In this interview with EDIDIONG IKPOTO, Olusola Obadimu, Director-General of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture, discusses the challenges that businesses face and why the government should reconsider some of its economic policies. In the second quarter of 2022, the Nigerian economy grew by 3.54 percent. Do you believe these figures accurately reflect the current …
According to a report by the Institute for Security Studies, the Islamic State of West Africa, a breakaway group of Boko Haram terrorists, is expertly utilising digital platforms, particularly WhatsApp and Telegram, to organise and carry out their criminal activities in the West African region. This comes as the institute urged African governments to put pressure on tech companies to …
DSP Alfred Alabo, Police Public Relations Officer, Plateau State Police Command, confirmed the disruption of church activities on Sunday in Shikal community, Lantang local government area of the state. On Sunday morning, the masquerades invaded a local church, disrupting service while flogging befuddled worshippers and destroying church property. According to reports, the masquerades arrived on the church grounds while the …
Festus Keyamo, spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, believes the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, should be questioned about their plans for Nigeria. According to the lawyer, Obi and his party owe Nigerians an explanation for the latter’s promise to eliminate fuel subsidies if elected. Keyamo stated in a statement issued on Saturday morning …
There is a scuffle in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State, where supporters of Labour Party leader Peter Obi gathered Saturday morning for their one-million-man march. It was learned that Obi’s supporters, dubbed ‘Obidients,’ were supposed to leave from the People’s Club area, but some thugs allegedly working for another party in the state stormed the rally venue. According to …
Flood-ravaged communities in Taraba State’s Lau and Karim-Lamido local government councils have requested assistance from the state government. Following recent heavy rains and the alleged overflow of the Lagdo dam in neighbouring Cameroon via the River Benue, flooding has affected several communities across the two councils. Nibolo, Madaka, Kiffi, Madaka, Yama, Bandawa, Sanga, Usmanu, Jen, Gorowa, Didango, Komodoro, Pai, Belango, …
The Bauchi State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has praised the Federal Government for approving a N11.6 billion road project between Kirfi and Gombe Abba. Mr Sabo Mohammed, Chairman of the APC Publicity Subcommittee, made the remark at a news conference in Bauchi on Saturday. He stated that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the project on August …
There was joy in the military camps on the frontlines in Borno State following the surrender of a senior member of Boko Haram, Bashir Bulabuduwaye, to Nigerian Army troops as a result of their renewed onslaught in the Lake Chad area. According to security sources, Bulabuduwaye was Boko Haram’s chief executioner, who executed all abducted people condemned by the group. …
The Nigerian government has completed all preparations for the establishment of the African Aviation and Aerospace University in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. This month, the University is expected to begin academic activities. Senator Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation, stated this while briefing journalists in Abuja. “The institution will be one of its kind in Africa,” Senator Sirika said, “by looking at …
President Muhammadu Buhari’s physical presentation of the 2023 Appropriation to the joint session of lawmakers may be hampered by the ongoing renovation of the National Assembly complex. After parliamentarians returned from their two-month recess, President Buhari was expected to present the annual budget. Senator Ahmad Lawan, President of the Senate, confirmed this to journalists on Friday following an inspection of …
Following the resignation of the party’s former Chairman, Ibrahim Bilal, the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adamawa Chapter has appointed Samaila Tadawus as acting State Chairman. Mr Bilal resigned his position in a letter dated September 13, addressed to Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, APC National Chairman, via the office of the party’s National Vice-Chairman North-East. “I write to inform you that I …
The Center for Fiscal Transparency and Integrity Watch, a civil society organisation, has called for the immediate prosecution of MDAs and public officers involved in the padding of the national budgets for 2021 and 2022. The prosecution, according to the organisation, will serve as a deterrent and prevent willful acts of corruption in the nation’s budgeting process. This comes on …
The Lagos State Police have convicted approximately 1,490 people for various offences in the state, including miscreants, street traders, and traffic offenders, among others. According to reports, the convicts were among the 1,709 suspects arrested by police officers in the state between June 1 and September 9, 2022. During this time, the Lagos State Government reviewed the state traffic law …
In a renewed battle for supremacy between the two terrorist organisations, at least 23 Boko Haram insurgents were killed in an ambush by its affiliate, the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP). This was reported shortly after eight terrorists, including a Commander simply identified as “Kundu,” were ambushed and killed on Thursday during a fierce gun battle with …
Deji Elumoye in Abuja The National Security Council (NSC) has labelled the National Taskforce on the Prohibition of Illegal Importation/Smuggling of Arms, Ammunition, Light Weapons, Chemical Weapons, and Pipeline Vandalism (NATFORCE) as an illegal organisation that should not be operating anywhere in the country. The Council, which met yesterday at the State House in Abuja and was presided over by …
By Olaide Oyelude The Katsina State Police Command foiled an attempt by kidnappers to terrorise commuters along the Sabuwa-Mararabar Yakawada road in the state’s Sabuwa Local Government Area. According to sources, 30 terrorists stormed the road around 2.45 p.m. that day and were about to launch an attack when a council police team intervened. According to the sources, the encounter …
South-west leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presented a “corporate demand” to the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday in Ibadan, insisting that the PDP national chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, resign in the party’s collective interest. The leaders made their demand at the South-west PDP Stakeholders’ Interactive Session with Atiku and his running mate, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, held at …
The reopening of secondary and primary schools has been approved by the Nasarawa State Government. This comes 49 days after the schools were closed due to security concerns. This is stated in a statement signed for the Commissioner of Education, Mrs. Fati Jimeta, by the Permanent Secretary, PS, Ministry of Education, Mohammed Sani-Bala. According to the statement, “the school resumption …
It’s unusual to see Sheriff Tiraspol leading a group that includes Manchester United and Real Sociedad. However, after a resounding away win over Omonia Nicosia, Moldovia now leads Europa League Group E. They will need to be focused on Thursday (today) as the Red Devils of Manchester travel to their homeland in search of their first away win in Europe …
Survivors of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) have buried 26 members in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State, northeast Nigeria, after sustained aerial bombardment and terrorist elimination. The terrorists were killed on September 9 in a coordinated air strike by the Nigerian military on two ISWAP camps in Sigir and Yarwa Kuwa on the outskirts of …
