Tag: Presidency
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
