The APC governorship candidate in Osun State, Ademola Oyetola Bamidele (AMBO), has met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu following the outcome of the recent governorship election in the state. Speaking shortly after the meeting with the President, AMBO said the visit was primarily to discuss the situation in Osun and the need to maintain peace in the aftermath of the election. He stressed that peace remained crucial, particularly because the issue at hand concerns the people of Osun State. According to him, the APC is currently examining the results of the election and would communicate its position to the public…
Author: Micheal Akanji
The proposal by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to restore petrol subsidies has drawn a strong response from the Presidency, which argues that returning to the old subsidy regime would undermine ongoing reforms in Nigeria’s petroleum sector and place renewed pressure on public finances. In a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the Presidency described Atiku’s proposal as a reversal of his previous position on fuel subsidies and questioned its fiscal and legal implications. The statement recalled that the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) provided for the end of the petrol subsidy…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, to use his electoral victory to promote reconciliation, unity, peace and stability in the state. Receiving Governor Adeleke, who visited the Presidential Villa to present his Certificate of Return, President Tinubu said Adeleke’s victory was a product of the will of God and the people, rather than the “smartness” of politicians. He urged the governor to expand his political reach, reconcile with his opponents and avoid stigmatising anyone who contested against him. “You did not conquer anybody; you won the election. That is the essence of democracy,” PBAT said,…
The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill says it remains on schedule to deliver its seven-week workplan, with the first drafting sprint on the proposed legislation now underway. The development comes as the extended deadline for stakeholders to submit memoranda and position papers approaches, with submissions expected to close at 5:00 p.m. (WAT) on Friday, August 21, 2026. Since its inauguration, the Working Group has moved from its initial organisational phase into substantive policy and legislative work. The Policy Advisory Committee (PAC), chaired by retired Justice Mohammed Abdullahi Liman, has completed the first stage of its oversight mandate…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday visited the Presidential Villa in Abuja, where he presented his Certificate of Return to President Bola Tinubu following his victory in the state governorship election. Adeleke arrived at the forecourt of the Presidential Villa at about 5:20pm for the meeting with the President. The presentation came after Adeleke emerged victorious in the Osun governorship election, securing another term as governor of the state. He was accompanied on the visit by political associates and supporters, among them Bamidele Salam, a member of the House of Representatives representing the Ede North/Ede South/Egbedore/Ejigbo Federal Constituency. The…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday paid a visit to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, days after securing victory in the state’s governorship election. The governor arrived at the Villa at approximately 5:20 p.m., accompanied by Bamidele Salam, a member of the House of Representatives representing the Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore and Ejigbo Federal Constituency. Also present were Senator Lere Oyewumi, Director-General of the Adeleke Campaign Council; Sunday Bisi, a member of the campaign council; and Akinleye Kazeem, Chief of Staff to the Osun State Governor. The engagement follows Adeleke’s victory in the August…
President Bola Tinubu has approved a sweeping new financing push for Nigeria’s education sector, directing cleared cash recovered by the EFCC and unclaimed dividends into NELFUND, while committing N155bn to complete the long-abandoned National Library project. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved a series of measures designed to strengthen education financing, expand student support and equip Nigerian universities with entrepreneurship and innovation skills. At the centre of the decisions is the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), which has been directed to receive all eligible liquid funds recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), alongside unclaimed dividends…
By Micheal Akanji The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved projects and policy measures valued at more than N1.02 trillion, covering critical road infrastructure, specialised healthcare facilities and other national development initiatives. The decisions were taken at the Council’s meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, its first sitting since June 29. Among the major approvals were N74.51 billion for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt–Onne Port Junction section of the East-West Road, N302.30 billion for a National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment Centre in Abuja, and a combined investment of about N285 billion…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), effective August 27, 2026. Enitan, the most senior Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil Service, will succeed Didi Esther Walson-Jack, who is due to retire after attaining the statutory retirement age of 60. A native of Osun State, Enitan has served as a Permanent Secretary for seven years and seven months, during which he worked at the Ministry of Police Affairs, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and the Office of the Vice President. He is currently the Permanent Secretary in…
Being the first son of a sitting President is a position that comes with privilege, visibility and an extraordinary level of public scrutiny. For Seyi Tinubu, the weight of that identity is unavoidable because his father, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is Nigeria’s President. Yet, to understand Seyi only through the prism of his father would be to overlook the young man, entrepreneur, philanthropist and youth advocate who has been building his own relationships and pursuing his own interests long before his father occupied Aso Rock. His story deserves a broader examination, one that recognises both his background and the work he…