President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has condemned the killing of prominent Islamic preacher, Sheikh Yahaya Ibrahim Masussuka, and his friend, Adamu Abubakar, in Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State, directing security agencies to ensure that those responsible are brought to justice. The two men were reportedly killed in a drive-by shooting by gunmen on Monday evening, prompting the President to express sadness over the incident. In a statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu described the killing as a heinous act and an assault on the sanctity of human life and the values of peace.…
Author: Micheal Akanji
By Tunde Rahman History has a way of choosing its own geography. When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu chose Kaduna to flag off his 2027 re-election campaign on Saturday, October 24, 2026, he chose more than a location. He was sending a historic message. Kaduna is Nigeria’s political ground zero. From here, the old Northern Region administered the entire North. It was here that alliances were forged. By starting his campaign where the North still feels its pulse, Tinubu told northern Nigeria, “I have not forgotten you.” Ranchers Bees Stadium, Kaduna, the rally venue, was packed with party supporters and sympathisers…
The National Credit Guarantee Company (NCGC) has facilitated access to finance for businesses and individuals through credit guarantees, with its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Sabo Nanono Okaimu, disclosing that the company had issued guarantees worth N80.1 billion, supporting N64.13 billion in loans as of October 21, 2026. Speaking during a media briefing with the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Okaimu said the company had engaged 19 participating financial institutions to expand access to credit for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across Nigeria. Established by President Bola Tinubu on May 29, 2025,…
The Chairman of the Governing Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Chief Idris Ibikunle Olorunnimbe, is championing initiatives aimed at reducing the cost of digital learning, expanding access to educational resources and creating more opportunities for Nigerian youths through the telecommunications sector. One of the most prominent initiatives associated with his leadership is the Zero-Rated Access to Educational Platforms and Content Initiative, designed to remove data charges as a barrier to accessing approved online learning resources. The programme, launched in September 2026, is scheduled to provide approximately five million eligible students with up to 100 megabytes of free daily…
Nigeria’s efforts to tackle child malnutrition have received a boost following a proposed partnership between the Federal Government and US-based organisation, Operation End Starvation, aimed at combating hunger and preventing child deaths across the country. The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, expressed confidence in the capacity of Nigeria’s health sector team when she received a delegation of the organisation, led by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate. “Nigeria has the best team in the health sector presently,” the First Lady said, commending the expertise, dedication and commitment of professionals serving across the country’s ministries.…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has accused the African Democratic Congress (ADC) of failing to pay its staff for over a year, questioning the party’s capacity to manage Nigeria’s affairs if given the opportunity to govern. The council, in a statement issued on Monday by its spokesperson, Dele Alake, alleged that the ADC National Working Committee, led by Senator David Mark as chairman and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as secretary, had neglected the welfare of party workers despite their continued service. Alake described the alleged non-payment of salaries as unacceptable, arguing that a party aspiring to lead the…
As Nigeria records signs of easing inflation, the next major test for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is ensuring that economic improvements translate into affordable food, stronger household purchasing power and better living conditions for citizens. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported that Nigeria’s headline inflation rate declined from 15.39 per cent in August to 14.63 per cent in September 2026. Food inflation stood at 19.59 per cent year-on-year, while food prices recorded a month-on-month decline of 1.55 per cent. These figures offer a measure of relief and suggest that price pressures are moderating. However, many Nigerian households continue…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has strengthened his administration’s infrastructure delivery agenda with the commissioning of an 81-kilometre section of the Abuja–Kaduna highway, marking another milestone in efforts to improve road transportation and connectivity across northern Nigeria. The President inaugurated the completed section on Saturday, October 24, 2026, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) commenced its campaign activities ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The highway project forms part of the larger 375-kilometre Abuja–Kaduna–Zaria–Kano road corridor, a strategic transport route connecting the Federal Capital Territory with major commercial centres across northern Nigeria. Constructed with continuously reinforced concrete and equipped with streetlights,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on Nigerians to support the continuation of his administration’s economic reforms, pledging to consolidate the gains of ongoing policies and create greater opportunities for prosperity as the All Progressives Congress (APC) formally flagged off its presidential campaign in Kaduna ahead of the 2027 general election. Addressing party leaders, governors, supporters and other stakeholders at the campaign rally on Saturday, Tinubu expressed confidence that his administration’s policies would lay a stronger foundation for economic recovery, national development and an improved standard of living. The President said his second term would build on the progress already…
The Director of New Media of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, who also serves as Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Social Media, Hon. Dada Olusegun, has urged young people in Northern Nigeria to protect the political and economic reforms initiated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, declaring that the progress made since 2015 must not be truncated. Olusegun made the call on Friday in Kaduna during the official flag-off of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign, where he highlighted the administration’s policies on education, infrastructure, economic reforms and industrial development. He described the APC as the strongest…