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Tinubu appoints 18 aides for VP’s office
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 18 Special Advisers and Senior Special Assistants to work in the office of Vice President Kashim Shettima. The team comprising six Special Advisers and 12 Senior Special Assistants. The appointments in the Vice President’s office includes; Rukaiya El-Rufai, Special Adviser (SAD) to the President on NEC & Climate Change; Tope Kolade Fasua…
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Tinubu arrives in New York ahead of his first UNGA participation
President Tinubu Monday arrived in New York USA ahead of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly. This was disclosed in a post on the nations broadcast television station, NTA X platform formerly known as Twitter. President Bola Tinubu arrives in New York ahead of his first UNGA participation. 🎥 @MDanwahab pic.twitter.com/DNwHhKQqI8— NTANetwork (@NTANewsNow) September 18, 2023 WesternPost…
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Tinubu appoints Jamila Ibrahim as new minister of youth
President Bola Tinubu has approved the nomination of Jamila Ibrahim to serve as the Minister of Youth. According to a statement issued by Ajuri Ngelale, her nomination is subject to a confirmation by the Senate The President has further approved the nomination of Ayodele Olawande to serve as the Minister of State for Youth, pending his confirmation by the Senate…
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UNGA: Tinubu to depart for New York on Sunday
President Bola Tinubu will leave Abuja on Sunday for New York, USA ahead of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Ajuri Ngelale, confirmed the trip to State House journalists on Friday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He said that President Tinubu is looking forward to representing Nigeria…
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Ajulo, Falana’s wife, Afe Babalola’s daughter others make SAN’s list
Dr Kayode Ajulo, a constitutional lawyer and others have been shortlisted among the senior lawyers that made the list to be considered for the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). This is contained in the lists released by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) in Abuja on Thursday. Also on the 69-man shortlist include Funmi, wife of Mr Femi…
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Tinubu appoints Aliyu Tijanji as new NCFRMI chair
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Aliyu Tijani Ahmed as the new Federal Commissioner / Chief Executive Officer of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI). This was disclosed in a statement issued by Ajuri Ngelale a spokesperson for the president on Thursday. He said Mr Tijani’s appointment is to take immediate effect. “Mr Tijani Ahmed is…
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Tinubu appoints new NSIPA coordinator
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Delu Yakubu as the pioneer National Coordinator / Chief Executive Officer of the National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA), a spokesperson for the president has said. According to a statement issued by Ajuri Ngelale on Thirsday, Yakubu appointment would be subject to the Senate confirmation. The National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA) (Establishment) Act, 2023,…
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None of Buhari’s critics can question his intentions as president – Garba Shehu
Garba Shehu, spokesperson for ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, says that despite the fact that the former president made some poor choices during his eight years in government, his critics cannot question his intentions. In a series of posts via his X page, formally known as Twitter, on Wednesday, Shehu also highlighted several measures taken by his principal during his time in…
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Shettima departs Abuja, to represent Nigeria at G77+China leaders’ summit in Cuba
The Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima will depart Abuja today to represent President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the G77+China Leaders’ Summit in Havana, Cuba from 15th to 17th September, 2023. He will be joining other world leaders, including the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Gutteres at the Summit to deliberate on development issues facing members mostly from the global south.…
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Tinubu mourns doyen of accounting, Akintola Williams
“President Bola Tinubu shares in the pain of loss with the family, friends and associates of the Doyen of Accounting in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa, Chief Akintola Williams, who passed away on Monday at the age of 104 years old,” his media aide Ajuri Ngelale said on Tuesday. The statement by Ngelale said President Tinubu sympathises with the Lagos and…
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