The Director General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Wednesday, debunked a purported statement credited to her about receiving threats after her meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja on Tuesday. In a statement by her Media Adviser, Paul Nwabuikwu, Okonjo-Iweala said: “The statement is false. It is not from Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala”. The content of the …

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday called on Nigerians to bear with President Bola Tinubu and give him a chance to fix the country. The organisation also commended President Tinubu for taking proactive steps to avert the proposed strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) over fuel subsidy removal pains. CAN advised the …

Former Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has said that he would miss the caucus meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) due to international engagements. The caucus meeting, scheduled for 6 pm on Wednesday at the New Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, will be hosted by President Bola Tinubu. Former President Muhammadu Buhari; Senate President Godswill Akpabio; Speaker of …

The leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), and that of Trade Union Congress (TUC) has resolved to stop further protest, which started on Wednesday to press demand for economic difficulties resulting from the removal of petrol subsidy. This followed Wednesday evening’s meeting between Labour and the Federal Government, which was presided over by President Bola Tinubu. Labour was led …

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has fixed next Tuesday for the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; and the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, to adopt their final addresses in their petitions against the 2023 election. Both Atiku and Obi are challenging the declaration of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu by the Independent National Electoral Commission …

President Bola Tinubu will commission N30 billion worth of projects currently going on at the National Assembly complex in December, Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said. While having an audience with the Chairman and members of the governing board of National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) at the weekend, Akpabio said: “The entire complex of the National Assembly is like a …

The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has decried the hardship Nigerians are facing as a result of petrol subsidy removal by the Federal Government, saying the government should alleviate the suffering. The group also called on President Bola Tinubu to reduce the cost of governance in the country, as it blamed the government for wasting a lot of money on frivolities …

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday evening, received his Béninois counterpart, Patrice Talon, at the State House, Abuja. Talon who arrived at the Villla at 04:43pm was immediately ushered into the President’s office for a closed-door session. It has been one week since the last in-person meeting between the two leaders to discuss emerging issues in the West African subregion. Talon …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last February presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has insisted that the declaration of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s president is unlawful and unconstitutional. He stressed that President Tinubu must be removed from office to sanitise the country’s polity. In his final address to support his petition seeking nullification of Tinubu’s …

A support group of All Progressives Congress has urged President Bola Tinubu not to depend on state governors for the nomination of his ministers. The group also appealed to the president to consider appointing a young person of 35 years and below as the next minister of youth and sports development. The appeal is coming two days after the Senate …