Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has appointed a Chinese national, Mr. Li Zhensheng, as Economic Adviser to the state government. Mohammed made the announcement on Thursday during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the China Global Promotion Cooperation Research Centre in Bauchi. According to him, the move is aimed at positioning Bauchi as…
Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has cited fresh economic data to criticise the President Bola Tinubu’s government’s handling of the economy. Obi warned that poor leadership and weak governance are driving away sustainable foreign investment. The former Anambra governor’ statement comes amid claim by WTO DG, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Thursday…
The Tinubu Support Group (TMF) has declared total support for All Progressive Congress, APC, House of Representatives candidate, Hon. Wale Olatunji Murphy ahead of By-election. Speaking with newsmen on Friday, TMF Coordinator in Oyo state, Hon. Adeyemo Abdullateef Alao said Ibadan North should shun any sugarcoated politician and vote for the right candidate. He said,…
Factional National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has lambasted the 2023 presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi, stressing that he is too desperate to lead Nigeria as a president. In a statement he personally signed on Thursday, Abure said Obi created the crisis in the Labour Party. According to him, Obi’s desperation…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed the ruling of a Federal Court of Canada that classified the party with the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) as terrorist organisations. Justice Phuong Ngo was reported to have ruled on June 17, 2025, that the two major parties in Nigeria are terror organisations while denying asylum to…
Fresh concerns have trailed the integrity of the National Assembly’s legislative process following an allegation by a member of the House of Representatives that lawmakers pay between N1 million and N3 million before being allowed to present motions, bills, or petitions during plenary. The lawmaker, Ibrahim Usman Auyo, who represents Hadejia, Auyo, and Kafin Hausa…
The Federal Government has announced a new national skills programme aimed at connecting 20 million young Nigerians to jobs, training, and entrepreneurship opportunities by 2030, with at least 60 per cent of beneficiaries expected to be women. This is just as Vice President Kashim Shettima has assumed the chairmanship position of the reactivated Board…
Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu on Thursday hosted the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. President and Okonjo-Iweala held a closed-door meeting where they discussed trade related matters with discourse centred mainly on national, continental and global relevance. This is coming two weeks before the expiration of…
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago has pledged continued commitment to collaborate with the Federal Government and security agencies to ensure that terrorism is halted in the country. This comes on the heels of the arrest of Abubakar Abba, leader of Mahmuda, one of the most feared terror groups in Nigeria by the Department of…
Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has slammed President Bola Tinubu over his planned 12-day trip to Japan and Brazil, branding it as insensitive and ill-timed considering Nigeria’s worsening security and economic situation. The president’s itinerary, announced on Wednesday by his spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, indicates that Tinubu will depart Abuja on…
