…Planning, as part of stakeholder engagements on the implementation of the new NIMC Act. President Bola Tinubu signed the NIMC Act into law on June 26, 2026, replacing the 2007 Act. Coker-Odusote said the new law strengthens Nigeria's digital identity system by making the National Identification Number (NIN) the country…

…family and personal physician despite a court order permitting such access. It accused President Bola Tinubu of bearing responsibility for El-Rufai's continued detention, describing the former governor as a political prisoner. "The world should know today that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is holding a political prisoner…

The Nigerian Press Organisation has welcomed President Bola Tinubu's directive to the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to investigate the activities of major global technology companies and generative artificial intelligence platforms operating in Nigeria. The organisation described the move as a…

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA – PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Tuesday tasked the leadership of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to intensify efforts to mobilise and deploy the continent’s vast human, financial and natural resources for the collective economic advancement of Africans, stressing that Africa’s drive…

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to investigate the activities of a purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council and all matters connected to it. The directive was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the President's Spe…

…Atiku Abubakar to shelve his 2027 presidential ambition, saying the North would support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in the interest of equity and fairness. Suleiman said the North had completed eight years in power under former President Muhammadu Buhari and should allow the South to complete its turn. He spoke…

…and presidential letter-headed papers purportedly showing that he had been appointed by President Bola Tinubu. The law firm argued that several of the allegations contained in the press conference touched on matters already before the court. “It is even more disturbing to our client that you resorted to defaming him th…

…North, for now, it is time for the South.” The former governor expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu would secure a second term in office in 2027, although he stressed that the APC would not be complacent ahead of the election. Sheriff also dismissed the presidential ambition of the Nigeria Democratic Congres…

…head after the Presidency disowned the body, insisting that no such agency existed under President Bola Tinubu's administration, and warned Nigerians against dealing with individuals claiming to represent it. The Presidency subsequently said Adeyemi, who had presented himself as Director-General of the council, is stan…

…the journey begins at all. The current controversy and the flurry of allegations between President Bola Tinubu's Chief of Staff, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, and the self-styled Director General, Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, Mr Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, is just another chapter in the evolving Nigeria's on…

…Agbakwuru ABUJA — THE Benue State Governor Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia on Monday reassured President Bola Tinubu that the All Progressives Congress (APC) remains united in the State despite recent internal disagreements. Governor Alia said he was confident the APC would emerge stronger and deliver greater electoral support…

…Speaking on Monday during Channels Television's Politics Today, Sheriff also defended President Bola Tinubu's record on security, expressed confidence that the APC would remain in power after the next general election, and argued that the presidency should stay in the South until 2031. Obi came third in the 2023 presid…

…peaceful region in the country, attributing the development to the administration of President Bola Tinubu and the support of the Office of the National Security Adviser. Otuaro made the remarks while declaring open the sixth batch of the two-day Leadership, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Mediation Training for PAP…

…State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, on Monday pledged to deliver at least 620,000 votes for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election, double the 310,468 votes the President garnered in the state during the 2023 presidential election. Alia made the declaration while addressing journalists after meeting Tinubu at th…

…opposition figure ahead of the 2027 presidential election, Peter Obi, has called on President Bola Tinubu to either resign or abandon any plan to seek re-election, accusing his administration of failing to address the country's worsening insecurity and showing what he described as a lack of compassion for victims. Obi…

…the 2027 election, Peter Obi, has claimed that Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde told him President Bola Tinubu had not contacted him more than 50 days after the abduction of schoolchildren in the state, describing the development as evidence of a worsening leadership crisis. In a post on X on Monday titled “Worsening Le…

…that credibility. The matter is further complicated by the reported involvement of President Bola Tinubu's Chief of […]

President Bola Tinubu's administration has secured $11.40bn in loan approvals from the World Bank in just about three years, putting it on course to surpass the total amount approved under former President Muhammadu Buhari's eight-year administration, an analysis of data obtained by The PUNCH from the World Bank has sh…

…rising cost of survival. The N70,000 minimum wage was agreed in 2024 at the outset of President Bola Tinubu's economic reforms. Nigerians were asked to absorb painful shocks in the hope of a more stable future. Two years on, that hope has been strained by the harsh realities of a reform programme that has yet to transl…

…off mobilisation for the 2027 general election with a statewide rally in support of President Bola Tinubu's re-election and a celebration of the party's candidates who emerged from its recently concluded primaries. The procession, organised by Kwara Progressives under the banner, "Kwara Ndupe (Kwara is Grateful)," drew…

…advocacy group, the Coalition for National Unity and Youth Development, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to suspend aspects of the proposed reforms to the National Youth Service Corps, warning that altering the scheme's traditional structure could weaken one of the country's key institutions for national unity, di…

By Luminous Jannamike The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked President Bola Tinubu to order an independent forensic investigation into allegations surrounding the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), insisting the Presidency “cannot escape accountability” over claims involving the Chief of…

…on Sunday, the APC chieftain said the group remained fully committed to supporting President Bola Tinubu's administration and the implementation of the Renewed Hope Agenda. According to him, while allegations deserving of investigation should be handled by the appropriate authorities, there was a need to avoid what he…

…and the Oniru Palace in Victoria Island. The three leaders also expressed support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, saying his administration should be given more time to implement its policies. Sanwo-Olu urged the APC chairmen to remain committed to the nation’s development and prioritise the welfare of…

…candidate in the state, on Sunday said many politicians aspiring to challenge President Bola Tinubu in 2027 lacked the vision required to transform Nigeria. Hamzat stated this while addressing members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) State Chairmen's Forum during their visit to key infrastructure projects in the…