West Africa
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 04:39:49 GMTMali: France Suspends Joint Military Operations
[DW] On Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron had threatened to pull troops out of Mali if the political instability there continued. The West African nation has seen two coups d'etat inside nine months.
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:58:23 GMTNigeria: Processing of Passports Resumes June 8
[This Day] The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced that the federal government has extended the commencement of the new passport regime earlier scheduled for June 1, 2021, June 8, 2021. This, it explained was to clear the backlog of appli...
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 04:36:38 GMTNigeria: $1.5 Million for Clinical Trial Delaying First Local Covid-19 Vaccine - Govt
[This Day] The federal government yesterday explained that the production of the first local vaccine for COVID-19 pandemic in the country is being threatened by its inability to raise the $1.5 million cost of the clinical trial.
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:57:07 GMTSenegal: Haunting Account of a Senegalese Soldier Wins International Booker Prize
[The Conversation Africa] Born to a French mother and a Senegalese father, David Diop has won the prestigious annual International Booker prize for translated fiction. He shares the prize with his translator Anna Moschovakis for the novel, At Night A...
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:49:08 GMTNigeria: We Can't Give You a New Constitution, Senate Tells Nigerians
[Daily Trust] The Senate, on Thursday, ruled out the possibility of giving Nigerians a new constitution despite a mass campaign for it.
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 07:15:13 GMTNiger: Mo Ibrahim Foundation Honours Mahamadou Issoufou in Leadership Ceremony
[Mo Ibrahim Foundation] London -- Former President of Niger describes award as an honour for all Nigeriens
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 04:48:35 GMTNigeria: Nigeria Is 'One of the Most Terrorised Nations On Earth'
[Daily Trust] Women aggrieved over the widespread killings in the land have described Nigeria as one of the most terrorised nations on earth.
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 04:32:53 GMTNigeria: Govt Plans 30-Year Concessions for Four Airports
[Premium Times] The concessions will affect the Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, and Kano airports.
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 04:32:39 GMTNigeria: Explosives - 422 Killed in 2020, 1.5 Million People At Risk, in Borno, Adamawa, Yobe - UN
[Vanguard] "I am pleased to stress that in the past year (2020) Mine Action organizations have provided critical life-saving information to mitigate the risk by Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) for 206,970 (41,081 men, 55,095 women, 58,907 bo...
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:42:52 GMTNigeria: Corruption - Publish Assets of Public Servants, ICPC Tells CCB
[This Day] The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has called for the publication of assets declared by public and civil servants by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) in order to curb corruption in the public sec...
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 07:39:41 GMTNigeria: Why We Cannot Produce a New Constitution - Senate
[Daily Trust] Abuja, Kano -- The Senate, on Thursday, ruled out the possibility of giving Nigerians a new constitution despite agitations for a new law.
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 07:18:53 GMTNigeria: How CBN, Under Emefiele, Drives Financial Reforms
[Daily Trust] The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Governor Godwin Emefiele, might have made history as the only governor to be reappointed for a second term since the return to democratic rule.
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 06:29:33 GMTNigeria: Presidency Accuses U.S. Foreign Affairs Magazine of Spreading Fake News
[Premium Times] Mr Shehu's position came 24 hours after the Nigerian government accused Twitter of having a hidden agenda about Nigeria.
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 04:44:51 GMTNigeria: Buhari Bows Out As Niger Basin Authority Chair
[Vanguard] "It is pertinent to note that there are some on-going programmes like: support to Ground Water Management in Niger Basin (AGES), project II to strengthen NBA and its Member Countries' technical capacity and human resources for improving tr...
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 04:43:26 GMTAfrica: Rema, Ifan Micheal, Timilehin Bello, Three Others Make 2021 Forbes Africa Under 30 List
[Premium Times] These were selected from a pool of over 1000 and according to Forbes Africa, they "survived and thrived during one of the most turbulent chapters on earth."
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 04:41:11 GMTNigeria: Experts, Politicians Canvass Resolution of Controversial Issues Around Campaign Financing
[Premium Times] The experts and politicians spoke at a webinar held by the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ).
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 04:40:00 GMTNigeria: Nigeria Filled With Bitterness and Sadness, Says Obasanjo
[Daily Trust] Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria is dripping with bitterness and sadness.
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:06:24 GMTNigeria: Another Nigerian Busted in U.S. for Stealing $800,000 in Payroll Hacking
[Premium Times] The U.S. authorities allege that the suspect ran the scheme between July 2017 and 2018, through hacking of over 5,500 company user accounts.
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 10:37:49 GMTNigeria: Buhari to Launch 12-Month Job Fellowship for 20,000 Graduates Annually
[Premium Times] Backers of the scheme include EU, Dangote, Visa, BUA, Lafarge, Microsoft and co, Vice President Osinbajo says.
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:56:43 GMTNigeria: FirstBank Promotes 1,179 Employees, Reinforces Commitment to Career Devt
[Leadership] FirstBank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria's premier and leading financial services provider, has announced the promotion of 1,179 employees to new grades, which was part of the year-end appraisal outcomes.
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:56:42 GMTNigeria: 7 Years of Emefiele - CBN Catalysing Nigeria's Economic Recovery
[Leadership] No doubt the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was devastating on the Nigeria economy. An economy which grew by 1.87 per cent in real terms in the first quarter of 2020, contracted by 6.1 per cent and 3.62 per cent in second and t...
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:56:38 GMTNigeria: CBN to Empower Cultivation of 80,000 Hectares of Cotton
[Leadership] Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, says the bank aims at empowering the cultivation of 80, 000 hectares of cotton in 2021.
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:45:54 GMTNigeria: Soyinka Distances Self From Separatist Agitators
[This Day] Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has distanced himself from statements making the rounds on social media, suggesting that he supported the agitation for the Yoruba Nation.
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:45:30 GMTNigeria: Apapa Gridlock - NSC, FRSC Sign MoU On Standards for Truckers
[This Day] The Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC) and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set standards for truck owners and drivers.
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:38:49 GMTNigeria: By Banning Young Political Parties Government Paved Way for Insurgency, Secession (I)
[Daily Trust] INEC, with the assistance and encouragement of APC - and I will also not spare the 'body language' of the sitting president - bullied young political parties and summarily deregistered them ultra vires the Nigerian Constitution as amend...
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:35:56 GMTNigeria: Covid-19 Stops Lagos From Hosting African Athletics Championships
[Premium Times] Lagos was going to host the Championship for a second time.
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:34:32 GMTNigeria: Imo PDP Asks Uzodimma to Resign Over Insecurity
[This Day] The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State yesterday asked the state governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, to resign over escalated insecurity in the state.
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:34:00 GMTNigeria: 2023 - Scavengers of Insecurity
[Daily Trust] Like scavenger birds hovering over a carcass, Nigeria's out-of-job politicians have been gathering all over the country and turning the alarming state of insecurity into a perfect ploy to short circuit the constitutional schedule and pr...
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:33:01 GMTNigeria: House Member Accuses Security Agents of Extra Judicial Killings in Imo
[This Day] A member of the House of Representatives representing Abor Mbaise and Ngor Okpala federal constituency of Imo State, Hon. Bede Eke, yesterday alleged that security agents were killing people in the state.
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:29:02 GMTNigeria: The Needless IMEI Controversy
[This Day] Pantami should stick to policy issues and ensure the independence of regulatory bodies