France President Emmanuel Macron has expressed his country’s solidarity with Nigeria as the country confronts a range of security challenges, particularly the persistent threat of terrorism in the North. In a statement on his X handle yesterday after speaking with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Macron said he reaffirmed France’s readiness to intensify cooperation with Nigeria…
The Senate on Tuesday approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to deploy Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin, endorsing a regional intervention aimed at restoring stability after an attempted coup in the neighbouring country. The decision followed deliberations in the Senate Committee of the Whole, during which lawmakers considered the President’s appeal in accordance with…
21 Economic Miracles Currently Happening Under President Tinubu By Reno Omokri One: Our foreign reserves have crossed the $45 billion mark for the first time in six years. It is now the fourth-highest on the African continent. Two: The prudent management of our foreign reserves under President Tinubu has led to a 3.93% GDP growth…
President Bola Tinubu has formally sought the approval of the Senate to deploy Nigerian troops in the Benin Republic to help protect the neighbouring country’s democratic institutions. In a letter just read to senators by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu said the troops, deployed on a Peace mission, was in compliance…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday issued a strong warning against the deepening threat of corruption in public institutions, urging public officers to uphold integrity and demonstrate commitment to leaving enduring legacies in national development. Speaking at the Nigeria Excellence Awards in Public Service (NEAPS) held at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja, the President…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the gallantry of Nigeria’s military on Sunday for responding swiftly to the request by the Government of Benin Republic to save its 35-year-old democracy from coup plotters who struck at dawn today. Acting on two separate requests from the Government of Benin, President Tinubu first ordered Nigerian Air Force…
The Federal Government on Sunday secured the release of 100 students who were kidnapped in Niger State. Earlier, GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that fifty pupils escaped out of 303 pupils abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State have escaped and reunited with their families….
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has attributed his continuation in office after the six-month emergency rule to the “special favour” of President Bola Tinubu, while reiterating his administration’s commitment to fully funding the university and supporting its staff and students. The governor made the remarks while reaffirming his administration’s commitment to sustaining funding for Rivers…
Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress have endorsed President Bola Tinubu’s “sweeping re-engineering of Nigeria’s security architecture.” Tinubu in October made changes in the hierarchy of the Service Chiefs. While denying that the military shake-up was connected to a rumored coup plot, the Presidency said it was a move to “inject…
Popular Nollywood actress, Bimbo Akintola, has explained that her support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2023 general election was driven by frustration over what she described as persistent online bullying targeted at people with differing political views. She revealed during a conversation with Chude Jideonwo that she became upset after witnessing Nigerians attack…
