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1 month ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Lawrence Olaoye |Boma Achenimie
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has attributed the recent spike in insecurity in Nigeria to increased terror activity across the Sahel region, warning that fake news is further aggravating public fear and panic. Speaking to journalists on Friday after a closed-door meeting between President Bola Tinubu and service chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Gen. Musa said the surge in jihadist activity across the Sahel corridor has spilled into Nigeria due to porous borders.
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1 month ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Lawrence Olaoye |Boma Achenimie
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), has approved two major policy initiatives aimed at tackling unemployment and expanding Nigeria’s revenue base through creative and cultural industries. The Council chaired by President Bola Tinubu on Monday also approved Group Life Insurance cover for public servants, civil servants and service men in the country.
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2 months ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Lawrence Olaoye
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has urged Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of government, as well as members of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), to strengthen synergy in order to create a conducive business environment in Nigeria. He emphasized that President Bola Tinubu’s government remains committed to the eight-point Renewed Hope agenda, which is central to fostering a streamlined business environment that supports the ease of doing business.
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Mar 25, 2025 | 
newtelegraphng.com | New Telegraph-Admin |Lawrence Olaoye
The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu has called on the people to take tuberculosis seriously and watch out for early warning signs insisting that the disease was curable. Mrs. Tinubu made this call in in her remarks commemorating the World Tuberculosis Day yesterday. She wrote: “Today, on World Tuberculosis Day 2025, I join the global community in reaffirming our commitment to ending one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, Tuberculosis (TB).
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Mar 20, 2025 | 
newtelegraphng.com | Lawrence Olaoye
The Vice President Kashim Shettima has implored lawmakers across the country to enact relevant legislations that would enhance nutrition and food security in order to ensure that every household has access to the manifold diets required for a healthy and productive life.
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Mar 16, 2025 | 
newtelegraphng.com | Lawrence Olaoye
Vice-President, Kashim Shettima, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s unwavering commitment to ensuring lasting peace, stability and economic development in Plateau State and across Nigeria. Speaking yesterday in Jos during his condolence visit to the National Chairman, Council of Ulama Jama’atu Izalatul Bid’ah Wa’Ikamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS), Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir, the Vice President emphasised the administration’s determination to fostering national unity and progress.
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Mar 11, 2025 | 
newtelegraphng.com | Lawrence Olaoye
As part of Nigeria’s preparations for its third Voluntary National Review (VNR) on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs (OSSAP-SDGs) convened a regional consultation in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, bringing together key stakeholders from across the South-South region.
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Feb 27, 2025 | 
newtelegraphng.com | Lawrence Olaoye
…Says I’m pro-business, Nigeria needs investors to growPresident Bola Tinubu said on Thursday that the telecoms sector’s regulatory framework and operations would be reviewed to reflect global best practices, with a greater focus on protecting infrastructure. Tinubu spoke at a meeting with an Airtel delegation led by its Chairman, Sunil Bharti Mittal, at the State House, Abuja. “I am grateful for your openness, readiness, and confidence, which moved us very close to the Prime Minister of India.
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Feb 22, 2025 | 
newtelegraphng.com | Lawrence Olaoye
President Bola Tinubu has conveyed his deepest condolences to the people of Remoland and the Ogun State government on the passing of Oba Adeleke Adelekan Idowu Basibo, the late Alaperu of Iperu. According to a release by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, throughout his 22-year reign, Oba Idowu Basibo embodied the virtues of peace, tolerance, and prosperity, bringing dignity and grace to the throne of Akesan-Odoru.
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Feb 18, 2025 | 
newtelegraphng.com | Lawrence Olaoye
The Federal Government has set up a committee to interface with the Central Bank of Nigeria to enhance the financing of Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) businesses in the country. The Federal Government also approved a loan scheme for MSMEs known as the syndicated de-risked loans for small businesses. These were parts of decisions taken yesterday at the first meeting of the National Council on MSMEs for 2025 presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
