Five US military aircraft and the first batch of United States troops arrived in north-east Nigeria ahead of a joint offensive against ISWAP terrorists in the region. The New York Times reports that a US military aircraft touched down in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, on Thursday night. By Friday evening, three aircraft were…
Armed bandits have killed six persons in Tungan-Makeri and set a police station ablaze in the nearby Konkoso district, both in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. Police authorities in Niger State said the incident occurred at about 3:00 a.m on Saturday when armed men invaded Tunga-Makeri village through Shafachi District in Borgu…
Beijing’s scrapping of tariffs for all but one African country will start May 1, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday, according to state media. China already has a zero-tariff policy for imports from 33 African countries, but Beijing said last year it would extend the policy to all 53 of its diplomatic partners on…
African leaders have renewed efforts for health sovereignty, adopting a presidential declaration to produce at least 60 per cent of health products locally by 2040. The declaration was adopted at the 39th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa on Saturday. It signals a shift from policy to action, including pooled…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has declared the exclusion of Africa from permanent membership of the Security Council “indefensible,” urging urgent reform of global power structures. This is contained in a statement on Saturday by the communication section of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Addressing the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Mr…
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has intensified efforts to deepen public understanding of deposit insurance and strengthen confidence in the banking system. It also assured Nigerians that depositor funds remained protected under its regulatory framework. NDIC managing director Thompson Sunday made this known at a stakeholders’ town hall meeting on Saturday in Lagos….
President Bola Tinubu has said his administration will continue to develop critical infrastructureand partner state governments in theSouth-East to advance the region’s strategic interests. Mr Tinubu said this on Friday night at a public lecture titled, “Leading Nigeria Forward: Strategies for Security and National Cohesion,” organised by the Abia State Government. The event was…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Suburban Broadband Ltd and Akida Hills Ltd for the development of Jabi Lake as a recreational hub in the FCT. FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, said during signing of the MoU in Abuja on Friday, that Abuja was a fast-developing city and a…
By Ankeli Emmanuel, Sokoto The whistle blowing policy of the Federal Government of Nigeria launched in December 2016 during late President Muhammadu Buhari with the aim of exposing corruption has so far enabled the country to recover over 800 billion naira looted fund since inception, Dr Doris Uzoka Anite has disclosed. Dr. Uzoka who…
The Democracy Watch Initiative (DWI), has condemned what it described as “reckless and unfounded” allegations made by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, against the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. El-Rufai, in a statement during a chat with DCL Hausa, reportedly accused Ribadu of ordering arrests without proper investigation and interfering in judicial…
