Tinubu’s Requests: Again, lawmakers sacrificing due diligence for speed There is an emerging trend in the National Assembly. It has been noticed that once a bill or request emanates from the president, the lawmakers pass or approve it at the speed of light.During the past week, the lawmakers approved four requests from the president. The … Read more
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has inaugurated the newly constituted board of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) with a call on the new management to introduce innovations in hajj operations in Nigeria. Speaking during the inauguration of the new board at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday, the vice president urged members … Read more
President Bola Tinubu, state governors, ministers and other political figures from different parts of Nigeria, on Wednesday, paid their last respect to the late Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. The remains of Mr Akeredou arrived the state for his final burial rites on Wednesday. Mr Akeredolu, aged 67, died of postrate cancer in a German … Read more
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has extended condolences to Namibia over the demise of its president, Hage Geingob. PREMIUM TIMES reported that Mr Geingob passed in the early hours of Sunday in Namibia while receiving cancer treatment. He died a few days after returning from a therapy treatment in the US. “President Tinubu mourns the painful … Read more
Despite the nation’s economic challenges, federal lawmakers have raised their own allocation in the 2024 budget to an unprecedented N344.48 billion. The lawmakers increased by over 50 per cent the N197 billion proposed by President Bola Tinubu for them in the budget proposal submitted to them in November. Both the Senate and the House of … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated former President Muhammadu Buhari on his 81st birthday. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity on Saturday, Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu described the former president as “an icon of truth, justice, and patriotism.” He appreciated Mr Buhari for his friendship and vote of confidence shown through … Read more
