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Tinubu approves establishment of N50bn seed fund to boost agricultural transformation

President Bola Tinubu has given the green light for the establishment of a N50 billion Presidential Catalytic Seed Fund, an intervention aimed at revitalising Nigeria’s seed industry, improving food security, and driving private-sector-led growth across the seed value chain.

This was disclosed by Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday in Abuja during the opening of the 8th SeedConnect Africa Conference and Exhibition, which also coincided with the 50th anniversary celebration of the National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC).

He also unveiled the Seeds for Renewed Hope Programme (S-RHP), which will serve as the engine room for the country’s new seed transformation agenda.

Shettima, who was represented by his Senior Special Adviser on Food Security, Dr. Kingsley Uzoma, said the fund is expected to deliver significant socio-economic and environmental benefits while addressing long-standing structural challenges within the seed subsector.

According to him, seed is the first technology, the original data packet that determines the success or failure of the agricultural value chain.

As part of the programme’s rollout, government and private sector partners distributed improved varieties of rice, maize, and vegetable seeds to farmers.

The Nation learnt that the federal government aims to boost annual seed availability for key crops by 10 percent from 2025 to 2027, in a bid to close the existing gap between seed demand and supply.

The N50 billion fund, which activates Section 45 of the NASC Act 2019, will support private-sector-led seed production, expand farmers’ access to certified seeds, and remove barriers slowing down the development of the seed industry.

Shettima further revealed plans to upgrade seed testing laboratories, intensify the crackdown on adulterated seeds, and increase youth and women participation in seed entrepreneurship.

In his remarks, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, described the seed sector’s 50-year history as a testament to Nigeria’s resilience and commitment to strengthening its agricultural foundation.

While reaffirming that quality seeds remain central to President Tinubu’s food security priorities, he said agriculture is the measure of Nigeria’s national resilience and a pillar of stability.

Kyari highlighted key achievements in the sector, including the expansion of the National Agricultural Growth Scheme–Agro-Pocket (NAGS-AP), increased wheat production across several states, the successful introduction of rainfed wheat in Plateau State, the recapitalisation of the Bank of Agriculture with N1.5 trillion, an additional N250 billion funding window, and the full activation of the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF).

He noted that food prices have begun to ease in several commodity markets.

“While we are not yet where we want to be, this positive trend confirms that we are moving in the right direction.”

NASC Director-General, Fatuhu Muhammed, in his address, highlighted the Council’s transformation into a regional leader in seed regulation and digital seed traceability.

He cited major milestones, including the release of over 60 improved, climate-resilient seed varieties, the implementation of the Digital Seed Certification System, new guidelines on crop variety registration and third-party certification, and Nigeria’s expanding footprint in global seed bodies such as ISTA, UPOV, OECD schemes, and ECOWAS COASEM.

Muhammed disclosed that Nigeria exported more than 4,000 MT of certified seeds in 2023, earning over $8 million.

To celebrate NASC’s Golden Jubilee, the Council unveiled the Nigeria Seed Industry Book, the Seeds for Renewed Hope Programme, the Nigeria Seed System Strategy Document (supported by AGRA), and the official NASC 50th Anniversary Logo.

He added that the newly approved N50 billion fund, housed in the Bank of Industry with a 6% concessional interest rate, would significantly enhance breeding, early-generation seed supply, quality assurance, and commercial seed production over the next four years.

November 26, 2025
Northern group hails Tinubu, Matawalle after swift rescue of 24 Kebbi schoolgirls

A northern advocacy coalition has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Minister of State for Defence Bello Matawalle, and the Nigerian armed forces for a “well-coordinated and unrelenting security operation” that led to the rescue of the 24 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi state.

In a statement on Tuesday signed by its president, Dr Abdulrahman Al-Ma’aruf, the Northern Security and Civic Protection Forum (NSCPF) praised the federal government for demonstrating speed, seriousness and strategic clarity in responding to the abduction, noting that the successful recovery of the victims within days was a direct outcome of high-level coordination ordered by the President.

The group noted that the 24 students, taken from their hostels by armed bandits on November 17, regained freedom on November 25 “after sustained military pressure forced the captors to abandon them in the forests”.

Al-Ma’aruf said Tinubu’s directive asking Matawalle to immediately relocate to Kebbi “shifted the tone and urgency of the operation”, adding that the minister’s presence on the ground galvanised multiple layers of security response across the northwest.

“From the moment President Tinubu ordered the minister of state for defence to move to Kebbi and assume personal oversight of operations, the tempo changed,” the statement reads.

“His Excellency, Bello Matawalle, arrived with a clear mandate and deep personal knowledge of the terrain, having confronted similar security challenges during his years as governor of Zamfara. What followed was an intense, closely coordinated multi-agency assault that left the bandits with no safe corridor to escape with the girls. The sustained bombardments over several days created pressure they could not withstand.”

According to the group, the federal government’s handling of the incident showed a decisive break from the “slow and reactive security posture Nigerians had become familiar with in the past”.

Al-Ma’aruf said the rescue demonstrated that when properly backed by political will, the armed forces possess the operational capacity to overwhelm and dislodge criminal networks holding communities hostage.

“For four straight days, the military maintained air and ground pressure on the kidnappers’ hideouts. It was this level of intensity that forced the criminals to abandon the girls. What the armed forces have done is not just a rescue; it is a statement of authority,” the statement continued.

The group also praised the President for sending “a clear signal that schoolchildren are a red line for this administration”, noting that Tinubu’s quick intervention helped prevent what could have become “another prolonged national tragedy”.

Al-Ma’aruf urged the federal government to sustain the offensive against bandit groups and ensure that communities in Kebbi, Zamfara, Sokoto, Niger and Kaduna enjoy long-term security, adding that the successful operation should mark the beginning of an unbroken campaign against those who target children.

The northern group said the country owes the rescued schoolgirls a duty of care, calling for trauma support and reintegration programmes as they return to their families.

“With this rescue, the government has restored hope. Now it must consolidate by ensuring no child in northern Nigeria ever has to face such terror again,” the group added.

November 26, 2025
Ex-aspirants begin statewide grassroots mobilisation for Tinubu

A group of former political aspirants in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has formally declared support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid.

It has unveiled a statewide grassroots mobilisation campaign to boost his chances ahead of the next general election.

Operating under the aegis of Aggrieved Aspirants Forum (AAF), the body said its decision followed a review of what it described as President Tinubu’s “ongoing reforms, stabilisation efforts and commitment to rebuilding key national institutions.”

Speaking yesterday at their quarterly meeting in Akure, the forum’s team leader, Taiwo Agunloye, said members had decided to endorse the President and pass a vote of confidence in his administration, particularly in the area of security management.

He said the forum, which comprised former aspirants for state and federal legislative seats, governorship primaries and local government elections, would deploy its political structures, community networks and influence to take President Tinubu’s message of renewed hope directly to the grassroots.

Agunloye said the coalition was set to embark on community engagements, ward-level sensitisation and targeted outreach programmes aimed at strengthening voters’ confidence and countering misinformation ahead of the 2027 general election.

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He noted that many of the former aspirants still commanded strong followership across their constituencies, a factor he believed would boost support for President Tinubu.

“It is just for us to endorse the President for 2027 and pass a vote of confidence in whatever he is doing. As we have seen in the area of rescuing kidnapped school pupils and students. This is a welcome development.

“We want to let him know we are still supporting him 24/7. Despite being aggrieved, we remain very strong with him. We are coming into this project to support his re-election and ensure he is back in office in 2027,” Agunloye said.

He recalled that members of the forum had faced neglect over the 2014, 2018/2019 and 2023 election cycles, with some reportedly dying from trauma linked to their political ordeals.

Agunloye lamented that while many loyal aspirants invested heavily in the party, they were neither recognised nor compensated, whereas newcomers were given appointments.

Despite their long-standing grievances, he insisted their renewed support for President Tinubu was based on public interest, citing improvements in security, declining food prices and a stabilising exchange rate.

Agunloye also commended the Minister of Interior, Bunmi Tunji-Ojo, for supporting the group and urged him to continue presenting their concerns at the federal level.

The lawmaker representing Akoko North-West Constituency I in Ondo State House of Assembly, Tiamiyu Atere, assured aggrieved aspirants of government’s support, promising to take their concerns to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa.

November 26, 2025
Foreign direct, portfolio investments in oil and gas rising, says Tinubu

• President names Uzodimma Renewed Hope Ambassador

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday said his administration has recorded significant upswings in foreign direct and portfolio investments in the oil and gas sub-sector of the economy.

The President highlighted several policy gains recorded under his Renewed Hope Agenda, including seven consecutive months of eased inflation to 16.05 per cent in October, the stabilisation of the exchange rate, and a significant rise in foreign reserves to over $46 billion, up from $32 billion and a net reserve of $4 billion inherited in 2023.

He added that investor confidence has rebounded, with rising foreign direct and portfolio investments, particularly in the oil and gas sector, alongside a booming stock market and growing economic diversification driven by solid minerals.

The government’s liberalised student loan scheme has so far enrolled over 700,000 beneficiaries, while passport processing timelines have been shortened nationwide to under one week.

President Tinubu listed these among the achievements of his administration in a statement announcing the appointment of Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma as the Renewed Hope Ambassador.

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The announcement comes ahead of the national rollout of the Federal Government’s Ward Development Programme.

A statement yesterday in Abuja by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said Governor Uzodimma will also serve as the Director-General for Party Outreach, Engagement and Mobilisation.

His appointment takes immediate effect.

Under his new mandate, the Imo State governor, who is also the Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), will work with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership and governors across the federation to “evangelise” the Tinubu administration’s programmes and achievements.

He will be expected to drive harmony, inclusiveness, and strategic coordination across party structures, while mobilising grassroots support.

President Tinubu said the APC governors will equally serve as “Ambassadors of Hope,” working collectively with Uzodimma to promote and disseminate the administration’s milestones since taking office in May 2023.

President Tinubu urged Governor Uzodimma to ensure that Nigerians across all communities are informed about these achievements and fully understand the administration’s progress under the Renewed Hope Agenda.

November 26, 2025
On sabotage, shadows and the politics of unseen hands
- By TJ Ishola
Let us stop pretending. Let us stop using soft language to describe a hard reality. When I say this government is being sabotaged, I mean it, not metaphorically, not rhetorically, not as a garnish sprinkled on top of the bitter soup of national discourse. I mean it in the way a man means “fire” when he smells burning, even if everyone else is still fanning themselves and saying the air is hot. Because hear this clearly: no administration, no matter how confused, how arrogant, or how unlucky, deliberately sets out to injure itself. Not Jonathan’s. Not Buhari’s. Not even Tinubu’s. No president sits in Aso Rock plotting how to become the next headline of national disgrace.

What we are witnessing today is deeper than incompetence. It is the anatomy of a government under siege. When 41 federal unity colleges suddenly fold their doors nationwide, not for renovation, not for policy, but because the country is too unsafe for children, it is not governance failing. It is governance being suffocated.

And suffocation, my friend, always has a hand.

Nigeria is not simply mismanaged. Nigeria is infiltrated. The forces holding the government down are not mystical; they are institutional. They sit in the backrooms, in the security councils, in the shadows behind the ministers’ shadows. They existed before this president. They existed before the last. They will exist after the next because the system that breeds them is older than our democracy.

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And here is the uncomfortable truth we treat like a hot yam: The system knows exactly who the saboteurs are, but the system cannot speak.

Power in Nigeria is like a masquerade festival, beautiful from the outside, ugly behind the mask. Sabotage is never random. It is choreographed. It follows timing, patterns, redirections, silences. Look again at November 2025. On the 3rd, the United States tags Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern.” Within days, almost as if on cue, three high-impact, multi-location, multi-target attacks erupt: the mass school abduction, the Eruku church attack, and the Niger State mass kidnapping.

These attacks do not strike banks. They do not strike barracks. They do not strike airports. They strike children, churches, Christians, rural communities—the exact pain points the U.S. cited. A coincidence? Please. This is Nigeria, not a horoscope.

What we are seeing is a message; a cold, calculated, deliberately painful message.

Someone is turning the country into a billboard. Someone wants “ungovernable” to be the first line in the world’s description of Nigeria.

And this is not new. These are the same actors who once used Boko Haram as a political lever to kneecap Goodluck Jonathan. Those who manipulated fear from 2010 to 2015 as though it were campaign material printed in blood. Those who weaponized insecurity to engineer change. Those who tasted victory in 2015 and have never relinquished their appetite.

This is why insecurity remains immortal. Not because presidents lack ideas, but because the real custodians of terror were never removed—only repackaged.

If you listen closely enough, sabotage leaves footprints: Checkpoints mysteriously withdrawn before attacks; Security redeployments hours before villages burn; Intelligence warnings ignored until the smoke makes announcements of its own. Schools repeatedly flagged for risk, yet left wide open like sacrificial lambs.

These are not accidents. Nigeria does not have this level of bad luck. These are orchestrations. And orchestrations have conductors.

The government knows who benefits when unity schools are shut down. The government knows who profits when entire communities vanish at night. But the government cannot speak. Why? Because saboteurs are not outsiders—they are insiders with keys to the vault.

Every president, Jonathan, Buhari, Tinubu, has been swallowed by the same silence. Different administrations, same fear. Because if you expose today’s saboteurs, you expose yesterday’s beneficiaries. That is the true architecture of Nigerian power, an intricate spider web where even the spider fears its own web.

Meanwhile, the people’s suffering continues without pause. Families dissolved. Villages erased. Communities plunged into grief so deep that morning sunlight feels like an insult. The economy is bleeding slowly, quietly, like a patient the doctors pretend is stable. Our international reputation is a fragile pot cracked in 20 places. But leave the economy aside. Let us talk about the pain—the raw human pain stretching from Sokoto to Plateau to Ondo and across every region where gunshots now sound like punctuation marks in daily conversations.

Unless this subterranean power is destroyed, no president will ever succeed. Nigeria does not fail because we lack ideas; Nigeria fails because ideas are held hostage by people who profit from chaos. Cabal interests shift, but their presence never disappears. They are like smoke, you cannot hold them, but they will choke you all the same.

And here is the part that may sound naïve but is painfully true:

The excessive sabotage of this government has one goal: to destroy public confidence.

Once the people become frustrated, disillusioned, and exhausted, the cabal steps in wearing the costume of a messiah. They present a new face. A new hope. A new promise. And the people, battered and bruised, run towards the illusion the way the thirsty run toward a mirage.

The cycle continues:

Sabotage → Frustration → Messiah → Capture → Repeat.

And Nigeria remains trapped in this elaborate dance of recycled chaos.

Yet here is the gist, the heart of the matter: the cabal is not afraid of Aso Rock.

Aso Rock is a building.

Aso Rock is furniture.

Aso Rock is temporary tenancy.

The cabal fears something else:

An informed population.

A seeing population.

A population that connects dots instead of swallowing propaganda.

Knowledge is the machete they cannot confiscate.

Awareness is the revolution they cannot pre-empt.

The day Nigerians understand the pattern, the day the fog lifts and the nation starts asking the right questions, that day, the system begins to crack. Because the cabal can deceive the blind, but they cannot manipulate those who have learned to read footprints in the dust.

In the end, the future belongs not to the loudest politician, not to the richest godfather, not to the most connected saboteur, but to a people who finally decide that knowing is a weapon, truth is a shield, and silence is complicity.

And that is the power we have not yet embraced.

•Ishola writes from United Kingdom.
November 26, 2025
Tinubu welcomes freed Kebbi school girls, orders intensified efforts to rescue others

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has welcomed the release of the 24 schoolgirls abducted by terrorists in Maga, Kebbi State, last Monday, while directing security agencies to intensify operations to free all remaining victims still in captivity.

The girls, who were seized at dawn on November 17 shortly after a military detachment departed the school premises, regained freedom on Tuesday after days of coordinated search-and-rescue efforts.

Their abduction sparked a spate of copycat kidnappings in Eruku, Kwara State and Papiri in Niger State.

All 38 worshippers abducted in Eruku were rescued on Sunday.

On the same day, the Niger chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) disclosed that 50 of the abducted 315 students and staff members of the Catholic School in Papiri, Niger, returned home to their families.

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Tinubu, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, commended security operatives for “all the efforts made to secure freedom for all the victims taken away by the terrorists.”

The President, however, urged the security forces not to relent, insisting that those still being held must be rescued without delay.

“I am relieved that all the 24 girls have been accounted for. Now, we must put as a matter of urgency more boots on the ground in the vulnerable areas to avert further incidents of kidnapping. My government will offer all the assistance needed to achieve this,” Tinubu said.

The President reiterated his administration’s commitment to securing every community across the country, assuring citizens that the government would continue to strengthen counter-terrorism operations to prevent future attacks.

November 25, 2025
Tinubu orders 24-hour aerial surveillance, tightens security cordon over Kwara, Kebbi forests

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has issued fresh offensive directives to the Armed Forces, ordering a full security cordon over forests in Kwara, Kebbi and parts of Niger State in response to recent spikes in kidnappings and terrorist activities in the affected areas.

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Chief Sunday Dare, disclosed the development on Tuesday in a message posted on his verified X handle, @SundayDareSD, stating that the President had mandated the Nigerian Air Force to expand air surveillance “across the innermost parts of the forests” where criminal groups are believed to be hiding.

Under the new directive, the Air Force is to maintain an uninterrupted 24-hour aerial watch over the troubled zones and synchronise operations with ground troops already deployed for rescue missions and counter-terrorism actions.

The same operational intensity, Dare said, is to be replicated along the Kebbi–Niger axis, where multiple rescue efforts are ongoing.

The instruction comes amid a worrying escalation of insecurity in the North-Central and North-West regions, including last week’s mass abduction of worshippers in Eruku, Kwara State, and attacks in parts of Kebbi and Niger that have triggered national concern.

Although several victims have been rescued in recent operations, security agencies are still working to free others believed to be held deep inside forested enclaves.

President Tinubu, who has been receiving continuous updates from the frontline commanders, was said to have insisted that all military and security formations adopt an “all-out, no-retreat posture” until the perpetrators are neutralised and every abducted citizen is safely returned.

The Presidential Adviser noted that communities in the affected states have also been urged to provide timely intelligence on unusual movements, gatherings or suspicious activities to support the intensified military offensive.

The latest directive adds to a series of recent security measures, including the President’s weekend order withdrawing police escorts from VIPs to strengthen community-level policing, and earlier decisions to reinforce joint operations across the North.

Security analysts view the new full-spectrum cordon as one of the most aggressive federal responses yet to the rising wave of rural and peri-urban insecurity, signalling the administration’s determination to restore stability and send a clear warning to armed groups terrorising communities.

November 25, 2025
Tinubu transmits new legal practitioners bill to Reps

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday transmitted a new Legal Practitioners Bill to the House of Representatives, seeking the repeal of the Legal Practitioners Act, which has governed the legal profession since 1962.

In his letter to Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, read during plenary, the President said the existing law has become outdated and can no longer address emerging challenges in legal regulation, discipline and professional standards.

Tinubu explained that the proposed bill introduces a comprehensive modern framework aimed at strengthening oversight of the legal profession and improving public confidence in legal practice.

He noted that lawyers play a central role in upholding justice, the rule of law and access to justice, but stressed that evolving issues around professional conduct, licensing and discipline require updated legislation that reflects current realities.

According to the President, the draft bill seeks to provide greater accountability, stronger ethical standards and a more transparent regulatory structure for practitioners.

It outlines objectives such as promoting public interest, deepening respect for the rule of law and improving citizens’ understanding of their rights and obligations.

It also set out core principles expected of legal practitioners, including integrity, confidentiality and clear duties to both clients and the courts.

Tinubu said the bill reorganises key legal institutions by placing the Body of Benchers in charge of admitting qualified persons to the bar, and establishing a strengthened disciplinary committee with authority to handle misconduct cases and impose penalties ranging from suspension and reprimand to outright removal from the roll of practitioners.

He added that the bill introduces a mandatory two-year pupillage period and compulsory continuing professional development to ensure that lawyers maintain high levels of competence.

The proposed law also outlines measures for inspecting and accrediting law offices, issuing practising licences, and enforcing the use of official seals and stamps to authenticate legal documents.

November 25, 2025
Tinubu’s reforms will secure Nigeria’s long-term prosperity — Momoh
- …minister says tough decisions already yielding results
- …cites tax overhaul, FX unification, power sector rescue, and student loans as pillars of stability
The Minister of Regional Development, Abubakar Momoh, on Monday delivered a sweeping defence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reform agenda, declaring that the administration’s economic decisions, though tough, are the only viable path to securing Nigeria’s long-term prosperity.

Speaking at the 55th Founders Day lecture of the University of Benin, the Minister addressed students, academics, and dignitaries in a lecture titled “Reforms for a Shared Prosperity.”

According to a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Osigwe Omo-Ikirodah, the Minister argued that the administration’s choices were rooted in data, national interest and a determination to correct decades-old distortions rather than apply temporary patches.

Momoh said President Tinubu met “a deeply distorted economic structure,” citing an opaque fuel subsidy regime, a dysfunctional foreign-exchange market, a proliferation of conflicting taxes and a power sector weakened by longstanding debts.

He insisted that while previous administrations postponed difficult decisions, the current government opted for structural reforms designed to place Nigeria on “a sustainable path.”

On the fuel subsidy removal, the Minister described it as “a courageous and overdue decision” that halted a system which he said enriched a few and subsidised fuel consumption in neighbouring countries.

Despite the short-term discomfort, he noted that the benefits are already visible in rising FAAC allocations and improved fiscal stability.

He also defended the unification of the FX market, describing the former multi-window system as “a breeding ground for corruption, rent-seeking and sabotage.”

Aligning the naira with market realities, he said, has improved transparency and boosted investor confidence.

A significant portion of the lecture focused on the administration’s tax reforms, which Momoh described as the most comprehensive in Nigeria’s recent history.

The new tax laws, he explained, consolidate more than 60 conflicting taxes into a modern framework that protects low-income earners, expands the tax net, and improves revenue collection.

Individuals earning ₦800,000 and below annually now pay zero personal income tax, he said, while nuisance levies have been eliminated.

The Minister also highlighted major interventions in the power sector, including the approval of a ₦4 trillion bond to clear backlog debts to power generation companies and gas suppliers.

The move, he said, has restored confidence to investors and stabilised electricity supply.

He further pointed to renewed investment in renewable energy, especially solar farms across universities and teaching hospitals.

Momoh praised the revived Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) as a landmark policy for human capital development, noting that more than 510,000 students have benefitted from interest-free loans.

“This scheme secures educational access for all Nigerian students regardless of financial background,” he said.

The Minister reaffirmed the administration’s commitment to infrastructure as a driver of shared prosperity, describing the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway and Sokoto–Badagry Superhighway as transformative corridors that will strengthen national integration and economic competitiveness.

He also outlined what he called a “new era of regional development,” pointing to the establishment of Regional Development Commissions across the geopolitical zones and improved performance from the NDDC and NEDC as evidence of more coordinated intervention efforts.

Momoh attended the event alongside the Chairman of the North Central Development Commission, Barr. Cosmas Ternenge Akighir; the Board Chairman of the North West Development Commission, Alhaji Lawal Sama’ila Abdullahi; and notable political figures including Abdul Oroh, OON; former Edo State Deputy Governor, Dr. Pius Odubu; and Barr. Samson Osagie.

He thanked the University of Benin community for the honour of delivering the Founders Day lecture and reaffirmed the Federal Government’s resolve to continue driving reforms that “will secure prosperity for all Nigerians.”
November 25, 2025
Tinubu appoints Uzodimma as Renewed Hope Ambassador

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, as the Renewed Hope Ambassador ahead of the national rollout of the Federal Government’s Ward Development Programme.

A statement issued on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said Governor Uzodimma will also serve as the Director-General for Party Outreach, Engagement and Mobilisation.

His appointment takes immediate effect.

Under his new mandate, the governor, who is also the Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, will work with the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership and governors across the federation to “evangelise” the Tinubu administration’s programmes and achievements.

He will be expected to drive harmony, inclusiveness, and strategic coordination across party structures, while mobilising grassroots support.

President Tinubu said the APC governors will equally serve as “Ambassadors of Hope,” working collectively with Uzodimma to promote and disseminate the administration’s milestones since taking office in May 2023.

The President highlighted several policy gains recorded under his Renewed Hope Agenda, including seven consecutive months of eased inflation to 16.05 per cent in October, stabilisation of the exchange rate, and a significant rise in foreign reserves to over $46 billion, up from $32 billion and a net reserve of $4 billion inherited in 2023.

He added that investor confidence has rebounded, with rising foreign direct and portfolio investments, particularly in the oil and gas sector, alongside a booming stock market and growing economic diversification driven by solid minerals.

The government’s liberalised student loan scheme has so far enrolled over 700,000 beneficiaries, while passport processing timelines have been shortened nationwide to under one week.

President Tinubu tasked Governor Uzodimma with ensuring that Nigerians across all communities are informed about these achievements and fully understand the administration’s progress under the Renewed Hope Agenda.

November 25, 2025