In an effort to avert industrial action by Trade Union Congress (TUC), the Federal Government has adjourned a meeting with TUC leadership tomorrow Tuesday to allow for more consultations. Dele Alake, leader of the Federal Government negotiation team, told newsmen that adoption of the agreement needed President Bola Tinubu’s consideration. “This engagement has been very productive. The TUC that attended today presented a list of demands, which we have studied and will present to Mr....

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, met with the service chiefs at the State House in Abuja. The purpose of the briefing our correspondent gathered was to engage the heads of the nation’s security and intelligence agencies on how to deal with the nation’s teething security challenges. During the meeting, the President disclosed his plans of embarking on a lot of reforms in the security sector. The meeting was attended by the Chief of Army Staff,...

Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai says his first day after leaving office is the “easiest day I can recall in nearly ten years”. El-Rufai’s two four-year term as governor ended on Monday, May 29, 2023, with the official swearing-in of the governor-elect, Uba Sani. Twenty-four hours after he left office, the former governor took to Twitter to give an account of his first day as an ex-governor. “Peace of mind at last: Today...

President Bola Tinubu and Senator Oluremi, his wife, yesterday, showed off impressive dance moves at the post-inauguration luncheon of the new president after he was officially sworn in. The event, which was held at the State House banquet hall, was the last of the programmes for the 2023 presidential transition. During the party, the anchor of the ceremony called on the President and the First Lady to the stage to thrill the guests. The couple...

FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU ON 29 MAY 2023 THE NIGERIAN IDEAL My Fellow Citizens, I stand before you honoured to assume the sacred mandate you have given me. My love for this nation is abiding. My confidence in its people, unwavering. And my faith in God Almighty, absolute. I know that His hand shall provide the needed moral strength and clarity of purpose in those instances when we seem to have...

Ayodeji Makun, the comedian and actor better known as AY, says he cannot reject a national honour awarded to him by former president, Muhammadu Buhari in recognition of his contributions to nation-building. This was his reply to those “shaming” him for accepting a national honour by Buhari whose tenure as president expired yesterday. Barely 24 hours before the expiration of his two four-year tenure, former President Buhari released a list of nominees for the “2023...