Prof. Patrick Utomi, the convener of Big Tent has said that the Big Tent Coalition Shadow Government is set to deepen Nigeria’s democracy, and ensure that the emphasis of governance returns to the people. He stated this in his remarks at the inauguration of the Big Tent coalition Shadow Government in Lagos yesterday, stressing that much seems rooted in politics and positioning for elections that service to the people seems to be a forgotten proposition....

Dr. Pearse Adetokunbo Pearse, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and member board of Governors of Peoples Democratic Institute (PDI) has said that President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Nigeria First policy is a political statement designed to divert attention from the challenges in the country. It will be recalled that the President has approved the Renewed Hope Nigeria First policy that mandates all federal ministries, departments and agencies to give absolute priority to Nigerian goods, services in respect to spending...

The presidency has faulted the claim by the AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita in 1960 was better than that of today, and that Nigerians today are worse off. The presidency in a press statement on Monday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, noted that GDP per capita is not the only criterion used to determine whether people live better lives now than in the...

…Says Economic Hardship Is Global; NLC, TUC Want Retirement Age At 65 President Bola Tinubu has urged the Nigerian workers to remain patient with his administration concerning the economic hardship they are passing through, saying that the situation is a global phenomenon. He made the remarks on Thursday at Eagle Square, Abuja, venue of 2025 May Day with the theme: “Reclaiming the Civic Space in the Midst of Economic Hardship”. The President, who was represented...