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2031 Loading ! Vice President, Kashim Shettima leads delegation to submit the nomination form of President Bola Tinubu, GCFR

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Nigeria’s inflation rate eased to 18.02% in September from 20.12% in August 2025. While Nigeria’s trade surplus climbed to 6% of D nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).These figures are indicative of the success of D reforms & recalibration of D Economy ⁦@OfficialAPCNg⁩

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NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES APPOINTMENT OF PROFESSOR AMUPITAN AS INEC CHAIRMAN

The National Council of State has approved the nomination of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) from the North-Central as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu presented Amupitan as the nominee to fill the vacant position, following Professor Mahmood Yakubu's exit. Yakubu served from 2015 till October 2025.

President Tinubu told the council that Amupitan is the first person from Kogi, North-Central state, nominated to occupy the position and is apolitical.

Council members unanimously supported the nomination, with Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo describing Amupitan as a man of integrity.

In compliance with the constitution, President Tinubu will now send Amupitan’s name to the Senate for screening.

Amupitan, 58, from Ayetoro Gbede, Ijumu LGA  in Kogi State, is a  Professor of Law at the University of Jos, Plateau. He is also an alumnus of the university.

He specialises in Company Law, Law of Evidence, Corporate Governance and Privatisation Law. He became a Senior Advocate of Nigeria in September 2014.

Amupitan was born on April 25, 1967.

After completing primary and secondary education, he attended Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, from 1982 to 1984, and the University of Jos from 1984 to 1987. He was called to the bar in 1988.

He earned an LLM at UNIJOS in 1993 and a PhD in 2007, amid an academic career that began in 1989, following his National Youth Service at the Bauchi State Publishing Corporation in Bauchi from 1988 to 1989.

Currently, he serves as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) at the University of Jos, a position he holds in conjunction with being the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Joseph Ayo Babalola University in Osun State.

Among the academic positions he has held at UNIJOS are: Chairman of the Committee of Deans and Directors (2012-2014); Dean of the Faculty of Law (2008-2014); and Head of Public Law (2006-2008).

Outside of academics, Amupitan serves as a board member of Integrated Dairies Limited in Vom, a member of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Governing Council, and a member of the Council of Legal Education (2008-2014), among other roles. He was a board member of Riss Oil Limited, Abuja(1996-2004).

Amupitan is the author of many books on law, such as Corporate Governance: Models and Principles(2008); Documentary Evidence in Nigeria (2008); Evidence Law: Theory and Practice in Nigeria(2013), Principles of Company Law(2013)  and an Introduction to the Law of Trust in Nigeria (2014).

He is married and has four children.

Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President

(Information and Strategy)

October 9, 2025

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The state of emergency declared in Rivers State was a necessary move towards restoring stability, reconciliation, and local governance. In just six months the intervention achieved its purpose by cooling political tensions, allowing for reconciliation and enabling elections that were previously impossible.#Riversemergency

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Nigeria’s Non-Oil Revenues Power Strongest Fiscal Performance in Recent History

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Dr Okonjo Et tal - On President Tinubu Staying the Course

Earlier last week two validations came from both the Anambra State Governor, Dr. Soludo and Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization, who both pulled up at the State House to discuss national issues with Mr President and his team.

Dr. Iweala hit the crescendo when she emerged to commend President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his bold economic reforms and governance trajectory within such a short period. She noted that the reforms, though difficult , were going in the right direction. She praised President Tinubu for stabilizing the Nigerian economy.

Since that visit, the opposition has not been able to sleep. A voice they highly respect, not saying what they want to hear, has been tough to take. This forthright recognition of the administration’s efforts has mostly rattled them.

Dr. Okonjo-Iweala was clear: you cannot grow any economy without first stabilizing it. Two solid validations coming back to back in the same week cannot and should not be ignored. They have simply confirmed the strong macroeconomic indicators already secured.

Undoubtedly, Validation of President Bola Tinubu is in the results he is delivering. Revenues are at record highs. Foreign investors becoming more confident in Nigeria's economy. Inflationary pressures are easing off. Critical infrastructure projects are ongoing nationwide. And jobs are steadily being created as businesses respond to reforms.

For the record, Dr. Okonjo-Iweala advised that government should strengthen social safety nets to protect the most vulnerable. That advice is not just being heeded — it is already being implemented. Cash transfers, MSME support, and, most significantly, the soon-to-be-launched Renewed Hope Ward Development Programme (WADEP), which will create 1,000 jobs in each of Nigeria’s 8,809 wards, are proof of this government’s seriousness in combining reform with compassion.

Though the acrobatics of falsehood may persist by political detractors, Nigerians are not fooled. They see Renewed Hope manifesting. This government is focused, results-driven, and our economy is firmly on the path of growth.

The Renewed Hope Agenda is not empty sloganeering — it is a reality, reshaping lives at the grassroots, growing our economy and spending the naira and not the people. @officialABAT @OfficialAPCNg

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PRESIDENT TINUBU CONTINUES TO EXPAND NIGERIA'S FISCAL SPACE BY INCREASED REVENUE GENERATION

As revenue generation by both the Nigeria Revenue Service, NRS, formerly FIRS and the Nigeria Customs hit record highs, President Tinubu’s dynamic fiscal vision for Nigeria is writ large. By increasing revenue generation which is one of the cardinals of building a resilient economy, President Tinubu is providing resources to fund people- oriented policies across the country.
For a moment, let's provide facts and figures:
NRS (FIRS) now stands at a total collection generation of N21. 7 Trillion naira this is from a low of N12. 37 Trillion in 2023.

NCS, Customs the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) posted ending 2024 revenue of ₦6.10T. Below is the
NCS Revenue Generation Trajectory (₦ Trillion):

2020: ₦1.56 T

2021: ₦2.24 T

2022: ₦2.64 T

2023: ₦3.21 T

2024: ₦6.10 T

From ₦3.21 trillion in 2023 to ₦6.1 trillion in 2024 the NCS is setting historical records.
The NCS just like the FIRS now NRS exceeded it's 2024 target by over ₦1 trillion.
Government the world over have two main sources of revenue : internally generated and revenue from sale of resources. Under President Tinubu we are seeing strong fiscal and monetary transformations. Undeniably. @officialABAT
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Sule Lamido needs to be cured of his hallucinations on June 12 and all that happened. I find his recent revisionist attempt to dimish the central role of President Tinubu in the June 12 Struggle hogwash and coming too late. President Tinubu’s role is secured in history. I know that for a fact. It's recent history. I was then in 1993 the Correspondent of The News Magazine operating from Jos, Plateau State. I covered the June 12 Annulment and the prostests that engulfed the country. The News Magazine, Tempo magazine were both at the center of that struggle to de-annul June 12 but must importantly to chase the military back to the barracks.
We are sure of the huge role President Bola Tinubu played. Let Lamido tell the world the 'role' he played along with several others. @officialABAT

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Under Tinubu’s watch, Nigeria transitions from reforms to recovery

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Those joining President Tinubu's party from the opposition want to be part of the positive development they have seen him bring to the polity.-@SundayDareSD

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Those joining President Tinubu's party from the opposition want to be part of the positive development they have seen him bring to the polity.

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STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE

PRESIDENT TINUBU ARRIVES ROME

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Rome, Italy, on Saturday to join other world leaders at the solemn mass marking the beginning of the Pontificate of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, the 267th Bishop of Rome and the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

The installation mass will take place on Sunday, May 18.

President Tinubu was received at the Mario De Bernardo Military Airport by Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and officials from Vatican City and the Nigerian Embassy after the plane touched down at 6 pm local time.

President Tinubu is in Rome to honour the new Pope's invitation, conveyed by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's Secretary of State.

The Papal invitation underscored the need for President Tinubu's physical presence "at this moment of particular importance for the Catholic Church and the world afflicted by many tensions and conflicts."

"Your great nation is particularly dear to me as I worked in the Apostolic Nunciature in Lagos during the 1980s," Pope Leo XIV further said in the invitation.

President Tinubu's entourage includes the Archbishop of Owerri and President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria, Archbishop Lucius Ugorji, Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Abuja, and Alfred Martins of Lagos.

Mathew Hassan Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, is also in the president's entourage.

Bayo ONANUGA

Special Adviser to the President,

(Information and Strategy)

March 17, 2025

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Kano-Maradi Railway Project. The APC led administration under President Bola Tinubu progressing with infrastructural development

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President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda is onTrack

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Tinubu Relaunches School Feeding Program To Mark 2-Years In office

The Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, revealed recently.

He said the programme aims to combat child hunger and improve educational outcomes across the country.

1. The initiative aims to benefit 10 million children and could increase school enrolment by 20 per cent and academic performance by 15 per cent by 2025,” he said.

2. Our mission is to feed every public school pupil in Primary One to Three, nurturing their potential and building the nation’s future,” he stated.

3. The programme is also designed to reduce malnutrition, boost school retention rates, and contribute meaningfully to national development.

4. A major step toward fighting hunger, malnutrition, and low school enrolment across the country.

5. To empower women cooks and smallholder farmers.

6. N100 billion has been allocated in the 2025 budget to scale up reach and deepen community impact.

7. Developing a new QR-coded supply chains and real-time tracking for better transparency, quality control, and accountability.

8. The programme will fully integrate women, youth, cooks, and farmers, offering targeted training and income opportunities.

9. Nutritionists, health professionals, and supervisors will monitor food quality and assess pupil health and programme outcomes.
10. The focus remains on local sourcing, especially through women-led cooperatives, aiming to reduce rural poverty by 40 per cent,

11. Collaboration with the National Identity Management Commission will ensure all beneficiaries are registered and tracked.

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STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE

PRESIDENT TINUBU INAUGURATES NATIONAL CENSUS COMMITTEE, GIVES THREE-WEEK DEADLINE FOR REPORT

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inaugurated a high-level committee on the forthcoming national population and housing census on Wednesday. The committee will submit an interim report within three weeks.

The President said the census is crucial for national development, accurate planning, and effective decision-making in healthcare, education, security, and economic planning.

Nigeria's last census was in 2006, nearly two decades ago. It recorded a population of 140,431,790, with 71,345,488 males and 69,086,302 females.

President Tinubu stressed the pivotal role of a technology-driven process in ensuring credible and verifiable results and the need for collaboration among all relevant agencies and stakeholders.

Underscoring the critical financing factor in the exercise, the President enjoined the members to look at domestic and even international resources.

"Work with all relevant agencies, including the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning. This ministry has to take charge of this because you cannot budget if you do not know how many we are.

"We expect you will touch on the technology area because the census must be technology-driven. Things have changed since the last time that we conducted this exercise. The enumeration has to be technology-driven with biometrics and digitalisation," he said.

Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila represented the President at the event held at the State House in Abuja,

The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu, who chairs the Presidential Committee on Population and Housing Census, assured the President that the committee will deliver its report within the three-week deadline.

The minister recalled President Tinubu's advice to ministers during their retreat in 2003, urging them to think creatively and work with the resources available, even under harsh economic conditions.

Bagudu noted that despite global economic challenges, Nigeria is making steady progress under President Tinubu's leadership, citing improved foreign exchange stability and a positive growth trajectory.

He said the committee will recommend practical solutions, including strategies for mobilising domestic and international resources to fund the census.

The Minister of Information, Muhammed Idris, also a committee member, emphasised that accurate data is critical for planning across all sectors and that a credible census is the foundation for such data.

The National Population Commission (NPC) Chairman, Nasir Isa Kwarra, who will also serve as the committee Secretary, said the commission has already begun preparations for the national population and housing census in collaboration with the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning and other relevant stakeholders.

According to him, the focus has been on identifying key requirements and laying the groundwork necessary for the President to make an informed decision on the actual conduct of the census.

Kwarra assured Nigerians that the National Population Commission remains committed to ensuring a credible, technology-driven enumeration that will support effective national planning and development.

The eight-member committee also includes the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the Director General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), the Principal Private Secretary to the President, and the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration and Operations (Office of the Chief of Staff).

Bayo Onanuga

Special Adviser to the President

(Information & Strategy)

April 16, 2025