A geopolitical research firm, SB Morgen (SBM) Intelligence, says kidnappers demanded over N10.9 billion from victims and their families between June 2023 and July 2024. The research firm, in its latest report, titled, ‘Economics of Nigeria’s Kidnap Industry’, released on Thursday said out of the total amount of N10.9 billion demanded as ransom, N1.048bn was […]
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Dangote Group’s industrialization stride in Nigeria has received yet another momentum as federal lawmakers back the company’s stride. Members of the House of Representatives who visited Dangote Cement Plc in Obajana, Kogi State, expressed their delight at the significant economic impact the company has made in Nigeria’s cement subsector. Speaking during the visit, Hon. […]
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Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday approved the appointment of new Directors-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the Department of State Services (DSS). Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed is the new Director-General of the NIA. Mr. Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi is the new Director-General of the DSS. Ambassador Mohammed has had an illustrious career in […]
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In response to the severe humanitarian crisis affecting Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, and Mali, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced plans to host a high-level ministerial donor conference on October 26, 2024, with the support of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The United Nations estimates that nearly 33 million people across […]
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“The third edition is being organised under the patronage of His Royal Highness Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), and will see participation from industry giants like Accenture, Oracle, Dell Technologies, Siemens, Boston […]
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Aviation analysts and stakeholders yesterday hailed the decision by the Minister of Aviation, Mr. Festus Keyamo, to demand a slot for Nigeria’s Air Peace to fly to the United Kingdom’s busiest and most primed airport, Heathrow. They however called for the deployment of tact and diplomacy in handling the issue while advocating for the involvement […]
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President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Wednesday, August 14, for a three-day official visit. This visit follows an invitation extended by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. According to a statement from Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Tinubu will meet with President Obiang […]
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THE first Nigeria’s Franco-British University, which is both British and French in academic style, Franco-British International University, Kaduna, will kick-start academic activities in October 2024. This was revealed in a chat with journalists by the Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Abdullahi Muhammad Sabo, on Monday. According to the Vice-Chancellor, the university will start […]
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Top officials of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria have been arrested by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission over alleged mismanagement or diversion of the N90bn released by the Federal Government to subsidize the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. The officials were nabbed in their offices and taken to […]
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Poland has denied that its nationals who were arrested by security operatives in Kano, Nigeria, waved the Russian flag. The detained Poles were arrested on August 6 in Kano for allegedly displaying Russian flags during the #EndBadGovernance protest held by some Nigerians against economic hardship in the country. Also arrested were six Spanish nationals. […]
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