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A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party under the influence of Nyesom Wike, Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has categorically rejected suggestions that it intends to support President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections, insisting instead that the party will field its own presidential candidate when the time arrives for primary…
Credibility concerns have taken centre stage in Nigeria’s public communication space following the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations’ assessment of an interview granted by Presidential aide Daniel Bwala on an international broadcast platform. The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) said the recent appearance of the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media…
President Bola Tinubu arrived in Lagos at 1:15 am on Friday, 20 March 2026, concluding a historic two-day state visit to the United Kingdom. The trip, the first by a Nigerian leader in 37 years, yielded a £746 million financing agreement to modernise the Lagos Port Complex and Tin Can Island Port. Backed by UK…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu used the final day of his United Kingdom state visit to promote Nigerian culture as the nation’s most potent export. Speaking at London’s Tate Modern, the President framed the ‘Nigerian Modernism’ exhibition as a demonstration of soft power. The gallery gathered diplomats and business leaders to view works from the mid-20th…
The African Democratic Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party have issued sharp criticisms of President Bola Tinubu’s handling of national security following coordinated suicide bombings in Maiduguri that killed at least 23 people and injured over 100 others, with both opposition parties demanding the president’s immediate return from his state visit to the United…
President Bola Tinubu arrived in London on Tuesday for a state visit hosted by King Charles III, marking the first formal state engagement between Nigeria and the United Kingdom in nearly four decades as both nations seek to deepen economic, security, and diplomatic cooperation amid shifting global alliances. The three-day visit, which begins with…
African Democratic Congress chieftain and former presidential candidate Dele Momodu has predicted that President Bola Tinubu will lose the 2027 general election if former Vice President Atiku Abubakar forms a joint ticket with a prominent southern politician such as Peter Obi or former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi. Momodu made the declaration on Sunday…
Nigeria’s correctional system has long been a space where the state’s obligations to those in its custody receive little public scrutiny. That reality is now being forced into view. President Bola Tinubu has approved the deployment of 50 medical doctors and 100 nurses to hospitals inside the country’s correctional centres, a direct response to…
The Federal Government has authorised the immediate introduction of a hybrid payment system at all airport access gates across Nigeria. This directive, issued by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, takes effect from Friday, March 13, 2026. The new arrangement permits both cash and electronic payments, reversing the strictly cashless policy that…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally submitted the 2026 statutory budget of the Federal Capital Territory Administration to the Nigerian Senate, seeking legislative approval for an estimated N1.9 trillion spending plan focused on infrastructure, healthcare, education, and poverty reduction programmes. Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the President’s letter on the chamber floor during Tuesday’s plenary…
