Sanusi also met with leader of Niger Republic military junta, General Tchiani, yesterday. • Niger ex-rebel leader launches anti-coup movement • Former Emir of Kano meets coup leaders day after botched AU, UN visit • Holds crucial meeting with Tinubu after Niger visit • Nigerien Islamic Ulama receive Tinubu’s …

By Innocent Anaba LAGOS-Suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, has asked a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, to stop the Federal Government, through the Department of State Services, DSS, from further prosecuting him. Emefiele, arraigned on July 25, by DSS over alleged illegal possession …

Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine The military leaders in Niger who seized power in a coup last month have formed a new government, according to a decree read out on national television on Thursday. Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine will lead the 21-member government, with generals from the new military …

Barring any last minute change in plans, marketers will, from next week, raise the price of cooking gas as a result of the forex exchange crisis currently being experienced in the country. The President of the Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers, Olatunbosun Oladapo, who gave the hint advised …

Nigeria and other African countries are currently being short-changed in climate financing as the continent will need between $235 billion and $250 billion annually through 2030 to meet investments under its nationally determined contributions. This is according to the African Development Bank’s 2023 West Africa Economic Outlook report. Africa currently …

L-R: General Abdourahmane Tchiani And President Bola Tinubu …. As Ousted President Cries From Isolation The Reunion of Episcopal Conferences of West Africa bishops has advised the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to avoid a repeat of the Libya situation by not deploying military forces to Niger to …

Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex, has received the full backing of the Nigeria Navy for the launching of the Abia security watch code named “Operation Crush” aimed at improving the security situation in the state. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, expressed his support for the …

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has abandoned or canceled projects worth over N612bn.4bn across the region over the years, according to a report. The report was NDDC-PPP Committee with the title, ‘A Sea of Opportunities in the Niger Delta Region.’ The report made an assessment of projects that were …

Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has further shown its commitment to breaking down barriers and creating opportunities for women in traditionally male-dominated sectors in Nigeria. The Bank did this as it sponsored the Lagos Chapter of Women in Energy, Oil, and Gas (WEOG) Investiture …

  Zenith Bank Plc has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat for the development of the SMARTAfCFTA Portal, for trade promotion within the African continent. The SMARTAfCFTA Portal, which has the capacity to provide information like trade indicators, market trends, custom …