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Bola Ahmed Tinubu
- President of Nigeria
Also known as Bola Tinubu
Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the President of Nigeria, in office since May 29, 2023. Also heads the government. Information as of Oct. 13, 2026 (UN Protocol list of Sept. 19, 2026).
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- Tinubu Tells West Africa's Physicians to Find Answers to the Region's Medical Brain Drain as He Accepts Their Fellowship in Abuja, Two Days After Nigeria's First Ebola Case
President Bola Tinubu urged the West African College of Physicians on Oct. 22 to find practical solutions to medical brain drain, as the college made him a fellow at the State House in Abuja and Nigeria responds to its first Ebola case.
Today News Africa · · About - Tinubu Backs a Nigerian Firm Building the Compressor Stations Meant to Let the Escravos-Lagos Gas Pipeline Run at 2.3 Billion Cubic Feet a Day
Tinubu received Lee Engineering's Leemon Ikpea, whose firm is building two compressor stations in Edo State so the Escravos-Lagos pipeline can carry 2.3 billion standard cubic feet of gas a day, and pressed oil majors to use Nigerian firms.
Today News Africa · · About - Nigeria's Presidential Ebola Task Force Meets in Emergency Session a Day After the First Case, as Pate Says Contacts Are Being Isolated
Nigeria's Presidential Task Force on Ebola met in emergency session at the State House in Abuja on Oct. 21, a day after the country's first case. Health Minister Pate said contacts are being traced and isolated and the incident management system is active.
Today News Africa · · About - Tinubu Salutes Kwankwaso at 70 as "My Friend," Saying Their Rival Tickets in Nigeria's January 2027 Election "Will Not Remove My Affection"
President Bola Tinubu congratulated Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, former Kano governor and now a presidential running mate on a rival ticket, on his 70th birthday, saying competing in the January 2027 election will not remove his affection for him.
Today News Africa · · About - Benue's Assembly Approves Nigeria's State Police Amendment, Which Needs 24 of the 36 State Assemblies Before It Can Reach Tinubu
Benue's House of Assembly passed the constitutional amendment that would let Nigeria's states create their own police on Oct. 20. It needs 24 of 36 state assemblies; the presidency counted about six on Oct. 15.
Today News Africa · · About - Pa Reuben Fasoranti, the Afenifere Leader Who Turned 100 in May, Has Died, and Tinubu Calls Him "One of the Last Great Titans" of Awolowo's Movement
Pa Reuben Fasoranti, leader of the Yoruba group Afenifere, has died at 100. President Tinubu called him "an icon, a beacon of principle" and one of the last titans of Chief Obafemi Awolowo's progressive family.
Today News Africa · · About - Nigeria's State Police Bill and 29 Companion Bills Go to the Justice Ministry for Review, Due Back by Oct. 30, but Cannot Reach the National Assembly Until the States Vote
Nigeria's draft National Policing Bill, 2026, which would create federal and state police services, and 29 consequential amendment bills went to the Justice Ministry on Oct. 19 for review due by Oct. 30. The bill must wait for the states to finish the constitutional amendment.
Today News Africa · · About - "A U.S. Visa Does Not Guarantee Entry": Washington Warns Nigerians 88 Days Before They Vote
The U.S. Mission in Nigeria said on Oct. 19 that "a U.S. visa does not guarantee entry," as Nigerians live under a partial U.S. entry ban, a religious freedom designation and a House vote to withhold all aid, 88 days before the Jan. 16 election.
Today News Africa · · About - Tinubu Keeps Nigeria's Immigration and Prisons Chiefs in Office for 18 More Months, Through Mid-2028 and Past the January Elections
Tinubu approved 18-month tenure extensions for Nigeria's immigration chief Kemi Nandap, now to June 30, 2028, and prisons chief Sylvester Nwakuche, now to May 26, 2028, on the interior minister's advice, keeping both in office through the 2027 elections.
Today News Africa · · About - Emmanuel Uduaghan, Who Governed Nigeria's Delta State From 2007 to 2015, Dies at 71, and Tinubu Calls His Passing "a Great Loss" to the Nation
Former Delta State Governor Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan died on Oct. 19 at 71, his family said. President Tinubu mourned him as a public servant devoted to Delta's development and called his death "a great loss."
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