Governor Hope Uzodimma expresses confidence that the 31 Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will work collectively to deliver their respective states for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.
Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Digital/New Media, O'tega Ogra, speaks with News Central on the administration's policies, progress and vision as Nigeria looks ahead to 2027.
PROTECTING FOOTBALL, RESTORING NATIONAL PRIDE
Football occupies a special place in our national life. It brings Nigerians together across generations and communities, and our country has never lacked talent, passion or support for the game.
Yet, our results have too often fallen short of what Nigeria should expect.
I have therefore directed a comprehensive reform of Nigerian football following our repeated failures to qualify for major regional, continental and world tournaments.
The problems are structural, and our response must address them.
The reform will strengthen governance and administration, improve stakeholder representation and accountability, rebuild development pathways and strengthen our domestic competitions.
Our exceptional football talent must be supported by institutions capable of turning that talent into sustained
Success.
Since we reset the sports sector under the re-established National Sports Commission and the RHINSE philosophy, we have seen meaningful progress across other sports.
Football, our most popular sport and the greatest beneficiary of public support, investment and national attention, must also make similar progress.
I have therefore directed the Chairman of the National Sports Commission to work with the NFF Secretariat and relevant football stakeholders to ensure continuity in essential football administration while facilitating a broad and consultative reform process.
This process will include appropriate engagement with FIFA and CAF, while safeguarding Nigeria's obligations within the international football framework.
I ask all football stakeholders and Nigerians to support this transition and work together to build a stronger, more accountable and successful football system worthy of our talent, our passion and our country.
God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu
President of the Federal Repubic of Nigeria.
@officialABAT
โCHEAPER FUEL MUST MEAN CHEAPER TRANSPORT FARESโ: PRESIDENT TINUBU, GOVERNORS MOVE TO CUT TRANSPORT FARES NATIONWIDE
I am pleased with my discussion with the Governorsโ Forum this afternoon. The Governors have, on their own initiative, resolved to take immediate measures to bring down the cost of transportation in their states, with a strong focus on leveraging the cost benefits of CNG and electric vehicles.
The Federal Government is already investing significantly in this energy transition. Through the Presidential CNG Initiative, over 120,000 vehicles have been converted nationwide, with more than 100,000 additional conversion kits in the works. At the same time, we continue to expand conversion centres and refuelling infrastructure nationwide.
The Federal Government, through the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund, is currently financing more than 100 gas projects across the country, including 15 CNG mother stations and 86 daughter stations. In May, I commissioned four of these projects in Lagos, Abuja and Owerri, including a 15-station refuelling network in Lagos and an Abuja facility that can serve 1,000 cars and tricycles and 50 trucks and buses a day.
I have also directed the additional rollout of another 500 CNG refuelling stations nationwide in addition to the 500 stations ordered earlier in the year by the Fund, bringing the programme to 1,000 stations across the country.
Intra-state transport is where Nigerians feel the cost most directly, and it is where the states hold the levers. I am encouraged that our Governors are moving to bring these benefits closer to the people they serve.
We have agreed to set up a joint Federal and State committee to begin implementing these measures immediately. A vehicle running on CNG spends 60 to 80 per cent less on fuel than one running on petrol.
From October 1, our goal is that Nigerians begin to partake in those savings through lower transport fares.
We have agreed that cheaper fuel should result in cheaper fares!
Each tier of government must keep doing its part and work together for the benefit of every Nigerian.
Nigeria First.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
The Aso Villa
Abuja
27 August, 2026
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Senior Special Assistant to the President on Digital Engagement, Strategy and New Media, Oโtega Ogra, explains the rationale behind the administrationโs economic reforms, including fuel subsidy removal and foreign exchange liberalisation, highlighting their role in strengthening fiscal stability, expanding government revenue and addressing structural distortions.
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