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By Amb. Musa Muhammad Tsoken SGF, Senator George Akume’s focus on economic diversification is aimed at reducing Nigeria’s over-dependence on oil revenue by strengthening non-oil sectors such as agriculture, solid minerals, manufacturing, and services. As SGF, his role involves coordinating ministries and agencies to ensure policies that support these sectors are properly implemented, especially those that promote value addition, exports, and job creation across the country. A major aspect of this objective is improving infrastructure and the business environment to attract private sector investment. Akume has consistently emphasized the need for better transportation networks, energy supply, and logistics systems to…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has denied claims that he plans and have promised President Bola Tinubu that he would ‘hold down’ the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, recently accused Minister Wike of promising President Tinubu that he would hold the opposition party down for him, an allegation that he refutes amid tensions within the PDP, which escalated last week. In an end-of-the-year media chat on Monday, Minister Wike described Makinde’s allegation as a blatant lie. The FCT Minister rather described Governor Makinde as ‘frustrated’ and…
By Tunde Moshood History often pauses to take stock when leadership, timing, and courage intersect to alter the course of an industry. As 2025 draws to a close, Nigeria’s aviation sector stands at such a historic juncture, with the Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, CON, firmly at its centre—poised on the threshold of history after a year of audacious moves, reform-driven policies, and record-breaking milestones. The year began dramatically, not in Abuja, but thousands of miles away, at the Airline Economic Conference held between January 12th and 15th, in Dublin, Republic of Ireland—the global nerve…
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Sunday declared that, as the North’s political leader, he will not stand aloof from the ongoing strained relationship between the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, and the Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia, and watch while it drags on. “We will not allow the relationship between him and the transformative Governor to go asunder. “I have that moral obligation as the leader of the North to work with them, to repair the damaged relationship because, he has a big heart. He is our leader that we hold in the highest esteem,”…
A senior presidential aide has confirmed that the Nigerian government was in constant talks with top officials of President Donald Trump before the Christmas Day strike by America against militants linked to the Islamic State group (IS) in north-west. Ademola Oshodi, Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to President Bola Tinubu on Foreign Affairs and Protocol, in an interview on Al Jazeera News Network, said, “Communications have been ongoing for weeks now.” Camps run by the ISIS group in Sokoto State were hit near the border with the Niger Republic, where militants have sought to establish a foothold. President Donald Trump said…
President Bola Tinubu is fast becoming frustrated by the continued failure of State Governors to comply with the Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to local governments, and has warned that further failure could prompt decisive presidential executive action. The President on Friday night told members of his ruling party at the 15th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja that his government remains committed to enforcing the Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy. “The Supreme Court has said, ‘give them their money directly.’ If you wait for my Executive Order, because I…
Former employees of the defunct Nigeria Airways on Wednesday honoured the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, in Abuja, for his dedicated advocacy in securing their long-overdue retirement benefits. The leadership of the union, at a ceremony of appreciation, presented the Minister with a Merit Award in recognition of his outstanding and transformative impact on the Nigerian aviation sector. Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Minister Tunde Moshood in a statement said the union was excited by Keyamo’s role in advancing the finalization of their long-awaited retirement benefits, a push, that directly addresses years of hardship…
Wife of the Secretary to the Ondo State Government (SSG), Mrs. Kemi Fasoranti recently attended a retirement ceremony at the Presidential Villa in Abuja alongside several honoured staff members. The event held on December 16, 2025, marked the start of an annual tradition to honour retiring workers. Mrs. Fasoranti represented her husband, Dr. Taiwo who retired from the service of the State House Medical Centre in 2024, having served as a senior Physician since 2010 rising to the rank of Director. The Obafemi Awolowo University-trained medical expert is the son of Pa Reuben Fasoranti, a prominent Pan-Yoruba socio-political leader, and…
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has led a high-powered Federal Government Technical Committee on an on-the-spot inspection of facilities at the Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital. The inspection visit is part of the ongoing process to upgrade the airport to full international status. In November 2025, the Federal Government designated the Victor Attah Airport as an international airport, which would henceforth receive and process international passengers. NewsQuest reports that the inspection also aligns with ongoing efforts to transition the airport to full international status by early 2026. A statement by the Special Adviser…
By Professor Iyorwuese Hagher, OON. On 13th December 2025, the Tiv nation celebrated Tiv Day, a day of joy and festivities for all Tiv people worldwide. President Ahmed Bola Tinubu instructed his trusted friend and political ally of many decades, Senator George Akume, CON, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), to represent him at the celebration. The President’s message of solidarity with the Tiv people was clear, passionate, and deeply resonant. I was a member of this presidential delegation alongside the Honourable serving cabinet minister, Professor Joseph Utsev, Minister of Water Resources, and a distinguished Tiv elder, my…