “invaluable” to the government. He thanked Vice President Shettima for his “steadfast support” and said the partnership between the two leaders would continue to deliver progress toward their shared vision for Nigeria. “Kashim is not…

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, who serves as Director-General of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, on Tuesday said that the group will coordinate closely with the presidential campaign council to secure President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.  The Imo Governor who was recently appointed into the presidential campaign council as Secretary disclosed this on Tuesday in an interview in Abuja, explained that RHA will continue its broader public‑information work beyond the election cycle. Uzodimma described Renewed Hope Ambassadors as a nationwide grassroots information network that operates from the polling‑unit level to national structures, explaining that its primary role has been…

President Bola Tinubu’s Senior Special Assistant on Community Engagement in the North Central Dr. Abiodun Essiet has unveiled a community-led early-warning network aimed at supporting the tackling of security challenges across the region. The move is part of a broader summit that drew Governors, Security Chiefs and critical stakeholders to Benue State. In a statement, Dr. Essiet said the North Central Security Summit 2026 in Makurdi, hosted by Benue Governor Hyacinth Alia, she introduced the North Central Community Early Warning and Early Response Network, a platform designed to improve grassroots intelligence gathering and accelerate responses to emerging threats. According to…

The Federal Government said it plans to build a high‑speed rail linking Lagos and Maiduguri, a project expected to accommodate trains running at up to 360 kilometres per hour and reshape long‑distance travel across the country. Olufunso Adebiyi, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transportation, disclosed the proposal at the opening of the 19th National Council on Transportation, a four‑day forum that convened federal and state officials, transport agencies and development partners. He described the project as part of a broader drive to cut Nigeria’s reliance on road freight and passenger traffic and to create a more integrated transport network.…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reported record-breaking asset recoveries during the 34 months of Ola Olukoyede’s tenure, recovering more than ₦1.23 trillion in naira alongside significant sums in foreign currencies, the agencies said on its official Facebook page the said on Monday. Speaking to journalists, Chairman of the EFCC Olukoyede said the commission’s total naira recoveries reached ₦1,233,612,040,411.11, while recoveries in other currencies included $684,478,457.32, €9,343,803.66 and £373,905.78. He told reporters the figures covered the period from October 2023 to July 2026. The commission said roughly a third of the naira recovered — about ₦397.26bn — was…

Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has urged voters across the North‑West to back President Bola Tinubu’s bid for re‑election in 2027, saying the region had been a principal beneficiary of the president’s economic and social programs. Speaking at the inauguration of coordinators and members of the “Relax, Tinubu Is Fixing Nigeria” support group for the seven North‑West states, Governor Sani speaking through his Special Adviser on politics, Abubakar Mamadi — said the Federal Government had delivered targeted interventions in agriculture, education, youth empowerment and women’s programmes across the region. “No region has benefited under Tinubu’s administration like the North, particularly…

President Bola Tinubu on Monday welcomed a modest acceleration in the nation’s global economic growth, saying recent data from the National Bureau of Statistics validated policy moves his administration began after taking office in 2023. The NBS reported that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded 4.43% in the second quarter of 2026 from the same period a year earlier, up from 4.23% growth in the second quarter of 2025. The NBS said agriculture, manufacturing, oil and gas, and services all contributed to the rise, with services remaining the largest share of aggregate output. Measured in nominal terms, GDP was N119.27 trillion…

President Bola Tinubu on Monday urged a shift from purely military responses toward community-driven, development-led strategies to tackle insecurity in North Central region, saying that long-term peace would come only by addressing the underlying economic and social causes of violence. Speaking as a special guest of honour at the 2026 North Central Regional Security Summit in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, President Tinubu who was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) George Akume, praised the people of Benue State for hosting the meeting and described the region as “the Food Basket of our Nation,” saying…

Former Minister of Finance and president of the Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF) Wale Edun, has praised the resolve shown by heavyweight contender Moses Itauma after the British-based boxer fell short in his WBA title fight Saturday night. “I had the privilege of sitting beside Dr. Charles Itauma to watch his son contest for the heavyweight championship,” Edun said after the bout. “It was a tremendous occasion. Moses identifies strongly with Nigeria—he had a big homecoming in 2025—and I was here representing the Nigeria Boxing Federation, and carrying the best wishes of the government and people of Nigeria and of Eket,…

President Bola Tinubu on Sunday urged African leaders to take collective action against recurring xenophobic attacks in South Africa, telling the African Union that the violence threatens the continent’s unity and should be placed on the AU’s January 2027 agenda. Speaking in Luanda, Angola, at the 21st Extraordinary Session of the AU Assembly, the President represented at the meeting by Vice President Kashim Shettima formally raised Nigeria’s concern over “xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Africans and other nationals in South Africa.” In a statement by Stanley Nkwocha Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications to the Vice President, Tinubu said…