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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 …

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 …

A 400-level student of Economics at the University of Ibandam Orire Agbaje, appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a member of the presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms. It was reported that Ibandam Orire Agbaje is the president of The Tax Club, University of Ibadan, as well …

Former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has petitioned the Department of State Service (DSS) to investigate the peddlers of fake news about his alleged involvement in the drafting of the judgement for the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT). Jackson Ude alleged that Fashola and some lawyers of the …

Solar panels Nigeria can generate about 427,000 megawatts of electricity from solar energy that comes from the sun, power generation companies have said. Nigeria currently generates less than 5,000MW for more than 200 million people. For instance, data obtained from the Federal Ministry of Power, on Sunday, showed that power …

Abdullahi Ganduje & Kwankwaso The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has expressed his readiness to receive the Presidential Candidate of the New Nigerian People Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso if he agrees to defect to the ruling party. Ganduje made the statement at a media briefing with …

FILE PHOTO: NYSC Members The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says there is no plan to deploy youth corps members to Niger Republic to fight a war. Mr Eddy Megwa, the NYSC Director, Press and Public Relations, clarified this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. His clarification is in …

Festus Keyamo The immediate past Minister of State for Labour and Employment and a ministerial nominee, Festus Keyamo, SAN, on Monday, apologised to the Senate over his perceived disregard for the ninth Assembly. He also explained that he had in the ninth Senate apologised to both chairman Senate committee on …