PRESIDENT TINUBU CONGRATULATES MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AMBASSADOR ENIKANOLAIYE ON HIS BIRTHDAY. (PHOTO).

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 PRESIDENT TINUBU CONGRATULATES MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AMBASSADOR ENIKANOLAIYE ON HIS BIRTHDAY   President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, on his birthday.    A statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, indicates that the President describes Ambassador Enikanolaiye as a distinguished diplomat, accomplished administrator and dedicated public servant whose career reflects professionalism, patriotism and a deep commitment to Nigeria.   Ambassador Enikanolaiye served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from August 1982 to August 2017, rising through the ranks to become Permanent Secretary. He later served as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and International Relations before he was appointed Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.   President Tinubu commends the celebrant’s significant contributions to Nige...

INFORMATION MINISTER CAUTIONS AGAINST RETURN TO PETROL SUBSIDY. (PHOTO).


 INFORMATION MINISTER CAUTIONS AGAINST RETURN TO PETROL SUBSIDY


The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has cautioned against calls to restore petrol subsidy, saying a return to the old regime could undermine Nigeria’s improving fiscal position, weaken investor confidence and reverse the gains of the economic reforms of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration.


In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Rabiu Ibrahim, the Minister reacted to an Op-Ed published on Monday, August 24, 2026, in some national dailies, titled “Restoring Fuel Subsidy Will Reverse Nigeria’s Economic Gains.”

Idris said proponents of subsidy restoration must consider its real opportunity costs, asking Nigerians to choose between restoring petrol subsidy and sustaining student loans and consumer credit for young Nigerians, or restoring subsidy and maintaining higher allocations to states and local governments.


The Minister further warned that restoring the subsidy could affect funding for roads, rail, power and security, while also weakening the fiscal capacity required to expand healthcare, education and social protection for vulnerable Nigerians.


He recalled that in 2022, amid declining oil production and weak revenues, Nigeria spent about 10 billion dollars on fuel subsidies, while the World Bank warned that the subsidy was consuming resources that could otherwise have supported education, healthcare, infrastructure and social protection.


Citing the Federal Government’s recently presented “Nigeria’s Reform Scorecard: The Benefits, Costs and Harms Prevented,” Idris said the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr Taiwo Oyedele, disclosed that subsidy savings mobilised 15.8 trillion naira in resources for the Federation between June 2023 and December 2025.


He explained that about 5.43 trillion naira accrued to the Federal Government, 6.52 trillion naira to states and 3.88 trillion naira to local governments.

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