Author: Anule Emmanuel
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a sweeping upgrade of the National Hospital, Abuja, and a separate, high-cost national cancer centre in a move to drive health infrastructure as the cardinal objective of his administration’s development agenda. Minister of Health and Coordinating Minister of Welfare Professor Ali Pate disclosed this while briefing State House Correspondents on the outcome of Wednesday’s council meeting presided by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said four major projects at the National Hospital, plus a standalone National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment are included in the presidential decision. Professor Pate,…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday approved a specialized committee to draft a five‑year strategic defence cooperation plan for the country. The move is aimed at streamlining military and intelligence coordination across the federal security apparatus. Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris, told State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at Aso Rock that the panel will bring together senior security officials from across the government. He said the membership will include the National Security Adviser (NSA), both Ministers of Defence, the chief of Defence Staff, Service Chiefs and the Director-General of…
President Bola Tinubu has named Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as new Head of the Federal Civil Service of the Federation. Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President Bayo Onanuga in a statement on Wednesday said the appointment takes effect on August 27. The appointment elevates Enitan from the position as the most senior Permanent Secretary in the service to a role central to implementing the administration’s reform agenda. Enitan succeeds Didi Esther Walson-Jack, who will retire after reaching the statutory retirement age of 60. A career civil servant from Osun State, Enitan has been a permanent secretary for seven…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered that cash recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and certain unclaimed market dividends be redirected to a federal student‑loan programme, the education minister said Wednesday. Dr. Tunji Alausa disclosed this Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the presidential villa, Abuja. He said that President Tinubu had instructed that liquid funds recovered by the anti‑graft agency be transferred to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFund), to shore up the programme’s finances as its obligations expand. “The President in his benevolence, has now directed that all funds recovered by the Economic…
The Federal Government has tightened rules for official foreign travel, making preapproval from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) mandatory for all Ministers and Senior officials. The directive, issued in a circular dated August 13 and signed by the SGF George Akume, aims to centralise travel authorisations and curb unsanctioned trips amid concerns over cost and coordination. The circular, with reference number PRS59648/S.13/TI/335, restated the requirement for government officials undertaking official foreign trips to obtain clearance from the OSGF. It covers Ministers, Permanent Secretaries, Accounting Officers, and Heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies, among…
Minister of Education Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, has engaged the KPMG Advisory Services to carry out a sweeping institutional review of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) with the stated aim of recasting the agency as a “high-performing regulator and strategic enabler” of technical and vocational education and training (TVET). The move forms part of the Federal Government’s broader efforts to align skills policy with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Ikharo Attah, the Minister said the review will examine NBTE’s governance, organisational design, operating processes and workforce…
The Federal Government on Wednesday outlined a three‑year “Reform Scorecard,” defending President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms and setting out how the government deployed savings from fuel‑subsidy removal and other key policy shifts. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Taiwo Oyedele who briefed journalists in Abuja said although the reforms imposed significant costs on households and businesses, they significantly prevented a deeper fiscal and external crisis. “We invited you here today not to declare a victory, but to give an account,” Oyedele said, comparing actual outcomes through mid‑2026 with a counterfactual that assumes pre‑2023 policies had continued. The…
President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication Sunday Dare, has been awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree by Baze University, Abuja. The veteran journalist and former Minister of Sports whose career has spanned media, government and diplomacy, earned the academic feat after defending a thesis on Tuesday that probes security dynamics between Nigeria and Niger Republic. Dare’s dissertation, “Border Management and Regional Security in West Africa: An Assessment of Nigeria and Niger Relations, 1998 to 2023,” examines the evolution of cross-border threats, intelligence-sharing mechanisms and the policy responses of two of the region’s most consequential states. “The…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has accused Senator Ireti Kingibe of grandstanding on television instead of using her legislative powers to address flooding and other problems in Abuja. The Minister said her criticism of the FCT Administration was motivated by flagging election prospects. Speaking after inspecting flood-affected sections of Maitama district in Abuja, Minister Wike dismissed recent allegations that the administration had allocated waterways to politicians for estate development. He challenged Ms. Kingibe to show work in the National Assembly rather than seek a public working relationship with the FCT team through media appearances. “If she…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday urged political parties and candidates to refrain from exploiting ethnic, religious and other primordial divisions as the country heads into its 2027 general election. The President signed a national peace accord intended to curb violent and inflammatory campaigning. Speaking at the signing ceremony in Abuja, where he was represented by Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) George Akume, President Tinubu described robust political disagreement as a normal part of democracy but warned that campaigns must not erode national cohesion. He said “In the spirit of the accord we have just signed, we must…