As we prepare for the Monthly Environmental Sanitation Exercise scheduled to hold every last Saturday of the month from 6:30 am to 8:30 am, beginning Saturday, April 25th, 2026, it is important that all residents understand their specific responsibilities. A cleaner Lagos is a collective duty, and every stakeholder has a role to play.
#LagosSanitationExercise #CleanerIsolo
Ongoing: Reconstruction and Maintenance of the failed portion of Osolo Way off Aswani/Emzor Road by the Olasoju Adebayo-led administration in Isolo LCDA. #TowardsTheIsoloOfOurDreams #Isolo #Lagos
Happy Birthday My Feather and Father đź’™
Daddy @ 69 glorious years
May God continue to be Gracious, Merciful and Faithful to you now and forever.
Congratulations my LEGEND Ayinde Ade
STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE
PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES GENERAL CHRISTOPHER MUSA AS THE NEW MINISTER OF DEFENCE
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated General Christopher Gwabin Musa as the new Minister of Defence.
In a letter to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu conveyed General Musa’s nomination as the successor to Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, who resigned on Monday.
General Musa, 58, on December 25, is a distinguished soldier who served as Chief of Defence Staff from 2023 until October 2025. He won the Colin Powell Award for Soldiering in 2012.
Born in Sokoto in 1967, General Musa received his primary and secondary education there before attending the College of Advanced Studies in Zaria. He graduated in 1986 and enrolled at the Nigerian Defence Academy the same year, earning a Bachelor of Science degree upon graduation in 1991.
General Musa was commissioned into the Nigerian Army as a Second Lieutenant in 1991 and has since had a distinguished career. His appointments include General Staff Officer 1, Training/Operations at HQ 81 Division; Commanding Officer, 73 Battalion; Assistant Director, Operational Requirements, Department of Army Policy and Plans; and Infantry Representative/Member, Training Team, HQ Nigerian Army Armour Corps.
In 2019, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff, Training/Operations, Headquarters Infantry Centre and Corps; Commander, Sector 3, Operation Lafiya Dole; and Commander, Sector 3 Multinational Joint Task Force in the Lake Chad Region.
In 2021, General Musa was appointed Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai. He later became Commander of the Nigerian Army Infantry Corps before being appointed Chief of Defence Staff by President Tinubu in 2023.
In the letter to the Senate, President Tinubu expressed confidence in General Musa’s ability to lead the Ministry of Defence and further strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture.
Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President,
(Information and Strategy)
December 2, 2025
STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE
Badaru Abubakar, Defence Minister, Resigns
Nigeria’s defence minister, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned his appointment, with immediate effect.
In a letter dated December 1, sent to President Bola Tinubu, Abubakar said he was quitting on health grounds.
President Tinubu has accepted the resignation and thanked Abubakar for his services to the nation.
President Tinubu will likely inform the Senate of Badaru’s successor later this week.
Badaru Abubakar, 63, was a two-term governor of Jigawa state from 2015 to 2023. He was appointed as a minister on August 21, 2023, by President Tinubu.
His resignation comes amid President Tinubu’s declaration of a national security emergency, with plans to elaborate on its scope in due course.
-Bayo Onanuga,
Special Adviser to the President,
(Information and Strategy)
December 1, 2025
BREAKING: FG Removes Mathematics as Compulsory Requirement for Arts Students
The Federal Government has officially announced that Mathematics will no longer be a compulsory requirement for students seeking admission into Arts and Humanities programmes in Nigerian universities and polytechnics. The policy applies to candidates presenting WAEC or NECO results for tertiary education.
According to the Federal Ministry of Education, the new guideline is designed to ease access to higher institutions and eliminate barriers previously faced by Arts students.
Under the new framework, Mathematics is excluded from compulsory requirements for courses strictly under Arts and Humanities, while English remains mandatory for all programmes.
Mathematics will still be required for Science, Technology, Engineering, and select Social Science courses.
