NIGERIA: TAX REVENUE INCREASES CRUCIAL FOR NATIONAL FINANCES Almost a year before they seek re-election President Bola Tinubu and his All Progressives Congress (APC) administration continue to promote the much debated benefits of their ambitious reform agenda...
President Bola Tinubu Petroleum Resources Minister of State Heineken Lokpobiri and senior oil-sector officials are searching for ways to boost oil and gas investment and output...
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At least 16 military officers are to face trial accused of plotting to overthrow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as security concerns are becoming a critical issue in next year's national elections...
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has unveiled a new senior diplomatic team including a new ambassador to the United States in a hint at which countries are its diplomatic priorities...
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Scrambling in the wake of US President Donald J Trump's threat to ‘go into Nigeria guns ablazing' on 1 November to end what he called a ‘Christian genocide' President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's government has enthusiastically joined in the privatisation of foreign policy by hiring a slew of lobbyists in Washington DC all claiming to have the ear of the President and his advisors...
Only a fool hell-bent on a suicidal path can dare to challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu 73 in 2027 says Vice President Kashim Shettima...
Delivery of these US weapons to Abuja will be cast as a victory for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his National Security Advisor Nuhu Ribadu...
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President Bola Tinubu has rejected opposition calls to delay the implementation of a new tax regime as the government pins its hopes on streamlining administration and collection to increase revenues...
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Recent history gave Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu every reason to stop the attempted putsch in neighbouring Benin on 7 December...
After Talon went on television to declare the putsch was defeated Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said he had ordered his air force to take control of the Cotonou airspace and help drive the rebels out of the national TV and radio station and a military base (an apparent reference to Fidjrossè)...
Kebbi Governor Nasir Idris cried sabotage alleging internal collusion – a charge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu endorsed...
RESHUFFLING THE DIPLOMATIC AND SECURITY DECKS After over two years of leaving multiple vacancies in the diplomatic service – including ambassadors to Washington DC London Paris and Beijing – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed about 35 top officials to head Nigerian missions across the world...