Nigerian govt appoints US broker to sell ageing presidential jets

The Nigerian government has appointed a US-based broker to sell three ageing aircraft in the presidential fleet amidst plans to purchase new ones. A Nigerian paper, The Cable, reported that US-based airline marketer, JetHQ, has been appointed as the broker to sell a Boeing 737 Boeing Business Jet (BBJ), which is the president’s designated aircraft, … Read more

Presidency clears misconceptions on New York Times report on Nigeria

Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on information and strategy, on Sunday, reacted to a recent report published in the New York Times on Nigeria’s economy. He said Ruth Maclean and Ismail Auwal’s feature story, ‘Nigeria Confronts Its Worst Economic Crisis in a Generation,’ published on 11 June, appeared typically predetermined and followed … Read more

Tinubu fails to provide vital details of newly awarded contracts

Last Tuesday, President Bola Tinubu’s aide, Bayo Onanuga, shared 20 projects and policies adopted by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) in the meetings held last Monday and Tuesday. However, he failed to provide specific details about some of the projects including the names of contractors, contract amounts and project duration. The projects include road construction, … Read more