Author: Anule Emmanuel

Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, urged Federal Ministries and Chief Executives of Agencies to step up efforts to explain how President Bola Tinubu’s policies are benefiting ordinary Nigerians, describing the move as part of a broader push to convert policy gains into public understanding. Speaking at a Federal Appointees Strategic Summit in Abuja, SGF Akume said the gathering was intended to “take stock” of the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda and assess whether government programmes have produced tangible improvements in citizens’ lives. Chris Ugwuegbulam, Director of Information and Public Relations at the SGF’s office in a…

Vice President Kashim Shettima on  Wednesday disclosed that only six of the North’s 19 Governors backed President Bola Tinubu’s 2023 presidential bid, highlighting lingering regional divisions that shadowed the election and the administration’s political consolidation efforts. Speaking at the palace of the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, during the turbaning of Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq as Sardauna of Ilorin Emirate, Shettima described the episode as a lesson in leadership and reconciliation. He said opposition within the region did not dissuade President Tinubu from pressing forward. “You all know that we have 19 states in the North. Out of…

Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) George Akume has said that Nigeria is accelerating the deployment of a national digital identity system that will underpin banking, telecommunications, social-welfare programmes and cross‑border commerce across Africa. Akume who stated this on Wednesday in Abuja praised the National Identity Management Commission’s (NIMC) recent gains, calling the work one of the clearest delivery achievements of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. A statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Yomi Odunuga said the  SGF spoke at the National Day of Identity 2026, which carried the theme “Nigeria’s Digital Public Ecosystem: Powering Africa’s…

The Nigerian Navy has hailed a Federal High Court that sentenced nine people to prison for crude-oil theft, calling the decision a milestone in a wider campaign to curb economic sabotage in the Niger Delta. A Federal High Court in Uyo on September 14 sentenced the defendants to five years on one count and 10 years on another, with no option for fines, the Navy said. The men were arrested on February 7 during an intelligence-led operation at the ASABO-D wellhead in Ibeno Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State. “The conviction is not merely a judicial outcome but a clear…

Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly Adewale Egbedun has directed the state’s Ministry of Environment to mount an immediate and sustained campaign to remove refuse blocking major roads and to clear clogged drainages and waterways. A statement from Olamide Tiamiyu, the Speaker’s Chief Press Secretary, said Egbedun issued the instruction after a meeting with the ministry’s commissioner, Mayowa Adejoorin, and senior ministry officials. The session was convened as part of the legislature’s oversight responsibilities for environmental sanitation and waste management. “This is a matter that requires urgent and sustained action to remove heaps of dirt on major roads…

Former presidential adviser and publisher of the online news outlet KTH Daily, Ima Niboro said that he will step back from day‑to‑day editorial duties after accepting a role as a spokesperson for President Bola Tinubu’s re‑election campaign. In a statement to readers, Niboro, who once served as Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said the move was intended to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest arising from his new political assignment. He said the newspaper’s editorial team will assume full responsibility for news judgment, headlines, commentary and political coverage effective immediately. “I have never concealed my…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has reiterated that the Rainbow Coalition he helped form will back President Bola Tinubu’s re‑election campaign in 2027, describing the grouping as a multi‑party vehicle for mobilizing cross‑party support rather than a rival to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant Public Communication and Social Media Lere Olayinka, Minister Wike said the coalition’s endorsement of President Tinubu is deliberate and exclusive to Tinubu. “The coalition is a platform for other political parties that are pleased with the good works of Tinubu and are…

The governing All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that a surge in party registration and what it described as the governing administration’s economic stabilisation efforts have positioned the party for a decisive victory in next year’s elections. Ima Niboro, spokesman for the APC’s 2027 presidential campaign council, told a national television recently that the party’s membership roll of 12.8 million registered supporters gives it a “formidable electoral base” ahead of the Jan. 16, 2027, presidential ballot. Niboro, a former presidential Media Adviser media contrasted that total with figures he attributed to rival parties: 2.4 million for the Peoples Democratic Party…

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the prompt disbursement of funds to six Regional Development Commissions, saying the agencies must receive “political and financial backing” to carry out projects meant to unlock regional economic potential. Speaking at the North Central Development Commission (NCDC) summit, President Tinubu represented at the event by Secretary to the Government of the Federation George Akume directed that “all funds accruable to the commissions are released as and when due.” The summit centered on a 20‑year economic and infrastructure plan for the North Central region titled “The Great Leap Forward.” The President described the commissions as instruments…

Dangote Refinery Plc launched its initial public offering Monday on the Nigerian Exchange, offering 4.1 billion ordinary shares at N525 apiece in a move that marks one of the country’s largest market debuts in recent years. The share sale, which is scheduled to close on Oct. 13, carries a minimum subscription of 10 shares, or N5,250, according to the company’s prospectus. The flotation is aimed at broadening the refinery’s shareholder base after years of buildup for the sprawling oil-processing complex—part of industrialist Aliko Dangote’s strategy to capture a larger slice of Nigeria’s fuel market and reduce the nation’s dependence on…