President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja assured Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance and Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, that the country will explore every opportunity and deploy its entire energy to ensure that she becomes the Director-General of World Trade Organisation (WTO), presidency spokesman, Garba Shehu, said in a statement.
Dr...
Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has appealed to the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government and citizens alike to eschew violence and embrace peace and dialogue to resolve issues surrounding the #EndSARS agitation.
The appeal was given on Wednesday in video recording and a letter that is now widely circulated on...
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, Tuesday said his administration has constructed over 90 kilometres of road in the last 15 months, re-assuring the people of the state that his government would not inflict unnecessary pain on them in the course of executing projects.
"I want to assure the people of...
Union Laments Lack of Support to Meet Covid-19 protocols for resumption – ASUP
A meeting between Nigeria's Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, and executive members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) held on Tuesday, in Abuja, to further discuss the disputes of the union, which...
The Senate on Wednesday says only officials involved in budget preparation would be allowed to accompany President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly for his presentation scheduled to hold on Thursday.
This was confirmed on Wednesday by the President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, who equally noted that the presentation...
In a week that has been described as a dust storm, leading groups from the three major geopolitical zones in Nigeria have issued strong statements condemning an interim government, which has crept into national discourse, a report by The Guardian stated. The Yoruba, Igbo, and Hausa groups all joined...
As all actors in the October 10, 2020 Ondo Governorship election appear to be set, President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians and the international community of a credible, peaceful and transparent poll.
The President gave the assurance in a video message to party supporters at the grand finale of the...
After being embroiled in a controversy over a leaked conversation with Dr. David Oyedepo, Founder and Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide, presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, found himself under scrutiny again when the Federal Government accused him of treason. This accusation came weeks after...
A total of 1,003,668 candidates, representing 65.24 per cent of candidates that sat for 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.
Of this number 497,139 representing 49.53 per cent were male candidates, while 506,529 (50.47...
A driver of the Bus 240-171, Mayowa Olajide, owned by Lagos State Bus Service Limited (LBSL), which was allegedly used for carrying thugs to disrupt the #EndSARS protest in Alausa, has spoken up in order to set the record straight.
Olajide, who spoke during a live briefing held on Thursday...