Former President Goodluck Jonathan has advocated the entrenchment of a culture of integrity across corporate and civil spaces as a way of addressing problems associated with governance, democracy and development in the country. Jonathan made the remark at the 40th anniversary dinner of the Institute of Directors (IoD Nigeria), where he also made a case for closer cooperation among African leaders, especially former and serving presidents, stressing that Africa needs such synergy, to ensure peace and...

President of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has again written to the House of Representatives (HoR) requesting the approval for an additional $800 million loan for the National Social Safety Net Programme (NASSP) from the World Bank. The letter titled “Request for approval for additional financing of the National Social Safety Net Programme (scale-up) by the National Assembly” was read by the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, as plenary resumed on Wednesday. According to Buhari the programme is...

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just concluded general elections has expressed shock over the telephone call by US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Nigerian president -elect. Atiku  on his Twitter handle said he was appalled at the call, being a  “contradiction to the publicly stated position of the US on Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election “. The former Vice President said as a...

….NBA president, others make list President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Chief Emeka Ngige (SAN) as chairman of the Council of Legal Education (CLE). The newly reconstituted council, which will be inaugurated at Abuja today (Tuesday), also has 17 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) nominees as members. Members of the council include NBA President, Mr. Yakubu Maikyau (SAN), leading Evidence Law author, Mr. Sebastine Hon SAN, Mr. Paul Harris Adakole Ogbole (SAN), and Mrs. Olufunmilayo Roberts. According...

… Charges governors-elect to unite across party lines President Muhammadu Buhari has rated his administration high, saying that in eight years his government has built a foundation for peaceful, prosperous and a more united Nigeria. This was disclosed at the 2023 induction of Governors-elect organised by the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) in Abuja on Monday. The President was represented at the event by the Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, where he told the Governors...