Tag: Presidency

  • PRESIDENCY RESPOND TO IMF’s 3.9% GROWTH SPECULATION 

    PRESIDENCY RESPOND TO IMF’s 3.9% GROWTH SPECULATION 

      ‎ Presidency has praised the International Monetary Funds IMF’s recent upward revision of Nigeria’s economic growth forecasts to 3.9% in 2025 and 4.2% in 2026, attributing this positive outlook to President Bola Tinubu’s bold reforms in fiscal management, energy, trade, and investment, as well as the competence of his economic team. The IMF’s update…

  • GUINEANS SERIOUSLY VOTE TO ALLOW MILITARY JUNTA’s RUN FOR PRESIDENCY

    GUINEANS SERIOUSLY VOTE TO ALLOW MILITARY JUNTA’s RUN FOR PRESIDENCY

    provisional results of Guinea’s constitutional referendum show over 90% of voters approving a measure that could allow junta leader Mamadi Doumbouya to run for president. With a high turnout of 91.4%, the referendum passes with 90.06% ‘yes’ votes. The vote is part of Guinea’s transition from military to civilian rule amid regional instability, with critics…

  • PRESIDENCY SLAMS OBI’S ONE-TERM PLEDGE, CALLS LINCOLN, JFK REFERENCES MISGUIDING

    PRESIDENCY SLAMS OBI’S ONE-TERM PLEDGE, CALLS LINCOLN, JFK REFERENCES MISGUIDING

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    Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu Bayo Onanuga has criticized Peter Obi, former Labour Party presidential candidate, for pledging to serve only one term if elected in 2027, calling his references to Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, and Nelson Mandela inaccurate. Onanuga clarified that Lincoln was assassinated during his second term, Kennedy didn’t complete his…

  • PRESIDENCY DISCLOSE NNPCL BOSS, OJULARI NOT FORCED TO SIGN RESIGNATION LETTER

    PRESIDENCY DISCLOSE NNPCL BOSS, OJULARI NOT FORCED TO SIGN RESIGNATION LETTER

    Office of the presidency has clarified that CEO of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Bayo Ojulari, was not forced to sign his resignation letter.   Presidential spokesperson Sunday Dare dismissed reports that the EFCC and DSS coerced Ojulari into resigning, stating the claims are false.   Recall Ojulari was appointed as GCEO in April 2025…

  • PRESIDENCY COUNTERS KWANKWASO SAYS NORTH NOT NEGLECTED UNDER TINUBU’s ADMINISTRATION

    PRESIDENCY COUNTERS KWANKWASO SAYS NORTH NOT NEGLECTED UNDER TINUBU’s ADMINISTRATION

    Presidency has dismissed claims by 2023 NNPP presidential candidate Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso that Northern Nigeria has been neglected under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.   The government stated that numerous critical projects are ongoing in the region, countering Kwankwaso’s assertion that resources favor the South, leading to increased poverty and insecurity in the North.   While…

  • PRESIDENCY ATTACKS IMF OVER REPORT ON INFLATION, POVERTY

    PRESIDENCY ATTACKS IMF OVER REPORT ON INFLATION, POVERTY

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    Presidency has criticised the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for its recent harsh assessment of Nigeria’s economic reforms, inflation, and poverty levels.   The IMF’s report highlighted challenges such as high inflation, slow reform impacts, declining per capita GDP, and a poverty rate of 42% in 2023. It also pointed out issues like limited access to…