Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, Memounatou Ibrahima, says member states’ reinforcement of ECOWAS Free Movement protocol is crucial to fully realising the bloc’s integration. Ibrahima made this known at a delocalised meeting of the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has denied allegations that some of its officials are involved in the sale of Permanent Voter Cards in Edo State ahead of the 21 September Governorship Election. A civic group, Transparency for Electoral Systems Advocacy,…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed as the new Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency and Adeola Ajayi as the new Director-General of the Department of State Service. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity,…
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director General of the World Trade Organization, has criticized the use of the country’s insecurity by politicians for their own political and selfish gains. During her keynote address at the 2024 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian…
Atiku Abubakar has strongly criticized the Tinubu administration, accusing it of exacerbating human rights abuses. He contends that President Tinubu has contradicted his earlier claims of being a defender of freedom by permitting the Department of State Services (DSS), the…
After issuing prior warnings to the Nigerian government about their intention to strike, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) will begin a seven-day warning strike today, Monday, August 26, 2024. This action is being taken in response to the…
On Monday, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar challenged President Bola Tinubu to acknowledge the reinstatement of the fuel subsidy, which Tinubu had previously declared eliminated. Atiku, who lost to Tinubu in the 2023 presidential race, claimed that the subsidy has…
The meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), initially set for today, Monday, has been rescheduled. Channels Television reported that ASUU President Emmanuel Osodeke confirmed the postponement. The meeting, which was announced by the…
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization, has emphasized the urgent need for Nigeria to move past its history of political conflicts and erratic policies that have hampered the nation’s development since independence. She stressed that focusing on…
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has called on President Bola Tinubu to promptly address the nation’s current economic issues to prevent further suffering among Nigerians. Archbishop Lucius Ugorji, CBCN President and Archbishop of Owerri Diocese, made this appeal…
