Nigeria cuts power supply to Niger Republic over military coup President Bola Tinubu has directed disconnection of 150 megawatts (mw) of electricity supplied daily to Niger Republic as part of sanctions by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to compel military coupists to restore democracy in the country.[Read More…]
SquirrelPR Releases Nigeria Digital News Ranking Report for Q2 SquirrelPR has released its second edition of its Digital News Ranking Report for the second quarter of 2023. The latest ranking, released on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, rated hundreds of digital news publishers based on their total quarterly and monthly[Read More…]
Tinubu to make nationwide broadcast today President Bola Tinubu will address Nigerians in a nationwide broadcast on Monday, July 31 at 7 pm. Special Adviser to the President on Strategy, Communication and Special Duties, Dele Alake, announced this in a statement on Monday morning. He said, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu[Read More…]
ECOWAS gives Niger’s coupists one week to reinstate Bazoum, threatens military action The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the coupists in Niger Republic to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum as a democratically elected President or face a range of stiff sanctions, including military[Read More…]
ECOWAS leaders meet on Niger Coup The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of State and Government are meeting in Abuja, at an extraordinary summit on the socio-political situation in the Republic of Niger. President Bola Tinubu, who is also the chairman of the ECOWAS, is[Read More…]
FG unveils new public service rules The Federal Government has unveiled the new Public Service Rules for immediate implementation in the service. The unveiling was done by Mr Olawale Edun, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on monetary policies, at a public service lecture, as part of the activities to[Read More…]
Tinubu nominates Wike, Umahi, El Rufai, others for Ministerial list Former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, and three other ex-governors made President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list read on the floor of the Senate on Thursday afternoon. The three other ex-governors, Dave Umahi (Ebonyi); Nasir El Rufai (Kaduna); Abubakar[Read More…]
Court dismisses DSS suit seeking to keep Emefiele in detention The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has dismissed a request filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) seeking a 14-day extended detention order for the suspended Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele. The application was filed[Read More…]
Nigeria, Benin customs to address concerns Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has promised to address issues of concerns with Republic of Benin Customs. This is in line with the government’s drive to facilitate trade and improve Nigeria’s economy to become globally competitive, according to the National Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent[Read More…]
Food insecurity: Putin pledges free grain supply for Africa President Vladimir Putin has pledged to deepen relations with African countries across several spheres, promising a free supply of grains to the continent to tackle food insecurity. Putin made this known on Monday in a statement themed “Russia and Africa: Joining[Read More…]
