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...

The newly sworn in Governor vows his administration will channel resources on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in six months The Chief Judge of Enugu State, Raymond Ozoemena, on Monday at the inauguration ceremony held at Michael Okpara Square Enugu, administered oath of allegiance and oath of office to Mr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah as the 4th Executive Governor of the State; Mr. Ifeanyi Ossai was also sworn in as the Deputy Governor. Governor Mbah who...

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has ordered the release of 49 convicts currently serving jail terms in different correctional facilities across the State. The Governor gave the order in his inaugural speech after taking an oath of office for another term of four years as the governor at the MKO Stadium Abeokuta, the state capital. Abiodun also commuted the death sentences of three convicts to life imprisonment, explaining that some of the inmates had...

President Bola Tinubu has announced the removal of fuel subsidies, saying the funds will be channeled to public infrastructure, education, health care, and job creation. But, the 2023 budget has provision for the fuel subsidy till June. President Tinubu made this known in his inaugural address at Eagle Square, on Monday in Abuja. “We commend the decision of the outgoing administration in phasing out the petrol subsidy regime which has increasingly favored the rich more...

The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, has congratulated the “government and people of Nigeria” on a hitch-free inauguration of a new president. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the declared winner of the February 25 presidential election, was sworn in on Monday, May 29, 2023, at Eagle Square, Abuja alongside Kashim Shettima, his running mate. The event was attended by many dignitaries from and outside Nigeria. “On behalf of the people of the United...

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and Obafemi Kadri Hamzat, his running mate have taken oath to serve for a second term in office, even as they assured residents of the state that they won’t let them down. The governor gave the assurance on Monday during his inauguration at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, and also pledged that his administration will continue to foster a culture of transparency, accountability and participatory governance. While speaking about...