President Bola Tinubu has pledged that Nigeria will emerge as a steel powerhouse by 2030, targeting an annual production of 10 million tonnes of liquid steel. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday, August 13, at the inaugural stakeholders’ summit on steel sector development, Tinubu—represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima—reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to positioning the steel…
President Bola Tinubu held a closed-door meeting today, August 14, with the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the Aso Villa in Abuja. The high-level discussion focused on key trade issues with national, continental, and global implications. Following the meeting, Dr. Okonjo-Iweala, a former Nigerian Minister of Finance, spoke with…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cautioned Nigerians against registering multiple times during the upcoming Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise, warning that violators risk being fully removed from the voter register. Alhaji Mohammed Sadiq, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Plateau State, issued the warning during a stakeholder meeting on the nationwide resumption of the…
Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser on Policy Communication to President Bola Tinubu, has dismissed the possibility of any political figure, including former President Goodluck Jonathan, unseating Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Speaking during an appearance on Politics Today on Channels Television, Wednesday, August 13, Bwala rejected growing calls for Jonathan to return to the political…
Human rights activist and lawyer Dele Farotimi has voiced support for presidential candidate Peter Obi’s call for a single-term presidency, asserting that Nigeria’s past leaders have failed to deliver meaningful progress despite long tenures. “Obasanjo had eight years — what did he achieve? Buhari had eight years — what did he do? They ruined Nigeria.…
Babachir Lawal, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, has expressed his belief that President Bola Tinubu did not legitimately win the 2023 presidential election. In an interview with Channels TV on Monday, August 11, Lawal stated that, based on the information available to him, Tinubu was not the rightful winner of the election…
Former Minister of Transportation and ex-Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has declared that if elected President of Nigeria in 2027, he would end corruption within his first month in office—or resign. Speaking during an X Space discussion titled Weekend Politics, Amaechi made a series of bold promises, including a pledge to amend the Nigerian…
Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, has declared that former President Goodluck Jonathan remains the strongest and most qualified candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to field in the 2027 presidential election. Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television on Friday, August 8, Lamido said the PDP should make strategic efforts to bring Jonathan…
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has cautioned Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, against promising to serve only one term if elected in 2027, saying Nigeria’s political dynamics make such pledges difficult to keep. Obi has consistently expressed his willingness to do just one term in office. However, during an appearance on…
Oluchi Oparah, former National Treasurer of the Labour Party (LP), has refuted allegations that Peter Obi, the ex-governor of Anambra State and 2023 presidential candidate, used party funds to finance his campaign. Speaking on Channels Television on Thursday night, August 7, Oparah dismissed the accusations made by LP chieftain Abayomi Arabambi as “completely false,” emphasizing…
