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UN Deputy Sec Gen Concludes Official Visit to Nigeria, Move for Climate Action and Stability The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina J. Mohammed has concluded a 2-day official visit to Nigeria. While in Nigeria, she had a series of high-level meetings, including with H.E. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu; Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister…
Environmental Experts Sound Alarm on Fossil Fuel Dependency and Climate Change Stella Peters The discussion around energy, its costs, and stranded communities has alarming statistics, including decades of oil pollution contaminating the soil, water, and air of the Niger Delta. Climate change disproportionately affects marginalized communities due to patterns of production of dirty energy and…
Vehicle Plunges into River Barikui Felix – Port Harcourt Efforts are currently ongoing to rescue yet-to-be-known expatriates whose vehicle plunged into the Aleto bridge on the Eleme axis of the East-West Road in Rivers State. Eyewitnesses say the incident occurred Monday evening while the vehicle carrying the expatriates were attempting to escape from an…
Zulum Sympathise With Baga, Warns Against Colluding With Insurgents Borno State Governor Professor Babagana Zulum has issued a stern warning to farming and fishing communities in Baga to refrain from collaborating with Boko Haram insurgents. Zulum gave the warning on Wednesday while addressing residents at the palace of the District Head in Baga town. The…
UN Describes Killing of 40 Farmers/Fishermen in Borno Horrific…Ask that Attackers Must be Brought to Book The United Nations has described the recent killing of farmers and fishermen in part of Borno State has horrific. Over 40 farmers and fishermen were reported to have been killed last weekend at a settlement in Kukawa local government…
Marwa Seeks Improved Budget From National Assembly To Fight Drug Crimes Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd) has appealed for support from the National Assembly in the ongoing war against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in the country. Marwa appealed when the management…
Nigeria-Saudi Arabia Sign MoU on 2025 Hajj The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the 2025 Hajj exercise. The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Prof. Abdullahi Usman, represented him at the signing ceremony, while His…
Struggling to Survive — The hidden victims of Nigeria’s conflict. Dr. Kelechi Onyemaobi Ngala, Borno state: In northeast Nigeria, malnutrition rates are highest among those who manage to escape conflict-hit, inaccessible locations and seek refuge in larger towns, where they receive food and nutritional support from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Despite her best efforts,…
Right of Reply: Re-Yusuf Tuggar’s Strategic Autonomy and Nigeria’s Non-Alignment Policy, Beyond the Dangerous Neighbourhood Oladimeji Badmus It’s good to see the Minister’s article on Nigeria’s foreign policy and its implementation sparking an intellectual debate. Bola A. Akinterinwa’s article, “Re-Yusuf Tuggar’s Strategic Autonomy and Nigeria’s Non-Alignment Policy Beyond the Dangerous Neighborhood,” published in the ThisDay…
Borno Government Task Armed Forces to Track Killers of 40 Farmers Borno State Government has confirmed the killing of 40 farmers in terrorist attack on Dumba community, near Baga in Kukawa local government area of the state. The governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum while condemning the attack which was allegedly hatched on Sunday by suspected Boko…