“BUDGET OF CONSOLIDATION, RENEWED RESILIENCE AND SHARED PROSPERITY” Presented by: His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, At the Joint Session of the National Assembly, Abuja, Friday, 19 December 2025 PROTOCOLS o Distinguished Senate President, o Rt. Honourable Speaker and Honourable Members of the HouseContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya Beneficiaries of relief materials distributed during the 2025 flooding in Niger have expressed appreciation to President Bola Tinubu and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) for their timely intervention. They gave the commendations on Friday in Minna when a NEMA Monitoring and Evaluation Team led by MrContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has credited the combination of monetary, fiscal and structural reforms of President Bola Tinubu’s administration for the steady moderation in Nigeria’s inflation rate. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Dr Omoniyi Akinsiju, the IMPI projected a further easingContinue Reading
By Aderonke Ojediran The 1985 set, University of Lagos (UNILAG) College of Medicine Alumni, has reaffirmed its commitment to giving back to its alma mater, as the foundation of its members’ professional excellence. Mr Kofo Ogunyakin, the set’s President, said this at its 40th anniversary reunion, where the alumni donatedContinue Reading
By Joy Obanya As the year comes to an end, Nollywood is set to grip audience with the most anticipated films that assure entertainment, everyday life events and laughter. December is shaping up to be a blockbuster month for Nollywood fans as producers and directors have swamped the social mediaContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Stakeholders in the health sector have renewed calls for gender equity in healthcare leadership, stressing the need for increased representation of women in decision-making positions across Nigeria’s health sector. The call was made in Abuja on Wednesday at the graduation ceremony and gala of the EmpowerHer HealthContinue Reading
The Federal Ministry of Environment has taken measures to strengthen Nigeria’s response to climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution at its 18th National Council on Environment (NCE) meeting in Katsina State. The three-day council meeting has as theme “Tackling the Triple Planetary Crises of Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss and PollutionContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The organising committee of the “Summit of the Progressives,” has rescheduled its programme commemorating 10 years of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governance at the national level to Jan. 27, 2026. The Chairman, Brand and Media Committee, Bashir Ahmad, disclosed the new date in a statement madeContinue Reading
By Akpan Glory The Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC) says it will digitise water use licensing and monitoring as part of reforms introduced within the first 100 days of its Executive Director, Dr Aminu Zaria. Zaria disclosed this on Monday in Abuja while briefing journalists on achievements recordedContinue Reading
By Abbas Bamalli Stakeholders in Katsina State on Monday called for the extension of paid maternity leave, from four months to six months, in a bid to encourage exclusive breastfeeding. The call is in a communique jointly signed by Alhaji Badamasi Sani, representative of the state’s Primary Health Care Agency,Continue Reading
