Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has defended the decision of his administration to enter a peace pact with terrorists in the state, stressing that his priority is preserving lives and ensuring peace. Governor Sani stated this in an interview with BBC Hausa Service while responding to critics of the initiative. […]
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Tinubu Orders Stricter Traffic Rules To Prevent Tanker Explosions
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed relevant traffic regulatory agencies to implement stringent measures aimed at preventing fuel tanker explosions across the country. The directive comes in response to a tragic tanker explosion in Enugu State on Saturday, which claimed 18 lives and left several others injured. In a statement […]
Telecom Tariff Hike: SERAP Drags Tinubu To Court
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu, over the alleged ”arbitrary, unconstitutional, unlawful, unfair, and unreasonable 50 percent telecom tariff hike by the Nigerian Communications Commission,NCC Also joined in the suit as defendants are the NCC, which recently approved a 50 percent […]
US Suspends Tariffs After Colombia Agrees To Deportation Flights
The US will not go ahead with tariffs on Colombia, after Bogota agreed to accept – without restrictions – deported migrants, the White House says. Donald Trump had ordered 25% tariffs on all Colombian goods after its president barred two US military deportation flights from landing in the country on […]
Retired Generals Behind Illegal Mining, Says Oshiomhole
Retired generals behind illegal mining, says Oshiomhole The Senator representing Edo North in the National Assembly, Adams Oshiomhole, has alleged that retired military generals are behind illegal mining across the country. Oshiomhole, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, made the allegation on Friday when the Chairman of the […]
Kano-Maradi Rail Project Takes Shape In Jigawa
The $1.96bn Kano-Katsina-Jigawa-Maradi rail project is still ongoing despite the recent tensions between Nigeria and the Niger Republic. Arewa PUNCH reports that the Kano-Katsina-Jigawa-Maradi rail project, which was approved by the Federal Executive Council in September 2020, aims to connect Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa states in Nigeria with Maradi in […]
Trump Bars Transgender Women From U.S. Female Prisons
Trump Bars Transgender Women From U.S. Female Prisons President Trump has issued an executive order banning transgender women from being housed in men’s federal prisons. He also ordered that any medical treatments related to gender transition be halted, according to a New York Times report. The ban was part of […]
Manufactures Record ₦1.4 Trillion Worth Of Unsold Goods In 2024 Due To Inflation
Manufacturing companies across all sub-sectors of the Manufacturing sector recorded approximately N1.4 trillion worth of unsold inventories in 2024. The President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Mr. Francis Meshioye, who shared the data at a Press briefing on Wednesday, attributed the loss to the high inflation rate and a […]
GDP Rebasing Should Not Be Used To “Water Down” Nigeria’s Challenges – MAN DG
The Director-General of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Mr. Segun Ajayi-Kadir, has advised the Nigerian government against using the rebasing of the Gross Domestic Product calculation and other economic reforms to downplay the country’s economic challenges. Mr. Ajayi-Kadir gave this counsel at a press briefing in Lagos on Wednesday. Nairametrics […]
Air Sierra Leone Resumes Direct Flight To Nigeria 15 Years After
Sierra Leone National carrier, Air Sierra Leone, has resumed its scheduled flight operations between Lagos and Freetown after over 15 years of inactiveness. Air Sierra Leone returned to Nigeria in partnership with a Nigerian airline, XEJet. While XEjet provides technical support to the airline, it also provides three operational aircraft […]