Presidency

Political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, has backed Peter Obi’s bid for the presidency in 2027, warning that he would no longer support the former Anambra State governor if he accepts a vice-presidential position.

Atiku Abubakar says 5,091 Nigerians were killed in violent incidents over three months, calling the figure an indictment of President Bola Tinubu’s government. The Presidency rejects the assessment, citing the killing of between 13,000 and 20,000 terrorists and...

June 11, (THEWILL) — The Presidency has alerted the public to the activities of a purported organisation known as the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, declaring that no such office exists under the administration of President Bola Tinubu and...

November 12, (THEWILL) — The Presidency has announced plans to convene a high-level national engagement, titled “Dear Entrepreneurs, We See You, We Hear You”, aimed at deepening collaboration between government and Nigeria’s business community. The dialogue, initiated under President...

November 10, (THEWILL) — Against the backdrop of the ongoing diplomatic row between the United States of America and Nigeria over the framing of terror-related deaths in the latter, the Presidency and the United Kingdom on Sunday took divergent...

October 02, (THEWILL) — The Presidency has dismissed claims of a “Christian genocide” in Nigeria, insisting that the country’s security challenges are far more complex than a religious war. Reacting to remarks by U.S. television host, Bill Maher, who alleged...

July 08, (THEWILL) — The Presidency has accused opposition parties of working against Nigeria’s progress, describing them as enemies of national development. Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, made the claim in a post...

April 28, (THEWILL) – The Presidency has said that democracy is thriving under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, adding that politicians, human right activists and civil society organisations holding contrary views are expressing baseless and unsubstantiated opinions. Prompted by a declaration...

March 10, (THEWILL) – The Presidency has pushed back against the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria's (CBCN) recent critique of the country’s economic and security situation, asserting that Nigeria is making significant progress under President Bola Tinubu's administration. ...

November 18, (THEWILL) - The Presidency has again fired back at former President Olusegun Obasanjo, labelling him unfit to comment on integrity, honesty, and morality in public leadership following his criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In a...