Sahel Standard

Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has appointed Mr Chidiebere Onwumere as the new Executive Director of the Policy Advocacy Centre of the Chamber.Mr Onwumere, a professional in media and marketing is the co-founder of Brandmarks Communications Limited, one of Nigeria’s leading Strategy and Communications Consultancy firms in Nigeria. For over two decades, Mr…

(Dr. Bakary Sambe)This interview with Dr. Bakary Sambe is the long version of an interview given to the French online magazine Le Point Afrique in early February 2023 which was conducted by the eminent journalist specializing in strategic issues, Malick Diawara. Among other issues related to the burning news in the Sahel and West Africa,…

Valentine’s Day: Share love, not HIV, NACA boss charges Nigerians As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark this year’s Valentine’s Day on February 14, the Director General, of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, NACA, Dr. Gambo Aliyu, has called on all Nigerians, especially young people, to take advantage of…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has declared that the old N200, N500 and N1000 have ceased being legal tender since February 10, 2023. CBN had originally fixed January 31 as deadline for old notes to be in circulation but extended it in response to pressure from Nigerians. However, before the February 10 deadline, Kogi,…

•Osun to Domesticate Nigeria’s Start Up Act The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke on Monday hosted members of the Osun State House of Assembly, unveiling the first Executive bill of his administration. Addressing the lawmakers led by the House of Assembly Speaker, RT Hon. Timothy Owoeye, Governor Adeleke expressed his conviction that…

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday, told the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force and military chiefs that Nigerians and the global community are watching them, as they have high expectations of them to provide adequate security in ensuring peaceful conduct of the forthcoming 2023 general election. Buhari who spoke at the…

About 26,500 have signed a petition against Chrisland school over the death of a 12-year-old student, Whitney Omodesola Adeniran. In the online petition generated by the deceased’s father, Dr Michael Adeyemi Adeniran, he revealed how his daughter left home hale and hearty in the morning on Thursday, February 9th 2023, for their annual inter-house sports…

…expresses concern over rising attacks on party supporters …IPAC advises INEC not to postpone election Less than 12 days to the general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission has said that election will not hold in 240 polling units across 28 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, stated this…

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for inviting the Director of Special Projects and New media of the Tinubu/Shettima presidential campaign Council, Femi Fani-Kayode, to explain his allegations and insinuations of an attempted coup being planned by Atiku and top generals. In a…