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The Federal Government has expressed concern over the killings of three Nigerians in South Africa between the 14th and 17th of November, 2022. The Consulate General of Nigeria in Johannesburg, in a statement issued yesterday, noted that it was saddened by the latest reports of killings of Nigerians in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), explaining  that it was as a result of intra-community violence that had not been adequately managed. The Mission, […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on Nigerians to help the electoral body in cleaning up the voters’ register. INEC’s National Commissioner Festus Okoye made the plea yesterday following reports that some under aged persons were included in the voters’ register ahead of the 2023 general election. Okoye who agreed that the register is not perfect, added that Nigerians are expected to take a look at it – […]

The United Kingdom has announced an investment of £95million on climate resilient and sustainable agriculture in Nigeria. UK Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, who made the pledge at the Conference of Parties (COP) 27 on Climate Change in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, said the intervention will enhance output, adapt and build resilience, as well as protect and restore nature. Cleverly explained that the programme will help address key barriers to sustainable […]

The Federal Government has disbursed 64.8 million naira to private sector partners to execute Nigeria Electrification Project, NEP. In a statement issued to newsmen by Rural Electrification Agency, REA, it revealed that the NEP programme, funded by a $350 million dollars from World Bank loan and 200 million loan dollars from the African Development Bank, AFDB, have provided electricity to millions of Nigerians. REA Managing Director, Ahmad Salihijo said that […]

Emirates Airlines has suspended flight operations to Nigeria over its inability to repatriate blocked funds and it has communicated its position to the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN The airline in a statement yesterday said the suspension took effect from October 29, 2022, to mitigate against further losses moving forward. Emirates had in August suspended flights to Nigeria over its 85 million dollars blocked revenue, while […]

The Court of Appeal headquarters in Abuja has clarified that the transfer of its 21 Justices to various divisions in the country has nothing to do with the judgment of the Court that discharged and quashed the terrorism charges against the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. The Appellate Court in contrast to a report in a section of the media said that the postings […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Hassan Musa as senior special assistant on environment and climate change. Musa recently retired from the Federal Civil Service as the Permanent Secretary, at the Federal Ministry of Environment. The approval of his appointment was contained in a letter dated October 20, 2022, and signed by the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim A. Gambari.

The South East Caucus in the Senate has called on the Federal Government to obey the ruling of the Appeal Court and discharge the leader of the Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. The caucus, comprising eleven Senators, in a statement issued yesterday in Abuja, asked President Muhammadu Buhari to keep the promise he earlier made to the Igbos and release Kanu. The eleven senators who signed the […]

The Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, says declaring a state of emergency over the disastrous flooding across the country was not yet necessary. Adamu in a television interview yesterday said emergency agencies are not yet overwhelmed, with at least 600 death recorded and millions displaced due to flooding-related disasters this year with many parts of the country still submerged under water. The Minister said the main cause of the […]