The Presidency has clarified Governor Seyi Makinde’s claim that the Federal Government is withholding N250 billion in NLNG dividends for each state of the federation, saying his view is false.
At the centre of the escalating dispute is Makinde's claim that each state was expecting ₦250 billion from NLNG dividends but that the Federal Government had decided to withhold the money until after the 2027 general election — an allegation the Presidency says “defies basic logic and economic reality.”
President Bola Tinubu has nominated four National Commissioners and two Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as the electoral body prepares for the 2027 general elections.
The campaign organisation said there should be “no second term without accountability,” accusing Tinubu of attempting to avoid direct engagement with voters after allegedly failing to fulfil key promises made during the 2023 presidential campaign.
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, formally unleashed the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign machinery for his 2027 re-election bid, telling members of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) to take responsibility for delivering the country while warning that he would not abandon governance to accompany them to every campaign event.
The President, who invoked Section 58(2) of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, urged the upper chamber to give the proposed legislation expeditious consideration, saying the new institution was intended to strengthen leadership capacity and improve the ability of public officials to translate government policies into practical results.
Tinubu, in a series of executive communications read at plenary by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, transmitted bills proposing far-reaching changes to the legal frameworks governing the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), public-sector leadership training and Nigeria’s obligations under international humanitarian and criminal law.
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Monday, formally assumed a frontline role in President Bola Tinubu’s emerging 2027 re-election machinery, declaring himself coordinator of the President’s campaign in the FCT and Rivers State.
The Presidency and the Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar on Sunday renewed their public dispute over the latter's proposal for production fuel subsidy
The economy is a major factor in the 2027 general election because of the social effects of the bold and tough economic reforms carried out by President Bola Tinubu, especially the removal of petrol subsidy and the merger of the exchange rates.
South African Presidential Spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, said Ramaphosa had no involvement in the broadcast disruption, insisting that the incident was an operational matter and not a deliberate attempt to silence Nigeria.
