Oluremi Tinubu

Oluremi Shade Tinubu

Oluremi Shade Tinubu, commonly known as Remi Tinubu, is the First Lady of Nigeria and a former senator. She represented Lagos Central in the Nigerian Senate from 2011 to 2023, serving three terms.

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About Oluremi Tinubu

Profile information current to 2026-08-22.

Nigeria · Senator, Author

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Also known as: Remi Tinubu
Known for: Nigerian national public life; Legislative representation of Lagos Central; Girls' education initiatives
Country: Nigeria

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At a glance

She has served as First Lady of Nigeria since May 29, 2023.
She represented Lagos Central in the Nigerian Senate from 2011 to 2023.
INEC declared her re-elected for Lagos Central in 2019 on the All Progressives Congress platform with 131,725 votes.
Her civic work has included founding the New Era Foundation and supporting initiatives focused on girls' education.
The National Repository of Nigeria catalogues her as the author of the 2025 book The Journey of Grace: Giving Thanks in All Things.

National and state public roles

Tinubu became First Lady of Nigeria when Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed the presidency on May 29, 2023. Federal sources continued to identify her in that role in 2026. Earlier, she served as First Lady of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007.

Senate career

From 2011 to 2023, Tinubu represented Lagos Central in the Nigerian Senate, a period described in official records as three terms. A 2019 National Assembly bill identifies her as the district's senator, while INEC's result for the February 23, 2019 election records her victory on the All Progressives Congress platform with 131,725 votes.

Civic and educational initiatives

Tinubu is identified as the founder of the New Era Foundation. A federal ministry report linked the foundation to the 2024 Empower Girls Osun alternative-school programme. As of May 29, 2026, the ministry also identified her as National Chairman of the Renewed Hope Initiative, although the reviewed material does not independently assess the outcomes of its activities.

Education and publication

Biographical accounts report that Tinubu earned a National Certificate in Education from Adeyemi College of Education and later completed an education degree at the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University; these credentials were not independently confirmed by the institutions in the reviewed record. The National Repository of Nigeria catalogues her 2025 book, The Journey of Grace: Giving Thanks in All Things, as a New Era Foundation publication.

Timeline

1960-09-21 Born, according to biographical reference and news sources.
1999 Began service as First Lady of Lagos State.
2011 Began her Senate tenure representing Lagos Central.
2019-02-23 INEC declared her elected as All Progressives Congress senator for Lagos Central with 131,725 votes.
2023-05-29 Became First Lady of Nigeria when Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed the presidency.
2025 The National Repository of Nigeria catalogued her book The Journey of Grace: Giving Thanks in All Things.

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Current context

Oluremi Tinubu remained identified by the State House and the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation as First Lady of Nigeria. The State House profile describes her as current, and the ministry identified her in the role on May 29, 2026.
A Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation report identified her as National Chairman of the Renewed Hope Initiative. This role description appears in a ministry report and was not independently reverified after the report date.

Biographical facts

Biographical reference and news sources report that she was born on September 21, 1960.
Biographical sources report that she earned a National Certificate in Education from Adeyemi College of Education and later completed a degree in education at the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University.
INEC declared Tinubu Oluremi Shade elected in the February 23, 2019 Lagos Central Senatorial District election on the All Progressives Congress platform, with 131,725 votes.
She is identified as the founder of the New Era Foundation, which a federal ministry report associated with the 2024 Empower Girls Osun alternative-school programme.
The National Repository of Nigeria catalogues her as the author of the 2025 book The Journey of Grace: Giving Thanks in All Things, published by the New Era Foundation.

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Affiliations associated with Oluremi Tinubu.

Office of the First Lady of Nigeria First Lady 2023-05-29–present
Nigerian Senate Senator for Lagos Central 2011–2023
Lagos State First Lady of Lagos State 1999–2007
New Era Foundation Founder
Renewed Hope Initiative National Chairman present