Author: Anule Emmanuel

President Bola Tinubu is expected to return to Nigeria this week for events marking Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary, his spokesman said Sunday. Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy in a post on X said that Tinubu would also attend the Lagos premiere of MKO, a documentary on the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola. The documentary recounts the June 12, 1993, presidential election, its annulment by the military government and the pro-democracy campaign that followed. It is scheduled to premiere October 1 at the National Theatre in Lagos, where President Tinubu is expected to serve as…

Nigeria has seized the opportunity of the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York to press for a global financial system that gives African countries more affordable access to capital. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, told journalists in an interview that a series of engagements on the sidelines of UNGA focused on supporting industrialisation, job creation and poverty reduction. Minister Oyedele said Nigeria’s delegation held what he described as productive discussions with foreign governments, including US officials, development partners, investors and members of the Nigerian diaspora. The engagements followed Nigeria’s presentation…

The Federal Government on Thursday formally  launched the OneSCD Partnership, a global initiative aimed at narrowing the vast disparity in diagnosis, treatment and survival for people living with sickle-cell disease, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare Dr. Izaiq Adekunle Salako told reporters in New York that the initiative brings together Nigeria, Uganda, India, Jamaica and St. Kitts and Nevis with the World Health Organization, UNICEF, Africa CDC, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the World Coalition on Sickle Cell Disease. Nigeria, which has the world’s largest sickle-cell burden, said the partnership would…

The Minister of Women Affairs on Thursday disclosed that Nigerian women are preparing to vote as a bloc in support of President Bola Tinubu, in solidarity with the administration’s social policies and emphasis on women’s participation, which has persuaded many female voters to back the government’s “Renewed Hope Agenda.” Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim disclosed this in an interview with journalists in New York, after a series of policy engagements involving women, child protection, clean cooking, and girls’ education on the sidelines of the United  Nations General Assembly (UNGA-81). Minister Suleiman-Ibrahim said “Politics is a game of interest, but as women, they…

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday called for a sweeping reform of the United Nations (UN) arguing that the global body cannot continue to reflect the power structure of 1945 while confronting the political, security and economic realities of 2026. In an address delivered by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81),  President Tinubu said reform should begin with the Security Council, where Africa has no permanent representation despite accounting for a large share of the body’s agenda. “The world of 2026 cannot remain captive to the distribution of power in 1945,” Tinubu said. “Africa cannot…

The Federal Government is reassessing how it plans for national security, shifting from a model driven by available military capabilities to one based on a clearer assessment of threats, the President’s Security Adviser said. Major General Adeyinka Famadewa (rtd) told reporters on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that the administration of President Bola Tinubu was taking pragmatic steps to make Nigeria a better country and guarantee the safety of every citizen. Speaking after a Nigerian Ministry of Defence side event during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States,…

President Bola Tinubu has said that the Federal Government would provide policy stability and regulatory certainty for investors as Ogun State and DP World, the Dubai-based ports and logistics operator, signed memorandums of understanding (MoU). for a proposed deep-sea port and industrial zone expected to draw more than $7 billion in investment. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga in a statement said the agreements cover the Gateway Deep Seaport at Ogun Waterside and the Ogun State Blue Marine Special Economic Zone, a planned 10,000-hectare industrial and logistics hub. The projects are projected to create more…

Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State on Thursday said that his administration was pursuing new investment partnerships in manufacturing, education and health care, stressing that Nigeria’s economic reforms had expanded the scope for states to attract private capital. Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, Governor Alia said meetings with prospective investors and corporate groups had created opportunities for Benue to promote its industrial assets and pursue bilateral partnerships. “It is quite ideal to be here because it opens up a number of opportunities for us, and particularly for Benue State,”…

The Federal Government is in advanced discussions with Silicon Valley investors and technology executives over a partnership that could generate as much as $1 billion within a year by turning locally developed research into marketable products and services. Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Kingsley Udeh disclosed this to reporters in New York after series of meetings on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 81. Dr. Udeh said the proposed collaboration is centred on the Ministry’s Energize Commercialisation programme, an initiative intended to move Nigerian research beyond laboratories and institutions into commercially viable enterprises. “We engaged…

Nigeria and the United States have signed an agreement aimed at attracting greater American investment into the country’s $700billion mining sector. The agreement comes as the Federal Government seeks to expand local mineral processing, create jobs and reduce dependence on raw-material exports. Minister of Solid Minerals Development Dele Alake, signed the agreement Wednesday with the US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau at Nigeria Mission House in New York. Minister Alake on his official Facebook page said the framework was designed to deepen cooperation in geological data acquisition, exploration, mineral development and processing, supporting infrastructure, and technical capacity building. “Nigeria…