Nigeria’s leadership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) may have come to an end. President Bola Tinubu assumed leadership of ECOWAS and will be serving out his second term as the Chairman of ECOWAS Head of States and Government at this weekend’s summit at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. First elected on 9 July, …

A former Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has broken his silence regarding the upcoming governorship election in the state. At the All Progressives Congress (APC) end-of-year gathering held at his Isan Ekiti country home on Thursday, Fayemi publicly declared his support for Governor Oyebanji’s bid for a second term. Addressing party-related matters, Fayemi said that the date for the …

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first African to head the World Trade Organization, is uncontested in seeking another term, the group’s chair announced on Saturday. The 70-year-old director-general of the WTO — whose first mandate was blocked for months by US president-elect Donald Trump during his first stint in office — announced in September that she was running for …

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first African to head the World Trade Organization, will seek a second four-year term when her mandate expires next August, her spokesman Ismaila Dieng has said. “We can confirm that Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has officially announced her intention to seek a second term as Director-General of the WTO,” Dieng added that she had …

The Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo, has renewed the appointment of Prof. Salisu Usman for a second term as Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja. A statement issued on Monday by the Director of Public Relations and Protocol of the institution, Olale Uredo, stated that the governor noted that his re-appointment was due to the sterling performance of Ogbo …

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on his re-election. The Nigerian leader extended his congratulations to South Africans on the peaceful and successful conduct of the general election. According to presidential spokesperson, Chief Ajuri Ngelale,  on Saturday, “President Bola Tinubu extends his warm congratulations to His Excellency, President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, on his re-election. …

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri has been sworn in for his second term in office. Both Diri and his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, took their oath of office, administered by the state Chief Judge, Justice Matilda Ayemieye, on Wednesday at the Samson Siasia Sports Complex in Yenagoa, the state capital. Dignitaries that graced the occasion included Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima; …

Day after their inauguration, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, resumed work on Tuesday, rededicating themselves to serving Lagosians as they launched into their second term. Their first duty call was a joint visit to the state secretariat in Alausa, where they were received by an ecstatic crowd of government workers. The Governor and his …