President Bola Tinubu and his Chinese counterpart, Prime Minister Xi Jinping are currently engaged in bilateral meeting in Beijing, China. The meeting is part of the China-Africa Collaboration Summit expected to attract more foreign direct investment to Nigeria. Among those attending the meeting are prominent officials of the Chinese government’s economic team, members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum led by …

The Presidency has denied the alleged frosty relationship between President Bola Tinubu and his deputy, Senator Kashim Shettima, describing it as a lie from the pit of hell. It also said that in the history of Nigeria’s Presidency, no vice president has enjoyed the total confidence and full support of his principal like Shettima. These among others were contained in …

Nigerian and China will open high-level economic discussions today in Beijing. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who is leading the Nigerian delegation, arrived yesterday morning to the warm embrace of his hosts. Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Olusegun Dada on his X handle @DOlusegun, announced the president’s arrival yesterday morning. The President is due to sign Memoranda of …

Last week, 27 August 2024, was the 39th anniversary of the coup that toppled Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, erstwhile GOC 3rd Armored Division of the Nigerian Army. On that day, Fatima Gumsu, daughter of military despot, Gen. Sani Abacha, who is also the wife of Yobe State governor, Mai Mala-Buni, sparked a debate. It led to a comparative assessment of military …

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 …