India, others reject Tinubu’s newly posted ambassadors over tenure policy

Some countries, including India, have reportedly refused to accept some ambassadorial nominees of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu due to diplomatic policies linked to the remaining tenure of the Nigerian administration. Sources within the Presidency and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed that India has a standing policy that discourages accepting ambassadors from governments with less…

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Tinubu inaugurates 11-man committee on Grid Asset Management

Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu has inaugurated an 11-man committee to facilitate the establishment of the Grid Asset Management Company Limited (GAMCO) as part of efforts to improve electricity supply across the country. The committee, chaired by the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, was inaugurated in Abuja on Friday following the approval of the Federal…

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Tinubu urges senators  to amend constitution to  provide legal framework for State Police 

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu,  has appealed to the leadership of the  10th Senate to amend the constitution to provide a legal framework for the establishment of State Police to tackle insecurity nationwide. He  made the appeal on Wednesday, during an interfaith breakfast with senators at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He  said that the creation…

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Tinubu urges reactivation of regional standby force to tackle insecurity

President Bola Tinubu has called for the reactivation of a regional standby force leveraging Nigeria’s National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) in Abuja. The proposed force would function as an intelligence and kinetic fusion unit to strengthen regional counter-terrorism responses. This was contained in a statement made available on Saturday by the Minister of State for…

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FG approves construction of ₦1 trillion Metropolitan Rail Service in Kano 

Federal Government  of Nigeria’s has  approved the construction of a ₦1 trillion Metropolitan Rail Service in Kano State to transform urban transportation, boost economic activities, andNational Qur’anic Recitation Competition in Borno. This is contained in a statement issued byGovernor Abba Yusuf’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature, in Kano on Thursday. According to the statement, “the project aims…

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FG approves procurement of two satellites to boost digital economy

Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the purchase of two new communication satellites to boost Nigeria’s digital infrastructure and support President Bola Tinubu’s plan to grow the economy to $1tillion. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy,  Bosun Tijani, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at a press conference to mark Global Privacy Day 2026,…

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Tinubu posts ambassador- designates to France, US, other countries

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday approved the posting of four ambassador-designates out of the 67 confirmed by the Senate in December, 2025. According to a statement by the President ‘s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, Thursday, in Abuja, President Tinubu confirmed Ayodele Oke as the ambassador-designate to France and Colonel Lateef Are as the ambassador-designate to…

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Tinubu signs  comprehensive economic agreement with United Arab Emirates

Nigerian government has  signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the side-lines of the 2026 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW).  This was made known by the President,  Bola Tinubu  on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi. He  said  CEPA was to deepen trade and cooperation in renewable energy, infrastructure, logistics,…

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