President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is scheduled to travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the upcoming African Union Summit, following his engagements in France, according to Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. While in Addis Ababa, President Tinubu will join other African leaders for the 46th Ordinary Session of the Executive …
President Tinubu Raises 2025 Budget Proposal to N54.2 Trillion
President Bola Tinubu has raised Nigeria’s proposed 2025 annual budget from N49.7 trillion to N54.2 trillion. The budget increase was communicated through separate letters sent to both the Senate and the House of Representatives. During a Senate plenary session, Senator Godswill Akpabio read the president’s letter, which attributed the increase to additional revenues generated by …
US will ‘take over’ Gaza and develop it – Trump
US President, Donald Trump on Tuesday night, February 4, said that the United States would take over the Gaza Strip, resettle Palestinians in other countries and turn the territory into “the Riviera of the Middle East.” Trump said the US would take over the war-ravaged Gaza Strip and develop it economically after Palestinians are …
Peter Obi Calls on Nigerians to Turn Criticism into Motivation After Kemi Badenoch’s Remarks
Former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi has urged Nigerians to use criticism as motivation for national progress following recent remarks by UK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, February 4, Obi responded to Badenoch’s statement, where she expressed concerns about Britain becoming as impoverished as …
Trump asks Ukraine for Mineral resources in exchange for Military aid
U.S. President, Donald Trump says he wants access to Ukraine’s rare earth and critical minerals in exchange for the billions of dollars in military aid Washington has been supplying to Kyiv. It’s an idea previously suggested by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who sought to appeal to Trump’s dealmaker personality as a way of continued US …
End insecurity by 2025 – Tinubu orders military
President Bola Tinubu has issued orders to the military to end banditry and general insecurity by the end of 2025. This was disclosed by the Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru. The Minister said bandits are currently on the run and that the military won’t stop until they are all destroyed. “The bandits are now on …
FG to raise N758bn bond to clear backlog of pension liabilities
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the issuance of a ₦758 billion bond by the Debt Management Office to clear the backlog of pension liabilities for all categories of pensioners. The decision, made during Tuesday’s meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, was announced by …
China Strikes Back: Retaliatory Tariffs Escalate Trade War with US
In response to the United States imposing a 10 percent tariff on all Chinese imports, China has countered with a 15 percent tariff on selected US goods, according to ABC News. This move marks the intensification of a trade war between the world’s two largest economies. The Australian dollar and local share markets took a …
President Tinubu Swears in New Ogun State Federal Commissioner, Others
President Bola Tinubu officially swore in Akeem Amosun as the newly appointed Federal Commissioner representing Ogun State, alongside 20 other commissioners and eight federal permanent secretaries. The ceremony took place during the first Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting of the year at the State House Council Chambers in Abuja. Amosun’s appointment follows Senate confirmation on …
President Trump pauses tariffs on Mexico for one month after talks with Mexican president
US President Donald Trump has announced he is pausing U.S. tariffs targeting imports from Mexico for a month after the country’s president Claudia Sheinbaum agreed to send 10,000 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to combat the flow of fentanyl. Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday, January 3, that he and Mexican President Claudia …