The West and Central Africa Wheat Development Network (WECAWheat), says it is intensifying efforts to achieve self-sufficiency in wheat production in the region. Prof. Benjamin Ubi, Regional Coordinator of WECAWheat, stated this at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that the Second Regional Summit on Wheat Production in West Central Africa would…
Gov Alex Otti of Abia, has described the death of Dr Pascal Dozie, the Founder, Diamond Bank Plc, as a huge loss to the nation. Otti said in a statement by his media aide, Ferdinand Ekeoma on Wednesday in Umuahia, that Dozie was a renowned entrepreneur and icon in the banking industry. It would be…
As West Africa confronts mounting security threats and democratic backsliding, President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has been appointed as the new Chairman of ECOWAS, ushering in a leadership transition at a pivotal time for the regional bloc. Bio’s election was confirmed on Sunday during ECOWAS’s 67th Ordinary Session in Abuja, which also served…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has permitted Mr Lucky Okodeh, a former Caretaker Chairman, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa, to give oral evidence in his N2 billion suit against the Nigerian Army. Justice Binta Nyako gave the order on Wednesday after the applicant’s lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, disagreed with the argument…
Dr Umar D. Duhu has strongly defended Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum against allegations made by activist Omoyele Sowore. In a statement on Tuesday, Duhu described Sowore’s claims that Governor Zulum allocated billions of naira to Boko Haram militants as “false, malicious, and defamatory.” He stressed that all government spending in Borno undergoes a…
The Zamfara Youth Awareness Forum has commended former Governor Dr Bello Muhammad Matawalle, for what it described as his transformative reforms in the state’s health sector, saying his administration restored confidence, compassion and access to public healthcare. In a statement signed by its Secretary, Abubakar Ibrahim Gusau, the Forum said Matawalle inherited a collapsing health…
The UN rights chief insisted Friday that regulating hate speech and harmful content online “is not censorship”, days after Meta scrapped its fact-checking programme on Facebook and Instagram citing censorship concerns. “Allowing hate speech and harmful content online has real world consequences. Regulating such content is not censorship,” Volker Turk said on X. “My Office…
Thirteen people have been killed in a brutal overnight attack by suspected bandits in Mariga local government area of Niger State, Nigeria. The attack, which occurred on Tuesday night, targeted the communities of Magoro, Kumbashi and Bangi—the local government headquarters. Among the victims were three members of a local vigilante group and a police officer,…
Afrinvest (West Africa) Ltd. has marked its 30th anniversary with the release of its 20th Nigerian Banking Sector Report, setting out strategies to help Nigeria achieve its ambition of becoming a $1 trillion economy. The report, themed “ACT-BOLD: Turbocharging Nigeria to a New Growth Frontier,” urges policymakers and investors to embrace bold reforms across seven…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday sent condolences to Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, on the death of Hajia Hauwa Usman, his mother-in-law, who died at 70. The President conveyed his condolences to the Idris family, their in-laws, and all relatives, urging them to find strength and comfort during this difficult time,…
