July 31, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed profound sadness over the passing of elder statesman, former Minister of Finance, and distinguished diplomat, Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji, who died at the age of 85.
Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji was an iconic figure in Nigeria’s public administration, whose illustrious career spanned decades of dedicated service as a permanent secretary, federal minister, and Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
Reflecting…
July 31, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stated that the creation of four additional divisions of the Nigerian Army to complement the existing eight was to ensure that the military responded swiftly to acts of insecurity wherever they happened. He added that the 12 divisions are now better motivated to tackle the insecurity in the country that has festered for long.
The President stated this while receiving traditional rulers under the auspices of the Oyo Stat…
July 31, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said the proposed business-to-business model for future hajj operations recommended by the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah will be implemented in phases.
Chairman of the Commission, Amb. Ismail Abba Yussuf, made the disclosure while fielding questions from State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He noted that the sudden planned migration of 98% of the country’s traditional pub…
July 31, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases
A principal ingredient of participatory governance is the robustness of views. No government is a monolith of knowledge; hence, a plurality of opinions, thoughts, and criticisms must be welcomed with avid and dispassionate interest.
In fact, democracy by its very conception is a theorem of divergence—divergence of thoughts, beliefs, pursuits, persuasions, and backgrounds. Wholesome debates and criticisms enrich governance; they are the barometers by w…
July 31, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, Thursday, led mourners at the Janai’za (funeral rites) of the former Nigerian Minister of Finance and Sardauna of Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji.
The elder statesman, who passed on earlier in the day at the age of 88 after a brief illness, had served as Minister of National Planning, and later Minister of Finance during the military administration of General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd).
On arrival in Sokoto, t…
July 31, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu congratulates renowned legal luminary, elder statesman, and distinguished public servant, Dr Muhammed Alimi AbdulRazaq, the Mutawalin of Ilorin, on his 70th birthday, describing him as an accomplished legal practitioner, respected community leader, and patriotic Nigerian whose exemplary career has inspired many within and beyond the legal profession.
President Tinubu notes AbdulRazaq’s remarkable contributions to Nigeria’s …
July 30, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has commended the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for the seamless handling of the 2026 hajj operation.
He spoke on Wednesday when he received the Board and management of NAHCON, and representatives of the State Pilgrims Welfare Boards, on a courtesy visit to the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The delegation met with the Vice President to brief him on the just concluded 2026 Hajj exercise and proj…
July 30, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has said the vision behind the creation of new regional development commissions is to further unlock and harness the unique strengths and opportunities in the various regions for Nigeria’s collective prosperity.
He thus stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu need to be praised for such foresight and directional leadership.
He said the vision must however be backed by innovation, effective collaboration an…
July 30, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases
President Bola Tinubu congratulates High Chief Gilbert Tamisan Grant, the Agura-Otiri of Warri, on his 80th birthday, July 31.
Chief Grant is one of Nigeria’s foremost indigenous petroleum engineers.
He began his career as a Petroleum/Reservoir Engineer with Gulf Oil Company Nigeria Limited (now Chevron Nigeria Limited) in 1970. He later joined the Nigerian National Oil Corporation (NNOC) in 1974 as a pioneer staff member.
Over his distinguished 21-…
July 30, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) has approved the immediate dissolution of the Presidential Implementation Committee (PIC) on the Alienation of Federal Government Properties.
Henceforth, all matters relating to the activities of the Committee will be coordinated by the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (HAGF).
The PIC was established in 2000 during the administration of former President Olusegun O…
July 30, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases
President Bola Tinubu congratulates Dr Thompson Abayomi Oshin, a renowned healthcare professional, educator, and humanitarian, on his 100th birthday on July 30.
Dr Oshin, widely regarded as the father of physiotherapy in Nigeria, is a pioneer of physiotherapy in Africa.
He is the first head and consultant physiotherapist at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, and served as the first Secretary-General of the African Physiotherapy Organisati…
July 28, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases
PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU AND THE PRESIDENT– ELECT OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, MRS OYINKANSOLA BADEJO-OKUSANYA, SANQ, AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJA, TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2026
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the President-elect of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, and some senior lawyers.
July 28, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases
PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU RECEIVES FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE, EMEST BAI KOROMA, IN THE STATE HOUSE, TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2026
July 28, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Tuesday in Abuja, assured that the ongoing restructuring of security operations and institutions will deliver victory over terrorism, banditry and kidnappings across the country.
Receiving the leadership of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), led by its President, Most Rev. Matthew Ndagoso, at the State House, President Tinubu emphasised that Nigeria’s security architecture is being repositioned for grea…
July 28, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has strongly condemned the recent barbaric and cowardly attack on innocent citizens in Naridon Village in Kamaru Ward, Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The attack on innocent citizens in the early hours of Monday led to the killings of about 30 residents, including women and children and the burning down of their houses.
Describing the assault as an unprovoked act of terror against defenceless people, the Presi…
July 28, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases
President Bola Tinubu felicitates Chukwuma Charles Soludo, Governor of Anambra State, on his birthday on July 28.
The President celebrates the exceptional economist, who, as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), led one of Nigeria’s most impactful reforms in the banking sector.
Recognising the sterling professional achievements of Soludo, the President describes him as an outlier who has brought the rigour, brilliance, and discipline of peda…
July 26, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Dr Wasiu Olanrewaju-Smart as Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters – House of Representatives. He replaces Hon. Ibrahim Olanrewaju, who resigned to contest for an elective post in his home state.
Olanrewaju-Smart is an accomplished scholar and public policy expert. He holds a PhD in Educational Management from Lead City University and a Master’s in Public Administration from Harvard Uni…
July 24, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday urged Nigerian medical doctors and other healthcare professionals in the diaspora to return home and lend their expertise to the ongoing transformation of the nation’s healthcare sector under the Renewed Hope Agenda.
President Tinubu stated this when he received a delegation of Nigerian Diaspora Medical Associations Worldwide led by the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) Hon. …
July 25, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases
Vice President Kashim Shettima will depart Abuja on Thursday for a high-level working visit to the Republic of Benin, accompanied by some state governors and senior officials of the Federal Government.
The delegation will visit the Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone, GDIZ, near Cotonou, where it will engage representatives of the Beninese government, investors and private-sector operators involved in the development and management of the industrial hub.
The …
July 25, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases
Six state governors have pledged to draw practical lessons from the Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone GDIZ), in the Republic of Benin as Nigeria intensifies efforts to establish agro-industrial processing hubs, revive domestic manufacturing and create large-scale employment for young people.
The governors spoke after joining Vice President Kashim Shettima on an inspection of the integrated industrial zone near Cotonou, where cotton, cashew nuts, soybeans and…
July 25, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases
President Bola Tinubu heartily congratulates Engineer David Umahi, Minister of Works, on his birthday on July 25.
Before he was appointed Minister of Works, Engineer Umahi served as the Senator representing Ebonyi South District. He was also a two-term Governor of Ebonyi State from May 2015 to May 2023, during which the state recorded landmark infrastructural development.
Recognising the Minister’s sustained efforts in delivering durable road infrast…
July 24, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has affirmed that the reforms instituted by his administration have been receiving global attention and commendation, assuring Nigerians that more benefits from the reforms will come very soon.
The President stated this on Thursday while receiving at the State House a delegation of a research group, Aseyori Tinubu, under the auspices of the Nigerian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim.
…
July 24, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu warmly rejoices with His Royal Majesty, Oba Semiudeen Orimadegun Kasali, Emugoriade I, the Adeboruwa of Igbogbo Kingdom, on the 10th anniversary of his ascension to the revered throne of his forefathers.
President Tinubu joins the government and people of Lagos State, the traditional institution, sons and daughters of Igbogbo Kingdom, and well-wishers in celebrating the monarch’s decade of dedicated, peaceful, and purposefu…
July 24, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu sends warm congratulations to the Accountant-General of the Federation, Dr Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi, on his election as the Chairman of the African Association of Accountant-Generals (AAAG).
Ogunjimi emerged victorious after a keenly contested election involving candidates from Tanzania and The Gambia during the association’s Annual General Meeting held in the Kingdom of Eswatini recently.
President Tinubu says Ogunj…
July 24, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases
Budget Office of the Federation
APPROPRIATION WAS ONLY THE FIRST STEP
The public argument has often begun at the wrong point. The National Assembly appropriated funds for the Presidential Economic Advisory Council/Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, known as PEAC/PFIPC. That fact is not in dispute. The question is what happened next.
An appropriation is authority in law to make provision for an expenditure. It is not a cheque. It is…