The editorial’s tone feels unduly harsh on President Tinubu, and it oversimplifies the complex interplay between economic reform and political restructuring. While the call for restructuring is valid and necessary, dismissing President Tinubu’s focus on the economy as misguided overlooks the realities of governance in a nation like Nigeria. The economy is the bedrock of society; as Karl Marx famously …

President Bola Tinubu encouraged the newly appointed Brazilian Ambassador to Nigeria, Carlos Jose Areias, to make the creation of direct flights between Nigeria and Brazil a top priority. While receiving the Letter of Credence from the Brazilian Ambassador, President Tinubu reaffirmed his February discussions with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva regarding the issue during the African Union Summit …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on 4 September inaugurate the upgraded West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) in Onne Port, Rivers State. The $115 million (approximately N178.2 billion)  project began about three years ago WACT, operated by APM Terminals in Onne, Rivers State, is the nation’s largest and most efficient container terminal outside Lagos. Its Managing Director, Jeethu Jose, told The Nation that …

The Director-General (DG) of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has stressed the urgent need for Nigeria to move beyond political infighting and inconsistent policies that have hindered the country’s development since independence. She asserted that collective efforts, rather than a blame game, were needed to move the nation forward. Okonjo-Iweala spoke on Sunday at the Nigerian Bar …

Immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has said the decision to write the story of his life and time as a judicial officer in a book is to make Nigerians know that anyone can reach his peak not minding the person’s background. This was part of Ariwoola’s remarks at the public presentation of his autobiography written …

The Student Loan Scheme is a conception of the purest, noblest, and loftiest of intentions and design. It is a bond to secure the nation’s future and a promissory note to a prosperous destiny for many young Nigerians. The kernel of the scheme is to remove the impediments of finance and guarantee access to higher education and skill development for …

President Bola Tinubu on Friday, said amid the economic challenges confronting the country, his administration has been sensitive to the citizens’ needs. His comments followed intense criticism over his refusal to reduce the cost of governance and other significant expenditures, particularly on the procurement of a presidential yacht and jet among other expenses. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of course …

Rather than stay back home to manage the embarrassing kidnap of more than 127 girls from Chibok town in Borno State which was bending his presidency then, Goodluck Jonathan chose to travel for a meeting of, I think it was either the African Union or the United Nations General Assembly. Back home, President Jonathan was heavily criticized for his insensitivity …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will today depart Abuja for a brief trip to France, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, confirmed in a statement last night. Although the Presidency did not state the purpose of President Tinubu’s visit, it said “The President will return to the country after his brief work stay in France”. Ngelale’s announcement comes …

Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Company Limited has announced the release of one of the three Nigerian aircraft, Airbus A330, detained in France, following the court order it obtained by a judiciary court in Paris, the French capital. Zhongshan said it released one of the three Nigerian aircraft detained in France for President Bola Tinubu’s scheduled meeting with President Emmanuel Macron. …