Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has hailed a $1 billion joint initiative with Brazil to overhaul the country’s agricultural sector through mechanised farming and strategic partnerships aimed at ensuring long-term food security and job creation. Speaking during an official visit by Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin in Abuja, Tinubu said the Green Imperative Programme, developed with…
The police command in Enugu State has detained three masqueraders in Nsukka area of the state for allegedly assaulting law-abiding citizens. The command Spokesman, SP Daniel Ndukwe said, in a statement in Enugu on Tuesday, that police operatives with the assistance of members of the community led to the arrest of the suspects on June…
Nigerian professor and former presidential candidate Pat Utomi is pushing back against accusations by the country’s Department of State Services (DSS) that he is plotting to establish a “shadow government”, urging a federal court to dismiss the case as unconstitutional and lacking merit. Utomi’s legal team, led by Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Mike…
The ECOWAS Court has outlined key strategies aimed at strengthening the enforcement of its judgments across member states. Mr Gaye Sowe, Acting Deputy Chief Registrar of the ECOWAS Court, disclosed this during a news conference at the close of the two-day inaugural meeting of Competent National Authorities of ECOWAS member states, held in Lagos. The…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has opened high-level discussions with Nigeria’s electoral body, INEC, in a bid to resolve the escalating leadership tussle surrounding the position of National Secretary. The meeting, held on Tuesday at INEC’s Abuja headquarters, follows a formal invitation sent by the PDP for INEC to attend its upcoming National Executive Committee…
Nigeria’s Senate has granted an extension for the implementation of capital expenditures in the 2024 national budget, shifting the deadline from 30 June to 31 December 2025 to allow for the completion of critical infrastructure and public service projects. The bill amending the 2024 Appropriation Act was passed during Tuesday’s plenary session after being read…
Gov Peter Mbah of Enugu State, Tuesday, received the Super Eagles and Udinese FC Goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye, at the Government House, Enugu. Speaking during the visit, Okoye, who hailed from Enugu State, expressed excitement at returning to his roots and announced plans to launch a charitable foundation and establish a football academy in the state….
A new suspected cholera case has been reported in Namibia’s northwestern Kunene Region, while the number of confirmed cases has risen to six. The Ministry of Health and Social Services said on Tuesday. According to the ministry, the latest case involves a 13-year-old boy from the Orokapare location in Opuwo town. The patient, who presented…
Iran’s atomic chief on Tuesday said that no pause would take place in the country’s nuclear activities, according to state-run IRIB news agency. President of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran Mohammad Eslami made the remarks during an interview while pointing to the attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran’s nuclear facilities, the…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday expressed his dissatisfaction with Spain’s comparatively low military expenditure before his arrival at the NATO summit in The Hague. Trump told journalists on the flight from Washington to Europe that Spain’s defence spending was “unfair” to the others. Trump also posted a chart depicting defence expenditure by NATO allies…
