A former Governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank, Lamido Sanusi, is in Niger to meet with the junta leaders. Mr Sanusi, a former Emir of Kano, was seen in a picture standing beside the leader of the junta, General Abdourahamane Tchiani. It is not clear in what capacity Mr Sanusi visited Niger. However, the former … [Read more…]
A candidate in Ecuador’s upcoming presidential election, Fernando Villavicencio, was assassinated at a campaign event in the capital Wednesday as a deadly escalation of violence and crime grips the South American country. Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso vowed the killing would not go unpunished, saying that “organized crime has come a long way, but the full weight of the law … [Read more…]
A former rebel leader and politician in Niger has launched a movement opposing the military government that took power in a July 26 coup, a first sign of internal resistance to army rule in the strategically important Sahel country. In a statement seen on Wednesday, Rhissa Ag Boula said his new Council of Resistance for … [Read more…]
The World Bank has announced its intention to stop new loans to Uganda over the country’s controversial anti-LGBTQ law. Earlier this year, the Ugandan government passed an anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) law. The Washington, DC-based lender said on Tuesday it would pause project financing pending a review of measures it introduced to protect … [Read more…]
The Presidential Committee on Tax Policy and Fiscal Reforms says the Nigeria Customs Service and 62 other Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government should not collect revenue directly. The Chairman of the Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily breakfast programme on Wednesday, said the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is … [Read more…]
Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu In keeping with his promise to forward a second batch of nominees for screening and subsequent swearing-in as commissioners in Enugu state, the state Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has submitted the second batch of Commissioner nominees to the lawmakers. Recall that while presenting the first list, on behalf of the Governor, by … [Read more…]
Civil rights group, Egalitarian Mission for Africa (EMA), has dragged the Economic Community of West African (ECOWAS) to the bloc’s court over the proposed military intervention in Niger Republic. The group asked the court to invoke ECOWAS protocols to stop the planned military action against Niger. The suit was instituted by a Nigerian lawyer Kayode … [Read more…]
Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has commended the security agencies, especially the Nigerian Army for improved security and end to sit-at-home in the state, assuring that his administration would not let down its guard. This was even as the Army has reiterated that security could only get better given the level of resources … [Read more…]
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its planned protest scheduled to hold today (Wednesday), August 9, 2023. NARD President, Innocent Orji, made this known on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily breakfast programme on Wednesday. According to him, the industrial action by the association, however, continues. Orji said, “Yes, we put on hold the … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to initiate a series of financial sanctions against individuals and entities associated with the leaders of the coup that truncated the democratic order in Niger Republic. Special Adviser to the President on media and publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, who made this known on Tuesday while … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, met with the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the Aso Villa in Abuja. Speaking after her meeting with the President, Okonjo-Iweala told journalists at the Presidential Villa that they spoke on ways to create jobs for young people and trying to support women and … [Read more…]
Nigerien authorities on Monday turned down a meeting request by a joint delegation from the United Nations (UN), African Union (AU) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). According to a memo seen by PREMIUM TIMES and signed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of Niger, the trio had … [Read more…]