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[President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Media Centre @PBATMediaCentre]

Social investment, economic regulation, capital mobilisation, and healthcare access shape today’s #TheHeadlines as Nigeria deepens poverty reduction efforts, reforms the ports sector, attracts ₦5.86bn from investors, and expands cancer treatment infrastructure.

TGIF 🎉

[President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Media Centre @PBATMediaCentre]

Tuesday 18th August, 2026

Here are the key economic and infrastructure updates on #TheHeadlines today from across the nation:

👉🏻 Power Sector Boost: FG commissions upgraded transmission substations in Lagos, injecting an additional 208MW into the National Grid to strengthen power supply.

👉🏻 Economic Relief: Headline inflation eases further to 15.43% in July (down from 15.91% in June), marking steady progress in macroeconomic stabilization.

👉🏻 Education & Innovation: 41 University Innovation Pods deployed nationwide to transform academic research into viable businesses, job creation, and private investments.

👉🏻 Market Dynamics: NGX trading volume surges 127%, hitting 12.15bn shares valued at N176bn in a single week.

Let's hear your thoughts on these...

Good Morning 🌅

[President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Media Centre @PBATMediaCentre]

Registration has officially commenced for the next cohort of the National Poverty Reduction With Growth Strategy where beneficiaries will learn and upgrade several technical skills such as

- Artificial Intelligence
- Fashion Design
- Make-Up

Signup now- https://t.co/Z9KX65KyrG

[President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Media Centre @PBATMediaCentre]

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Education financing, national security, housing delivery, and fiscal reform define today’s #TheHeadlines, as recovered EFCC funds strengthen NELFUND’s student loan programme, government begins a 250-unit civil servants’ housing project, a new five-year defence strategy is ordered, and reforms generate ₦15.8tn for the Federation.

Nigeria is growing stronger across all sectors under the Renewed Hope Administration🥂

[President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Media Centre @PBATMediaCentre]

Friday Headlines;

Railway expansion, nationwide digital connectivity, deepwater oil investment, and infrastructure development define today’s #TheHeadlines as the completed 62km Port Harcourt–Aba rail line is handed over, a 90,000km fibre-optic rollout gets underway, ExxonMobil advances its $1bn Usan project, and over ₦610bn in road and housing infrastructure contracts receive approval.

TGIF 🎉

[President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Media Centre @PBATMediaCentre]

FUEL SUBSIDY: HOW @atiku WANTS TO BRING BACK THE SCAM HE PROMISED TO DESTROY

Oped by @DOlusegun

[President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Media Centre @PBATMediaCentre]

From strengthening democracy and national peace to strategic security planning, civil service renewal, economic consolidation, diplomacy, and preparations for the next phase of political engagement, it was another impactful week under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Catch up on the key moments, decisions, and milestones that shaped the week.

#PBATWeekInReview

[President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Media Centre @PBATMediaCentre]

PRESS STATEMENT

CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE: PBAT MEDIA CENTRE CELEBRATES DADA OLUSEGUN ON PCC APPOINTMENT AND GLOBAL PR AWARD

The President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (PBAT) Media Centre warmly congratulates its Convener and Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Mr. Dada Olusegun, on his appointment as Director of New Media for the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC).

This well-deserved appointment reflects his commitment, strategic vision, and track record in shaping public communication. Mr. Dada’s deep understanding of digital landscapes and his ability to craft compelling narratives make him uniquely suited to lead the council's new media efforts.

We also celebrate his recent African Public Relations Excellence Award in London, presented by The Voice News Magazine. This international honor highlights his growing influence and commitment to communication excellence on the global stage.

We have full confidence in his leadership and wish him outstanding success in this new role.

Signed:

PBAT Media Centre

[President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Media Centre @PBATMediaCentre]

Monday, August 24, 2026 | #TheHeadlines

Satellite expansion, stronger oil production, youth entrepreneurship, and digital infrastructure define today’s #TheHeadlines as FEC approves NIGCOMSAT-2A and 2B, oil production losses drop sharply from 97% to 2%, young entrepreneurs gain access to up to ₦5m in grants, and over ₦3.8tn is invested in Nigeria’s IT infrastructure since 2023.

Happy New Week 🥂

[President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Media Centre @PBATMediaCentre]

[Newsletter 📩] — August 24, 2026.

….Vol 120

30 Months. One Scorecard.
A closer look at the impact of Nigeria’s economic reforms since 2023.

[Podium Reporters @PodiumReporters]

"The only thing we can give this administration is that they are getting a handle on macroeconomic stability." — Oby Ezekwesili

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VIDEO: There ought not to be subsidy in the first place in Nigeria because oil is our product, says Kenneth Okonkwo

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VIDEO: Nigerian Soldiers coming back from a mission recieved applause and a standing ovation from Nigerians inside the airport, thanking them for their service

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UPDATE: Veteran Nollywood actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, has passed away at the age of 66.

The legendary Yoruba actor reportedly died on Sunday, August 23, after a battle with cancer.

[Daddy D.O🇳🇬 @DOlusegun]

How Atiku Abubakar Wants to Bring Back the "Scam" He Promised to Destroy!

By Dada Olusegun

Just days ago, former Vice President and the Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar took to Facebook Live and dropped a bombshell where he promises to restore the petrol subsidy if he wins the 2027 presidency.

On the surface, it sounds like he cares about the hardship of Nigerians. But if you look at his actual track record, this is one of the most hypocritical, desperate policy U-turns in Nigerian political history.

For nearly a decade, Alhaji Atiku positioned himself as a champion of free-market economics, repeatedly calling for the total eradication of the fuel subsidy regime.

When former President Goodluck Jonathan bravely announced the total deregulation of the downstream petroleum sector on January 1, 2012, sparking the massive "Occupy Nigeria" protests, where did Atiku stand? Atiku firmly aligned with the pro-removal stance, declaring that the fuel subsidy was unsustainable. He explicitly argued that the continuous funding of the subsidy was draining national resources that should otherwise go toward infrastructure and health.

Next to when news broke of $1.05 billion being diverted from the NLNG dividend funds to fund petrol under-recovery in 2018, the Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation didn't mince words. They issued a scathing press release declaring the subsidy regime is inefficient and shrouded in secrecy, they committed explicitly to the elimination of this process. Atiku told Nigerians that the entire system bypassed the National Assembly and lacked any shred of accountability.

Recall when the last administration announced plans to withdraw from price-fixing, Atiku literally celebrated it on his verified X account. He wrote: "Federal government finally withdraws from the fuel subsidy and price-fixing bazaar that had been rife with corruption and stalling investments. And in the same write-up, he explicitly boasted saying: "This is something patriots have been calling for and for which I was demonised". Alhaji Atiku called the stoppage a right move that should have even come earlier.

Now during his campaign run for the 2023 elections, the then-presidential candidate of the People Democratic Party, PDP, doubled down and openly declared that removing the petrol subsidy was inevitable for economic survival.

Fast forward to today. With an election on the horizon, he's suddenly singing a completely different tune, claiming he wants to bring the subsidy back.

Nigeria cannot be governed by policies that change based on whichever way the political wind blows. If a politician can spend a decade calling a system a fraudulent scam, celebrate its removal, and then turn around and promise to reinstall it just to get into power, how can we trust anything he says?

The presidency has rightly slammed this pronouncement, describing it as drenched in hypocrisy and deceit and a desperate attempt to manipulate the public psyche for political gain.

Alhaji Atiku sounds like he cares about the hardship of Nigerians, but when you lay his current promises side-by-side with his past assertions, the hypocrisy is staggering.

[Daddy D.O🇳🇬 @DOlusegun]

Coach

[TallJohn🌍 @JohnFanimokun]

Obidients are the SI units of dumbness and foolishness.💯

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Construction activities on Section 3A of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway in Akwa Ibom State have continued to record significant progress, with earthworks, pavement construction, rigid pavement and ancillary works advancing simultaneously across different sections of the project.

[TallJohn🌍 @JohnFanimokun]

"Peter Obi, Sowore, and Adebayo Adewole are not contenders; they are all pretenders. Why did Peter Obi leave ADC if there is going to be a G-100? And now you want to deceive Nigerians by claiming, 'No, we are thinking about G-100', which G-100? They are all pretenders; they are not contenders."

— Engr. Yabagi Sani, National Chairman of the Action Democratic Party (ADP).