Days after the Bauchi State Governor and Chairman of PDP Governors Forum, Bala Mohammed made incendiary remarks against the administration of President Bola Tinubu regarding its tax reform agenda, the presidency has hit back at the governor berating him for issuing direct threats to the federal government over policy issues that require constructive engagements instead. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare on Monday published a rejoinder on his official X handle on behalf of the presidency. Mr. Dare wrote, “the recent inflammatory rhetoric of Governor Bala Mohammed regarding the Tax Reform Act and…
Author: Michael Chibuzo
President Bola Tinubu has expressed his profound joy at the re-opening of the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, describing it as another remarkable achievement in 2024 that has strengthened Nigerians’ hope in his administration. Today, the Warri Refinery returned to operation weeks after NNPC Limited restarted the 60,000 Barrels per day at the Port Harcourt Refinery in November. With Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) going into operation after several years of inactivity, President Tinubu has once again expressed his administration’s determination to ramp up local refining capacity and make Nigeria a hub…
It appears that a proposed political alliance between alliance between the three major losing presidential candidates in the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso aimed at defeating President Bola Tinubu in 2027 has hit the rocks even before it came to life. One of the former presidential candidates, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso in an interview on the Hausa service of the Radio France International blast Atiku Abubakar over what he described as lies told by the former Vice President to a gathering of northern religious leaders regarding a non-existent power rotation agreement between Atiku, Obi and…
A popular fake news merchant and propagandist, Mahdi Shehu from Northern Nigeria in trying to prove the baseless claims by the military dictator of Niger Republic accusing Nigeria of allowing France to establish a military base shared a video apparently shot in 2013 showing Nigerian and French troops offloading supplies on his X handle. The video went viral with many believing it to be true. However, upon a reverse search of the video on the internet, Podium Reporters discovered that the video has been in circulation online since 2013. The video is a news report by the Associated Press (AP)…
Following the false accusations of collusion with France levelled against Nigeria by the military dictator of Niger Republic, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has come out to quash such claims, describing them as baseless. Few days ago, a video went viral in Nigeria in which the junta leader alleged that Nigeria has given its former colonial master and ally, France a military base in Nigeria for the purpose of destabilising Niger Republic. However, responding to the claims in a BBC Hausa interview, the NSA, Nuhu Ribadu pointed out that Nigeria has never given any foreign…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended his heartfelt condolences to the government and people of India on the passing of the country’s former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. Singh, India’s Prime Minister between 2004 and 2014, died Thursday at the age of 92. According to a state house press release signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Prime Minister Singh’s official visit to Nigeria in 2007 was historic as he earned the distinct honour of addressing a joint session of the National Assembly, a privilege accorded to only a few global leaders. The…
By Mohammed Idris, fnipr As the first full year of President Tinubu’s administration, 2024 has come with its unique share of challenges and triumphs. As we look back at the ongoing year, this is the perfect time to reflect on the President’s vision for a transformed Nigeria and how 2024 has provided numerous opportunities to manifest that vision. On so many fronts, the outgoing year has brought significant policy and legislative milestones that are helping to cement the very foundations of the President’s grand vision for Nigeria. Take the examples of the Students Loan Fund and the Consumer Credit Corporation,…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has strongly rejected allegations made in a viral video by the military leader of Niger Republic, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, accusing Nigeria of colluding with its former ally France to destabilise Niger Republic. In a statement by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, the federal government stated that these claims exist solely in the realm of imagination, as Nigeria has never engaged in any overt or covert alliance with France – or any other country – to sponsor terrorist attacks or destabilize the Niger Republic in the wake of the undemocratic change in…
President Bola Tinubu has cancelled all his official events in Lagos today, including his attendance at the 2024 Lagos Boat Regatta in honour of the stampede victims in Abuja and Okija, Anambra State. The two tragedies claimed many lives and left many others injured. President Tinubu was scheduled to watch the boat parade and other activities of the Boat Regatta from the waterfront of his Queen’s Drive residence in Ikoyi. Dignitaries, including top officials of the Lagos State government and white cap chiefs from the State, were already seated when the President cancelled his appearance following briefings on the tragedies.…
By Bernard Okri On Wednesday, December 18, 2024, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu delivered a speech to the Joint Session of the National Assembly as he presented his ₦49.7 trillion 2025 budget estimate to the legislature. The budget marks the President’s second within his 19 months in office and the second under this administration. His speech provided a concise overview of Nigeria’s economic trajectory under his leadership. Christened the “Budget of Restoration: Securing Peace, Rebuilding Prosperity,” this budget builds on the gains achieved during the administration’s initial efforts to stabilize the economy. It promises to improve lives and enhance productivity nationwide.…