The African Union (AU) on Monday held talks on the Niger crisis as the country’s post-coup rulers sounded defiance yet also pointed to diplomacy for a potential solution. “AU’s Peace & Security Council meets to receive an update on the evolution of the situation in Niger and the efforts to address it,” the pan-African body…
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umar Radda, has said that the state government will spend the remaining funds budgeted for the 2023 fiscal year on efforts to restore security to the state. The Governor, who disclosed this during a meeting with Katsina elders on the issues of security in the state, said he will forward…
The National Board for Technical Education has unveiled an online top-up programme for Higher National Diploma holders to convert their certification to Bachelor’s Degree through online top-up for one year, with foreign accredited universities. The board disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday by its Head of Media Unit,…
The average transportation cost per commuter rose by 97.88 per cent in June from N649.59 to N1,228.41 amid the price hike occasioned by the fuel subsidy removal policy. The National Bureau of Statistics disclosed this in its latest Transport Fare Watch report. NBS, also noted that every year, transportation fares had increased by 120.63 per…
The Organised Labour has vowed to proceed on total, comprehensive and Indefinite Nationwide Shutdown of the country, should there be another increase in Petrol Pump price from the existing 617 naira, which it describes as ” illegal”. NLC President, Joe Ajaero gave the notification at the African Trade Union alliance meeting in Abuja, where Labour…
Niger´s mutinous soldiers has said they will prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason” and undermining state security, in an announcement hours after the junta said they were open to dialogue with West African nations to resolve the mounting regional crisis. If found guilty, Bazoum could face the death penalty, according to Niger´s penal…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says 19 states and 56 communities across the country will likely witness heavy rainfall that can lead to flooding within the month. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Lagos Territorial Coordinator, NEMA, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. He listed the states and communities as Delta: Aboh, Ekiti State;…
Crowds of protesters in Germany took to the streets of Dortmund on Saturday to demonstrate against racism and police brutality. Those gathered were marking the death of a Senegalese teenager who died after being shot in the German city last year. Police had been called to an incident at a foster home on August 8,…
No few than six Nigerien soldiers and ten “terrorists” were killed on Sunday during fighting in the west of the country. This was made known through a statement from the High Command of the National Guard read on television. Six soldiers, including the head of the mission, were killed and another was injured, according to…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Ekiti Branch, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in the health sector. NMA made the call in a communiqué issued after the 26th Annual General Meeting, AGM, held between August 5 and 11, 2023, on Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. It also asked state and…
