The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, has disclosed that construction on key sections of the 750-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway has exceeded 40 per cent completion, insisting that the project is progressing faster than anticipated and has not been abandoned. “The Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is moving and moving even faster than envisaged,” Umahi stated while providing an update on the progress of the multibillion-naira infrastructure project to the State House journalists shortly after meeting the President. According to the minister, more than 40 per cent of the work has been completed on Sections 3A and 3B, covering approximately 75 kilometres…
Author: Micheal Akanji
As Nigeria moves towards the 2027 general election, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) will be judged largely by their record in office, the progress of ongoing reforms and their ability to translate economic changes into better living conditions for ordinary Nigerians. Since assuming office on May 29, 2023, the administration has pursued major economic restructuring, infrastructure development, social intervention programmes and efforts to strengthen domestic production. These policies provide the APC with a record to present to voters, although the ultimate electoral outcome will depend on public assessment of their results. One of the administration’s…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu once said, “Nigeria has corrected its course. We have passed through our own Red Sea. This is not the time to look back.” These powerful words remind Nigerians of the need to remain hopeful as the country works towards economic recovery and shared prosperity. There has been considerable discussion about the Federal Government’s fresh measures to cushion the impact of rising petrol prices on Nigerians. As part of these interventions, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) Retail has agreed to temporarily forgo its retail profit margin and sell petrol at cost for an initial 30-day…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has welcomed the World Bank’s October 2026 Nigeria Development Update, saying its findings provide evidence that the Federal Government’s economic reforms are strengthening the economy and creating opportunities for improved living standards. The report, titled Beyond the Federal Purse: How Higher Revenues Reshaped State Priorities, highlights improvements in economic growth, inflation, foreign reserves and revenue generation, while examining how increased government revenues have influenced spending priorities across the states. According to the World Bank, Nigeria’s economy grew by 4.2 per cent in the first half of 2026, compared with 3.9 per cent in the corresponding period…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday received the Director-General of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Senator Abdulaziz Yari, in an audience at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking with journalists after the meeting, Yari announced that the campaign flag-off for President Tinubu is scheduled to be held in Kaduna on October 24, following discussions with the President on the campaign timetable and planned state visits. According to him, the inaugural meeting is scheduled for October 14 at the State House Banquet Hall, while the campaign will officially commence in Kaduna on October 24. “The President asked for me to come and…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has agreed to forgo its retail profit margin and sell petrol at cost for 30 days as part of measures approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to cushion the impact of rising global crude oil prices on Nigerian households. The decision was announced on Thursday by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, who unveiled additional Federal Government interventions aimed at moderating fuel price volatility, reducing transportation costs and protecting vulnerable Nigerians from the effects of the global energy crisis. Under the arrangement, NNPC Retail will sell petrol…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the 25th anniversary of his assumption of public office as Head of Government and Chief Minister of Gujarat. In a statement issued on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, President Tinubu, on behalf of the Nigerian government and people, described the milestone as a historic achievement and commended Modi’s longstanding service to the people of India. Modi first assumed office as Chief Minister of Gujarat in 2001 and served in the position for more than 12 years before becoming Prime Minister of India in 2014. PBAT described 25 years of…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared three days of national mourning in honour of Nigerian Air Force personnel who lost their lives in an aircraft crash while serving the country. The President, in a statement, described the incident as a painful moment for the Armed Forces and the entire nation, commending the courage and sacrifice of Air Force personnel who continually put their lives on the line to protect Nigeria. PBAT directed that national flags be flown at half-mast across the country throughout the mourning period as a mark of respect for the fallen military personnel. He also expressed solidarity…
Nigeria is a country blessed with enormous natural resources, but for decades, much of the nation’s wealth has left the country in raw form, while Nigerians received only a fraction of the value created from those resources. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda is increasingly focused on changing that model by encouraging production, local processing, investment, value addition and stronger revenue management. In the crude oil sector, the administration is pursuing reforms designed to restore investor confidence, increase production and make Nigeria’s petroleum resources generate greater value for the Federation. Nigeria produced an average of 1.68 million barrels of…
By Tunde Rahman Memories of the June 12 election and the injustice done to Bashorun MKO Abiola with the annulment of a free and fair election he won, his incarceration and eventual death were rekindled last Thursday at the national premiere of “MKO Abiola”, a film directed by my friend, Ose Oyamendan. Those memories will never go away anytime soon. As I had stated previously, on that fateful day, June 12, 1993, I operated in two important capacities. While I was the Political Correspondent of the old Daily Times covering political activities in Abuja, I was also an officer in…