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Northern leadership under the aegis of Arewa Consultative Forum, has warned President Bola Tinubu to avoid going into war with Niger military junta. The group gave the admonition while calling for a dialogue to resolve the issue in a statement issued by its General Secretary, Murtala Aliyu, on Friday. According to ACF, military deployment and intervention to phase out the coup plotters in the Niger Republic will not guarantee peace and stability in the ECOWAS sub-region. The statement reads in part, “ACF, however, views with concern the unfolding events in Nigeria’s immediate neighbour, the Republic of Niger, and the potential…
Trucks filled with goods going into Nigeria are currently stranded at the Jibia side of the Nigeria-Niger Republic border. This is coming after the federal government shut down all land borders with Niger Republic following the toppling of the Mohamed Bazoum-led government by soldiers. A PREMIUM TIMES reporter who was at the border on Friday counted more than 30 trucks lined on both sides of the highway from the Niger Republic axis. There were also trucks lined up on the road from the Nigerian side, hoping to be allowed into Niger Republic. The acting comptroller general of customs, Bashir Adeniyi,…
S&P Global Ratings on Friday revised its outlook on Nigeria to stable from negative, citing the government's recent reforms which the credit ratings agency believes could benefit the country's growth and fiscal outcomes if delivered. The agency also affirmed its rating for Africa's largest economy at 'B-/B'. Nigeria's new president, Bola Tinubu, has embarked on some fiscal reforms, which he hopes will kick-start growth and attract foreign investors into a country that has suffered chronic dollar shortages, making it difficult for companies to thrive. "Nigeria's newly elected government has moved quickly to implement a series of fiscal and monetary reforms,…
Barely 24 hours after meeting with President Bola Tinubu where an agreement was reached to call off their protests, the rapprochement between the organised labour and the Federal Government appeared to have collapsed as the unions on Thursday night vowed to embark on a nationwide strike from August 14 if their leaders were summoned for contempt of court orders. Nigeria Labour Congress hinged its decision on the contempt of court application filed by the Federal Ministry of Justice against the labour leaders on Wednesday. It threatened to down tools should the Federal Government fails to withdraw the lawsuit accusing the…
A Twitter user with the username @LaseMoye, has described the last moments before the death of Vwaere Diaso, a medical doctor at Lagos Island General Hospital, Odan. Diaso died on Tuesday after an elevator she was in at the general hospital, fell from the 10th floor. The deceased was said to have been on her way to the ground floor to pick up a food delivery from a dispatch rider when the incident happened. Moye, who also works at the hospital, said she was standing in front of the elevator and pressed the open button but didn’t enter because she…
President Bola Tinubu has set the record for the highest number of ministerial nominees in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic (1999 to date). This is five ministerial nominees more than the 42 appointed by former president Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. A week ago, Tinubu nominated 28 people to be cleared by the senate to be ministers in his cabinet. On Wednesday, the president sent another list of 19 other people, making a total of 47 cabinet members. In his first term, Buhari named 36 ministers, and 42 ministers during his second term. Goodluck Jonathan in 2011 named 33 nominees to be ministers…
Organised Labour has applauded Nigerians for their massive solidarity and support in spite of intimidations and blackmails by those it tagged agents of government and forces of retrogression to discourage them from joining the mass protest called to ventilate citizens outrage at the anti-poor and anti-people policies of government. “Our hats are doffed at your determination and commitment to saving ourselves and indeed the nation from those whose only interest is to foist continuous deprivation and suffering on Nigerians.” The statement titled: “You have spoken loudly and clearly Nigerians: It resonated and resounded” and signed by Joe Ajaero and Festus…
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has countered President Bola Tinubu over the claim that N1 trillion has been saved since his government stopped payment of fuel subsidy. In a nationwide broadcast on Monday, the president had said a total of N1 trillion had been saved since subsidy payment was stopped. “In a little over two months, we have saved over a trillion Naira that would have been squandered on the unproductive fuel subsidy which only benefitted smugglers and fraudsters. That money will now be used more directly and more beneficially for you and your families,” he had said. But speaking during…
The organised labour comprising Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its Trade Union Congress (TUC) counterpart, has ruled out suspension of nationwide mass action against fuel price hike and other policies of the federal government. Joe Ajaero, President of NLC, disclosed this to journalists Tuesday night at Labour House, Abuja. Earlier, Festus Osifo, TUC President, had said labour leaders were going into a meeting to decide the final outcome on the protest. Osifo said this after a meeting with Federal Government representatives led by Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu. Gbajabiamila had said there were indications that labour…
President Bola Tinubu has barely been in power for two months but his radical reforms are already trying the patience of fellow Nigerians. Surging gasoline prices and rampant inflation following the abolition of fuel subsidies and exchange rate reform are hammering the poor in Africa’s most populous nation, where 40% of its citizens live in dire poverty. The same measures have been celebrated by foreign investors, the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. The stock market has risen more than 20% and the country’s dollar-denominated eurobonds have seen double-digit returns since the president’s May 29 inauguration. That’s no comfort to…
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Northern leaders demand urgent action on insecurity, push for state police

Amid worsening insecurity across Nigeria, the 19 Northern governors and traditional rulers have called for…
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The 25,000 residents of Lice, a town in Turkey’s Diyarbakır province, involuntarily got high after…
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Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists attack four military bases in Borno within 24 hours, soldiers killed

Tension is rising in Borno State after Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgents attacked four military…
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Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 588

Israeli army kills five Palestinian militants in West Bank after pregnant settler killed Israel's military…
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African diet – plantains and cassava can be as healthy as tomatoes and olive oil,…

Plantains, cassava and fermented banana drink should be added to global healthy eating guidelines alongside…
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Nigeria's Flying Eagles qualify for World Cup after dramatic win over Senegal

Nigeria's U-20 national football team, the Flying Eagles, have secured their place at the 2025…

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