GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr Mohammed Aminu as Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the National Business and Technical Examinations Board. Aminu holds a Ph.D. in Automobile Technology and a Masters in Procurement and Supply Chain Management, the president’s spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said in a statement on Tuesday. Aminu brings 28 years…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday said that every decision he has taken so far, including the fuel subsidy removal is all about Nigerian youths and their future. Tinubu spoke during the inauguration of the Planning Committee for the National Youth Conference at the State House, Abuja. He assured that the ongoing economic reforms were designed…
The harsh economic environment led to the closure of about 30 percent of Micro and Small Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria, amounting to about 7.2 million of the country’s estimated 24 million MSMEs, between 2023 and 2024, the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has stated. Chief Economist and Director of Research at NESG, Dr. Segun…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to youth empowerment, declaring that the government’s policies are designed to secure a prosperous future for the next generation. Speaking at the State House in Abuja during the inauguration of the Planning Committee for the National Youth Congress, Tinubu urged young Nigerians to take ownership…
President Bola Tinubu has rejected a proposed N942 billion budget from the National Population Commission (NPC) for the upcoming national housing and population census. Sources familiar with the discussions revealed that Tinubu insisted on cutting costs and suggested using members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for the exercise. During a meeting at the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Professor Attahiru Muhammadu Jega, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as Special Adviser and Coordinator of the Presidential Livestock Reform. President Tinubu announced the appointment Friday, hoping to drive meaningful progress in the livestock sector and further strengthen national development efforts. Jega, former vice chancellor of…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of six Chief Medical Directors (CMDs) for federal government-owned hospitals across the country, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s healthcare system. According to a statement issued on Friday by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the newly appointed CMDs will oversee…
President Bola Tinubu has granted automatic employment to 774 fellows of the national health programme. The President stated this while speaking at the presidential launch of the programme in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Addressing the young fellows tasked with monitoring primary healthcare centres (phcs) across all 774 local government areas, Tinubu declared, “You are hired,”…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Temitola Adekunle-Johnson as Special Adviser (SAD) to the President on Job Creation and MSME Office of the Vice President and Mrs Uju Anwuka as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Health, Office of the Vice President. In a Statement by the Senior Special Assistant…
The Apex Sociopolitical body of the South South Geo-political zone, Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF has raised the alarm that sexual harassment allegations against the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, PDP, Kogi Central are designed to remove the former from office….