Mr. Yushau A. Shuaib, Founder of PRNigeria and a respected public relations expert, has issued a formal pre-action notice to the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), demanding his immediate reinstatement into the Senior Executive Course (SEC 47) and compensation of ₦1 billion for alleged reputational damage, emotional trauma, and financial losses resulting from what he describes as a wrongful withdrawal from the elite training programme. The letter, dated June 16, 2025, and signed by Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Yunus Abdulsalam, was addressed to Professor Ayo Omotayo, the Director General of NIPSS. It outlines a string of…
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The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has expressed appreciation to the President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for his condolence and solidarity visit to Benue State on Wednesday, 18 June, 2025. Senator Akume noted that the visit by the President reflects his well known depth of leadership characterized by a connect to the ordinary people and empathy for them in all situations. He pointed out to the fact that the President having had to take out time from other earlier scheduled commitments to make the visit, underscores his direct intervention in not just the…
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ikeja on Tuesday, 17 June, 2025, officially presented party flags to its 57 chairmanship and 376 councillorship candidates for the July 12 Local Government Elections, reports thegazellenews.com Party flags were presented to Chairmanship candidates in the 20 local governments and 37 local council development areas of the state. All but only one of the 57 Chairmanship candidates collected the party flags from the state party Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi. The only absentee was the APC Chairmanship candidate for Agege Local Government, Tunde Azeez, who was conspicuously absent at the…
President Bola Tinubu has directed security chiefs to implement his earlier directive to bring lasting peace and security to Benue State. President Tinubu renewed his order in the wake of the latest round of reprisal attacks that led to the death of many people. On the President’s directive, intelligence chiefs, the police and the military have arrived in the state to direct security operations and restore sanity. President Tinubu has equally charged the Governor of Benue State with convening reconciliation meetings and dialogue among the warring parties to end the incessant bloodshed and bring lasting peace and harmonious coexistence between…
Protocol: With profound honour, I stand before this joint session of our National Assembly; a parliament that embodies the will of the Nigerian people. 2. Today, as I entered this grand edifice built from the sweat and toil of our democratic yearning, my heart stirred. It was a blend of accomplishment and resolve. 3. I felt a sense of collective accomplishment when I realised how far we had come as a nation. Since 1999, democracy has risen from the ashes and destitution of military rule to take its rightful place as the only mode of governance of our resilient and…
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga has been honoured with the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, reports thegazellenews.com. President Tinubu who announced this on Thursday, 12 June, 2025, at the National Assembly, also honoured Onanuga’s colleagues at the Independent Communication Network Limited, publishers of TheNews/PMNews and defunct Tempo magazine: Dapo Olorunyomi, Kunle Ajibade, Odia Ofeimun and Seye Kehinde. Ofeimun, who was the Chairman of the ICNL’s Editorial Board was conferred with CON while the trio of Olorunyomi, Ajibade and Kehinde bagged the honour…
Dear Lagos, Today, June 12, our Democracy Day is not just a commemoration of an annulled election; it is a celebration of the resilience of our people and a reminder of the price paid by many to safeguard the right of every Nigerian to choose their leaders freely. It is a solemn day of reflection, a day to honour the courage of those who stood on the frontlines of the struggle, and a day to reaffirm our collective commitment to the principles of good governance. As we remember the historic June 12, 1993 presidential election, widely regarded as the freest…
Theme: “Let’s Speed Up Efforts! End Child Labour!” Today, we raise our voices for millions of children whose dreams are stolen by the harsh reality of child labour. It is unacceptable that children are still forced to work instead of going to school, pursuing their dreams and learning how to grow into productive members of the society. Let us speed up efforts to end child labour in all ramifications by strengthening our laws, supporting families, and investing in quality education for every child. I urge us to work towards building a country where every child is free to thrive, dream,…
Indigenes of Oyo State in different higher institutions across the country, under the aegis of the Federation of Oyo State Students Union (FOSSU), have lauded the state Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, for implementing policies that support students’ academic advancement and place them in a good stead for success. The students, led by their National President, Mr Ibrahim Alarape, and the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Student Affairs, Mr Victor Olojede, converged on the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Ibadan, on Monday, 2 June, 2025. In what was tagged an appreciation rally, they described Makinde as ‘a student-friendly governor’, calling on him…
The PCNGI note the latest alarmist headline on the fate of the thriving CNG sector by the skeptic section of the media, decrying the so called infrastructure gap in a sector that is barely seven months old in operation nationwide. We welcome the attention but note the headlines do not do justice to incredible vision of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and speed of implementation of the same by the PCNGI. From May 2024, the PCNGI set out to implement its mandate in line with the directive and vision of Mr. President, which were to: 1. Incentive the adoption of CNG…