FG Assures CNG Safety Despite Malaysia’s 2025 Phase-out Plan
The Presidency has allayed concerns regarding the safety of Compressed Natural Gas-powered vehicles, recently introduced in Nigeria. While responding to reports on Malaysia’s plan to phase out CNG-powered vehicles by 2025, to protect road users and the public from the potential hazards posed by ageing CNG tanks, Media aide to the President, Bayo Onanuga, clarified […]
President Frees Minors Involved in #EndBadGovernance Protest
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris has announced that President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate release of minors arrested during the #EndBadGovernance protests, following recent public concern. The Minister who made this known yesterday after a private meeting with President Tinubu, also disclosed that the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty […]
VP Vows To Reverse Unemployment Rate In Nigeria
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has vowed that the President Bola Tinubu administration will reverse Nigeria’s growing unemployment rate and low labour force participation. This, he said, is the impression of an unfavourable society the Human Capital Development (HCD) Programme is designed to avert under the administration of President Tinubu. Senator Shettima who made the […]
FG considers Zero VAT for Pharmaceutical Products
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has finalised the Executive Order Harmonised Implementation Framework that abolishes Value Added Tax (VAT), and Excise Duties on pharmaceutical products and medical devices. Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Tunji Alausa, told journalists in Abuja yesterday that the development, which has been cleared for gazetting, was […]
Federal Government distributes 2000 CNG-powered tricycles to youths
The Federal Government has distributed 2,000 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered tricycles to youths as part of commitment by President Bola Tinubu to alleviate the daily struggles of young persons. The Minister of Youth Development, Dr Jamila Ibrahim, who announced this yesterday during the first phase distribution of the tricycles, said they would go a long way in easing the transportation challenges faced by citizens across the country. According to her, the Nigeria Youth Investment Fund will also provide the financial backbone for many young innovators to thrive, boosting not only youth employment but also our economy at large. The Minister of State for Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, said that the country has both informal and formal young people, and the creation of Ministry of Youths was the best thing that happened to young people in Nigeria, which will go a long way in creating employment for young people.
President Bola Tinubu announces 30-Day National Youth Confab
President Bola Tinubu has announced a 30-day confab for youths in the country to discuss and address challenges confronting them. Tinubu who stated this during Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day Anniversary Broadcast earlier today, said the Confab will unite young people nationwide to collaboratively develop solutions to issues such as education, employment, innovation, security, and social justice. […]
Nigerian Solicits Support From Finland
Nigeria has solicited the support of Finland in its pursuit of a permanent seat at the United Nations (UN) Security Council. Vice President, Kashim Shettima, who appealed for Finland’s support said Nigeria remains a super force in Africa and would do all within its reach to close cultural links and ties in the effort to reunite the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and further leave no stone unturned in the quest to stabilise Africa. Nigeria has already indicated interest in the UN’s Security Council seat following calls for reforms and expansion of the Council by some UN member countries. On his part, Finland President Alexander Stubb, expressed total support for the expansion and reconstruction of the UN Security Council, saying the dictates and dynamics of the modern world demand such change. In a related development at the meeting between Vice President Shettima and the African Union Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, VP Shettima stressed the need for consolidation of democracy as well as peaceful collaborations.
Presidency orders crackdown on cybercriminals, stolen vehicle trafficking
President Bola Tinubu has ordered security and law enforcement agencies to take action against individuals involved in trafficking stolen vehicles, noting that one of the most effective tools available to law enforcement agencies was depriving criminals of the proceeds of their illicit activities. The President, in a statement yesterday by his Special Adviser, Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, acknowledged the recent handover of 53 vehicles and 180,300 dollars by EFCC to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), on behalf of two Canadian citizens who were victims of cybercrimes perpetrated by Nigerian nationals, assuring that Nigeria would continue to work with its international partners to ensure that cyber criminals and organised crime groups involved in transnational car thefts were deprived of the benefits of their illegal activities. The agencies tasked with this responsibility include: the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).
President Tinubu Establishes Relief Fund for Flood Victims
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured the establishment of a disaster relief fund to assist Nigerian citizens impacted by floods and other disasters. President Tinubu who announced this at the Borno Government House when he visited Maiduguri, Borno State, on Monday to sympathise with the government and people over the recent flooding from Alau Dam said the […]
Maiduguri Flood Affects Thousands, Presidency Direct Evacuation
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the National Emergency Management Agency to assist the flood victims in Maiduguri. Tinubu in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, described the flood as the worst in recent decades, having displaced thousands of residents and affected facilities such as the Shehu’s Palace, Post office and the Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. The President also called for the immediate evacuation of people from affected areas and assured Governor Babagana Zulum of federal support to address the humanitarian needs of the affected population. Major roads, houses, and shops in Maiduguri metropolis, the Borno State capital, and parts of the Jere Local Government Area have been submerged by floodwaters, and a prison wall located along the Custom area was reportedly broken by the flood, allegedly drowned some inmates while several others escaped for their lives.