Month: January 2025

Abuja: President Bola Tinubu has congratulated six Nigerians named by President Joe Biden among the 400 recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in the United States. This recognition, established by former President Bill Clinton in 1996, is the highest honour bestowed by the United States government on outstanding scientists […]

Abuja: President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolence to the Lagos State Government and the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the death of Chief Sunny Ajose, former head of service. According to News Agency of Nigeria, Chief Ajose died early on Thursday, Jan. 16, at 78, as stated by Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the President’s spokesman, […]

Lagos: President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation; Mr Fola Adeola, co-founder of GTBank Plc; and Mr Kola Adesina, Managing Director of Sahara Power Group, on the honorary doctorate degrees conferred on them by the University of Lagos (UNILAG). According to News Agency of Nigeria, the University recognised […]

Abuja: President Bola Tinubu on Thursday extolled the virtues of Chief Bisi Akande, the first National Chairman of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), as he marks another birthday. In a statement by Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President’s spokesman, Tinubu described Akande, who turned 86 on Thursday, as ‘a truly progressive and committed Awoist’ who […]

Abuja: The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation has announced a partnership with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to address open defecation and poor sanitation challenges in the country. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr. Richard Pheelangwah, communicated this at a workshop for NYSC Community Development Service (CDS) Focal Officers of the […]