US President Joe Biden’s administration is cancelling student loans for another 55,000 people in the United States, amounting to $4.2bn in debt forgiveness just weeks before his time in office ends. The White House said in a statement on Friday…
No one can deny Nigerians right to protest – Presidency
The Presidency on Sunday said Nigerians reserve the right to peaceful protest. It also said President Bola Tinubu’s administration is poised to serve Nigerians, not “dominate” them. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, who spoke…
How Tinubu’s economic policies can have human face – NNPP
As events marking the first year in of the administration of President Bola Tinubu continue, the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has called on the Federal Government to urgently review its economic policies with the aim of alleviating the current…
Presidency fumes, tackles Obasanjo over democracy comment
The Presidency, on Monday, blamed former President Olusegun Obasanjo for the current state of Nigeria’s democracy. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who spoke to The PUNCH, noted that the democracy the country currently…
EU’s report on 2023 elections accurate, LP counters FG
The Labour Party, in a swift reaction to the federal government’s position on the conclusion of the European Union over the 2023 election, described the Presidency’s comment discrediting the report as medicine after death. The party in a statement signed…
Tinubu returns today, may present ministerial list after Sallah
President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to fly in from London today ahead of Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, The PUNCH has learnt. The Presidency had on Saturday said the President headed for the UK from France, where he had been attending a summit…
If I’m elected president in 2023, northern farmers will go back to their farms — Obi
•Says the wealth of the nation is in the region Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has assured the Northern region that his Presidency, if elected, will give the region a premium…
Buhari tells Jos, other warring communities to give peace a chance, shun retributive violence
The Presidency wishes to assure all citizens that as a government, the administration is on top of events and is moving ahead with force to crush the perpetrators of the recent incidents of unrest in Plateau State. Senior Special Assistant…
Zinox, Nigeria’s pride, technology behemoth, says Presidency
The Presidency has hailed the landmark strides of Zinox Technologies Ltd., a foremost indigenous technology giant, describing the company as Nigeria’s technology behemoth. This was disclosed by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari. The…
Apapa gridlock: Presidency, stakeholders disagree on pace of road construction
The Presidency and stakeholders at Apapa ports have disagreed over the pace of work in the area. While the Presidency commended the pace of work by contractors handling the roads leading to and from Apapa ports and its environment, the…