GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu is set to depart Abuja on Sunday for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The President will attend the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit, scheduled to take place on January 27-28, 2025. According to a statement released by Presidential Spokesperson Bayo Onanuga on Saturday, the summit aims to advance…
President Bola Tinubu on Friday, January 24, received delegates from the European Union, Republic of Finland and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria. The designates were present at the Presidential Villa in Aso Rock, Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city to present their letter of credence to the president. This was disclosed in a series of videos…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed board chairpersons for 42 federal organisations and a secretary to the board of the Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services. The President has also appointed a new managing director for the Nigerian Railway Corporation and a director-general for the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI). President Tinubu directs the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Federal Government has approved N4bn for conditional cash transfers to vulnerable households in Nigeria. During the launch of the 2025 Nigeria Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan at the United Nations House in Abuja on Thursday, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Professor Nentawe Yilwada, announced the interventions aimed…
Nigeria would soon become a trillion-dollar economy notwithstanding the initial difficulties, the Minister of Communications, Innovations and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, said yesterday. Tijani said Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) would increase substantially within the next two years, with 21 per cent of the increment coming from the information and communications technology sector (ICT)….
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday hosted a closed-door meeting with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, alongside a delegation of Ogoni leaders at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The meeting, which brought together key stakeholders, appeared cordial, as photos shared by the Special Assistant to…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment and development of Inland Dry Ports (IDP) in Ijebu-Ode and Moniya in Ogun State and Oyo State respectively, as part of his efforts to reduce congestion within seaports in Lagos, eliminate chronic delays and boost the nation’s economy. The Inland Dry Ports, when completed, will generate jobs…
The Federal Government has congratulated Donald Trump on his inauguration as the 47th President of the United States of America. The message was conveyed in a statement issued by the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, on Tuesday. The federal government stressed the strong and historic ties between the two nations, highlighting…
The Federal Government has approved the establishment of Bola Ahmed Tinubu Federal Polytechnic in Gwarinpa, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The proposed institution is expected to promote technological, vocational, and entrepreneurial training. This is according to a letter dated January 9, 2025, and addressed to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. In the…
The Federal Government has introduced the National Health Programs for youths across all 774 local government areas in Nigeria. A statement by the president’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga on Monday, also called for applications from persons aged between 25 and 35. “The Tinubu administration is requesting applications from young Nigerians to enrol in the National Health…