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In 2025, the Bank of Industry disbursed a historic N636 billion to more than 7,000 Nigerian enterprises, the highest annual financing in its history.

N202 billion went to agro-allied industries.
N100 billion to critical infrastructure.
N79 billion to manufacturing.
N77 billion to extractive industries.
N55 billion to services.

These are not abstract numbers. They represent factories expanding capacity, farmers linked to processors, power extended to communities, and businesses strengthened across our nation.

In a challenging global environment, Nigeria chose reform, discipline, and productive investment.

When institutions are strengthened and aligned with national priorities, Nigeria delivers. Our commitment to industrial growth is firm, and the results are measurable.

Access to affordable, long-term capital is essential for economic transformation.

Through our development finance institutions, such as the Bank of Industry, we are empowering MSMEs, women-owned enterprises, youth innovators, and large-scale industry alike.

Production remains our pathway to prosperity.

N51 billion supported nano enterprises.
N32 billion went to micro businesses.
N178 billion strengthened SMEs.
N375 billion financed large industries.

1.6 million jobs were created and retained.
957,400 Nigerians benefited under the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme.
Youth-owned enterprises accessed N12 billion.
Women entrepreneurs benefited from a dedicated N10 billion facility.

This is how we build a resilient economy. We must keep financing production, rewarding enterprise, and expanding opportunity to every level of our society.

Our Renewed Hope journey is moving from stabilisation to structured ex*****on and growth. The impact is clear, and the work continues.

~ PBAT

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STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE

PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS CEO AND BOARD MEMBERS OF NEMSA; MAGAJI DA’U ALIYU AS MD OF SHESTCO

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Hon. Magaji Da’u Aliyu as the Managing Director of the Sheda Science and Technology Complex, Abuja.

The Sheda Science and Technology Complex (SHESTCO) is responsible for conducting research and development in technology and for operating a nuclear research facility.

President Tinubu also appointed Engr. Adesayo Olusegun Michael as the Managing Director/CEO of the Board of Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA).

Other Board members of NEMSA appointed by the President include: Engr. Aliyu Abdulazeez (Executive Director, Technical); Ikechi Clara Nwosu (Chairman, South East); Zubair Abdur’rauf Idris (Member); Igba Elizabeth (Member-North Central); Sani Alhaji Shehu (Member–North East); Adeyemi Adetunji (Member–South West); Engr Emmanuel Eneji Nkpe (Member–South South) and Engr. Charles Ogbonna Asogwa (South East).

The President nominated Amina Gamawa, representing Bauchi, and Abdullahi Muktar, representing Kaduna, as Commissioners to the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).

The President has sent the two nominees to the Senate for confirmation.

Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President
(Information & Strategy)
February 10, 2026

In 2025, from individual champions in athletics and other sports, to our winning female football and basketball teams as well as the Super Eagles who despite their bronze medal at AFCON2025, captured our hearts, scores of athletes representing Nigeria made our nation proud.

Sports is one of our strongest brands as a nation. It unifies us, breaks all our fault lines, inspires belief, and builds a sense of community that cuts across age, language, ethnicity, religion, and social status.

Over the past year, Nigerian athletes in various disciplines carried our flag with courage and pride across Africa and the world with Nigeria cumulatively winning an unprecedented 373 medals across all sports in 2025. From grassroots competitions to continental and global stages, the evidence is clear that when talent is supported with structure and preparation, Nigeria delivers.

I have therefore approved and directed the relevant ministries of Finance, Budget and Economic Planning and the Budget Office of the Federation for the resetting of sports funding to ensure that henceforth as from the 2026 fiscal year adequate provisions for sporting Infrastructure development, maintenance, sporting activities, programs, events and participation in international competitions are made annually in the national budget, and that all Funds so appropriated are released immediately once the budget is passed and assented to. Nigerian athletes deserve certainty, not excuses.

In addition, allocations for sporting activities currently spread across MDAs will be reviewed, restructured and streamlined, with the savings transferred into a unified funding framework under the National Sports Commission to strengthen domestic programs and international sports participation.

These reforms are anchored on the Renewed Hope Initiative for Nigeria’s Sports Economy, RHINSE. Sports is our national asset and thus must be administered, managed, and funded in alignment with its special nature.

The future of Nigerian sports will be planned, properly funded, and competitive. We will support our athletes early, prepare them thoroughly, and celebrate them proudly.

Nigeria will continue to win, with pride.

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IMAM PRAYS FOR PRESIDENT TINUBU AT MATAWALLE CHILDREN`S WEDDING, SAYS HIS TENURE WILL BRING HOPE TO THE HOPELESS

Professor Luqman Zakariyah, the officiating Imam at the Wedding Fatiha of the children of the Minister of State for Defence, Mohammed Bello Matawalle, on Friday, described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a father of all and prayed that his tenure would restore hope to the hopeless in society.

Prof. Zakariyah offered the prayers as President Tinubu attended the multiple wedding solemnisation at the National Mosque, Abuja, representing the Matawalle family.

The President of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, Carlos Manuel Vila Nova, was also present at the event.

"We pray to Almighty Allah to give our President, who is representing all, the father of all the brides and the grooms, good health.

"We also ask Allah to grant our President long life, prosperity, and success during his presidency. We pray that his tenure will bring hope to the hopeless,” the Imam said.

Matawalle, who previously served as Governor of Zamfara State, gave out five of his daughters—Maryam, Safiyya, Farida, Nana Firdausi, and Aisha—in marriage. Five of his sons—Ibrahim, Abdul Jalal, Surajo, Bello, and Fahad—also got married.

President Tinubu received the brides on behalf of the Matawalles into the family.

The officiating Imam also beseeched Almighty Allah to bless the marriages, grant success to the couples in their life journeys, and bless their parents and grandparents.

State Governors, members of the National Assembly, members of the Federal Executive Council, Service Chiefs, members of the Diplomatic Corps, traditional rulers, religious leaders, and other well-wishers witnessed the wedding ceremony.

Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President
(Information & Strategy)
February 6, 2026

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FG Inaugurates Technical Sub-Committee On Livestock Development

The Federal Government has inaugurated the National Economic Council (NEC) Technical Sub-Committee on Livestock Development, reaffirming its commitment to reposition the sector as a key driver of economic growth, food security, and national cohesion.

Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, who inaugurated the committee at the ministry’s headquarters in Abuja, explained that the mandate is to harmonise existing policy frameworks and accelerate the development of an actionable roadmap for consideration and adoption by the National Economic Council.

The technical sub-committee, which he chairs, was created to support the high-level committee led by Kebbi State Governor Dr Nasir Idris, given the demanding schedules of state governors.

The Minister emphasized that President Bola Tinubu views livestock development as central to Nigeria's economic strategy, food security, and agricultural productivity, noting that effective livestock development requires collaboration across federal, state, and local governments, with his ministry serving as the coordinating secretariat to ensure aligned implementation.

STATEHOUSE STATEMENT

FELA LIVES: PRESIDENT TINUBU ON FELA’S GRAMMY
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

The world of music has honoured a giant: Fela Anikulapo Kuti.

Fela was more than a musician. He was a fearless voice of the people, a philosopher of freedom, and a revolutionary force whose music confronted injustice and reshaped global sound.

His courage, creativity, and conviction defined a generation and continue to inspire the world. In Yoruba mythology, he has transcended to a higher plane as an Orisa. He is now eternal.

Fela Kuti has blazed the trail with the Recording Academy of America's Lifetime Achievement Award, becoming the first African to receive this honour, though posthumously. The award is an affirmation of his enduring global influence and the foundational role he has played in the evolution and impact of Africa on modern music.

He defined Afrobeat, and you can hear and see his influence in generations of Nigerian musicians and in Afrobeats and beyond.

Fela lives.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR
President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
Federal Republic of Nigeria