ecowas lifts sanctions on niger pushes for dialogue amidst regional crisis

ECOWAS Lifts Sanctions on Niger, Pushes for Dialogue Amidst Regional Crisis

Sanctions were lifted to ease humanitarian suffering and encourage negotiations. ECOWAS announced on Saturday the lifting of travel, commercial, and economic sanctions on Niger, which were initially imposed in response to the coup carried out in the country last year. A humanitarian motive led to the decision to lift these sanctions in order to lessen […]

totalenergies pledges 6 billion in nigeria oil gas investments

TotalEnergies Pledges $6 Billion In Nigeria Oil, Gas Investments

TotalEnergies, a French multinational integrated energy and petroleum company, has pledged $6 billion for oil and gas facilities in Nigeria, a country in West Africa. The French company reaffirmed its commitment to business interests in Nigeria. Patrick Pouyanne, the chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies, and Nigerian President Bola Tinubu met in Abuja, the capital of […]

nigeria's presidential tribunal decision looms

Nigeria’s Presidential Tribunal Decision Looms

After two competitors contested Bola Tinubu‘s victory in February’s contentious election, the presidential election tribunal of Nigeria is scheduled to make a decision on Wednesday over whether or not he should continue serving as president. There have been a great many legal challenges lodged against the results of previous presidential elections in Nigeria, but none […]

president directs agencies to recover cbn’s n1.1 trillion loan

President Directs Agencies To Recover CBN’s N1.1 Trillion Loan

President Bola Tinubu has given security agencies a critical mission of  recovering a staggering N1.1 trillion in loans from beneficiaries of the Anchor Borrowers’ Loan Scheme by September 18, 2023. The Anchor Borrowers’ Loan Scheme, initiated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to boost agricultural production in Nigeria, is facing a crisis as borrowers […]

nigerian presidency believes ‘fuel subsidy removal’ led people to poverty

Nigerian Presidency Believes ‘Fuel Subsidy Removal’ Led People To Poverty

The Nigerian Presidency has expressed concern over the removal of fuel subsidy, stating that it has led to increased poverty among Nigerians and a loss of support for the government.  President Bola Tinubu announced the removal of subsidy on petrol in May, citing the inability to continue subsidizing petrol for neighboring countries. However, the government […]

west africa bloc wants to engage with niger junta

West Africa bloc wants to engage with Niger junta

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa, searched diplomatic ways on Sunday to overturn last month’s coup in Niger, a landlocked country in West Africa.  On Saturday, West Africa’s regional bloc said that it wanted to send a parliamentary committee to meet […]

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No cold or ‘hot’ war with Aregbesola – Tinubu

National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has trashed the viral rumour that a cold war is raging between him and his protege, Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior. The rumour started after the Governor’s Advisory Council in the state announced the ban of political groups within APC in the state. Aregbesola’s […]

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Obaseki, seven APC govs meet Tinubu, plan President’s meeting

Eight governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, on Sunday, held a meeting with the National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, at the state House Marina, Lagos to make a case for the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki. Although details of the meeting were still sketchy as of the time […]