The Director-General of World Trade Organisation, WTO, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said yesterday that President Bola Tinubu was committed to improving the lives of Nigerians.She also said as the person at the helm of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, she would, alongside her team, do her best to support Nigeria at this difficult time. Okonjo-Iweala stated…
Facts have emerged on the circumstances surrounding the death of founder of Fountain of Life Church, Ilupeju Lagos Pastor Taiwo Odukoya.Odukoya, according to the church, died in the United States of America (USA) on Monday at 67. Though the church didn’t disclose how he died, The Nation gathered the respected preacher had health issues mainly…
President Bola Tinubu has not ruled out military intervention, the presidency has said, ahead of a West African coalition’s crisis summit in Abuja on Thursday. Tinubu, who also chairs the bloc ECOWAS, still believes diplomacy is the “best way forward” to resolve the crisis, according to his spokesman. So far efforts by ECOWAS and the…
A gunman opened fire in central Tel Aviv and killed an Israeli police inspector before he was shot dead by a responding officer. Amateur video circulated online of police and civilians on Saturday running through the cafe-lined streets in the seaside metropolis.Police identified the gunman as Kamel Abu Bakr, 27, from a village near the…
France will support efforts by the West African regional bloc ECOWAS to make the military coup in Niger fail, the French foreign ministry said on Saturday. French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna met with Niger Prime Minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou and the Niger ambassador in Paris on Saturday.Earlier, Colonna said the coup leaders in Niamey had until…
The Lagos State Police Command, on Saturday, said three persons have been arrested over the unfortunate death of a medical doctor, Vwaere Diaso, at the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos-Island, last Tuesday.Spokesman for the Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, told Channels Television that the the three suspects are currently at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti. “Three…
Niger’s coup generals have asked for help from the Russian mercenary group Wagner as the deadline nears for it to release the country’s removed president or face possible military intervention by the West African regional bloc, a news report says. The request came during a visit by a coup leader – General Salifou Mody –…
The Deputy Minority Leader of the Senate, Olalere Oyewumi, says Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, is in support of the ministerial nomination of his predecessor, Gboyega Oyetola.Oyewumi, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) representing Osun West Senatorial District in the 10th National Assembly, made this known on Friday when Oyetola, an All Progressives…
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced the graduation of 20 successful participants in the fourth edition of its Senior Management Development Programme (SMDP). Before the 2023 graduation, the SMDP had produced 52 graduates. The Bank successfully graduated 23 participants in its inaugural edition, held in 2018; 17 in 2019 and 12 in 2020.The bank…
