Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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A gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, Olufemi Oguntoyinbo has declared that the move by opposition political parties to produce a single candidate to face President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will save Nigeria. Oguntoyinbo made this declaration via a statement issued on Sunday. The statement was made available to…
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A bill currently on the floor of the House of Representatives, seeking to stop anyone above 60 years from vying for election to the offices of the Nigerian President and State Governor has triggered controversy. MEZIESBLOG reports that the bill, sponsored by Imo lawmaker, Ikenga Ugochinyere was passed for second reading at the lower legislative…
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President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday night declared a state of emergency in Rivers State. Tinubu made the pronouncement in a nationwide broadcast to the nation. The president said he was “greatly disturbed about the political crisis” in the state and accused Governor Siminilayi Fubara of demolishing the State House of Assembly building. Tinubu said having…
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President Bola Tinubu on Friday said he won’t be a religious bigot in addressing the security challenges in the country. The President stated this when receiving the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) at the State House in Abuja. “This insecurity, everyone is affected, Christians, Muslims alike. I have no religious bias; I won’t be…
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Good morning from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. Ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs, will today, Tuesday, begin the defence of their allocations in the 2025 budget estimates. According to the timeline of the budget process, the first set of MDAs will go before the Senate and the House of Representatives joint committees.…
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President Bola Tinubu has said he is focused on creating a Nigeria that works for everyone. Tinubu who is currently in Lagos for the Christmas and New Year festives gave the assurance when he paid a visit to Lagos Island on Friday. He assured that his administration is people-centric. He wrote in a statement shared…
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•Does not believe in price controls •Has no regrets removing subsidy •Says borrowing not a crime •Tax reforms have come to stay, but open to negotiations on VAT •Expresses confidence in his security architecture •Insists reforms not designed to inflict pains on Nigerians, necessary for growth •Says he has met obligations without recourse to NNPCL…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that Nigeria is moving forward regardless of critics of his economic policies. Tinubu disclosed this during his maiden media chat aired on Monday from Lagos. This comes as the president insisted that the country is on a path of recovery despite economic hardship. Speaking on the 2025 N49.7 trillion…
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Good morning from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed that the tax reforms initiated by his administration have come to stay. During the ongoing first presidential media chat, the president addressed mixed reactions regarding the tax reform bills before the National Assembly, stating that the benefits of the…
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Good morning from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. No fewer than 39 Nigerians lost their lives following stampedes during food-sharing events in Okija, Anambra State, and Maitama, Abuja, on Saturday. In the struggle to get ahead and obtain the free food items distributed by organisers, the residents trampled upon one another, leading…
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Good morning from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has reaffirmed that all versions of the naira, including the old and new designs of the N1000, N500, and N200 notes, as well as the commemorative and previous designs of the N100 note, remain valid legal tender without…
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Good afternoon from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army, in conjunction with other security agencies on Sunday announced a breakthrough in their ongoing war against economic sabotage in the Niger Delta. The troops destroyed over 56 illegal oil bunkering sanctuaries, 88 cooking drums, 20 boats and recovered…
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President Bola Tinubu has hailed the creation of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, championed by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil. Tinubu described the alliance as pivotal in the global fight against hunger and poverty. The Nigerian president made this statement on Monday at the 19th G20 Leaders’ Summit opening session…
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A group of retired Nigerian soldiers who fought during the Civil War have appealed to the federal government to pay their outstanding pension arrears. The 63 retired Nigerian Army soldiers, who were enlisted between 1967 and 1978, claimed they had not received their pension payments despite President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of N134.7 billion for military…
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Good morning from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has advised those planning to protest against the President Bola Tinubu administration to shelve the idea, saying it is too early for such. Addressing State House reporters after presenting the former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim to President…
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Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has assured that Southeast youths will shun the intending national protest against President Bola Tinubu. Uzodinma said those behind the planned protest are enemies of Nigeria who wants to destabilise the national government. He spoke in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State during the grand finale of the campaign…
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