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Nigeria’s National Assembly Adopts Life Imprisonment for Drug Traffickers, Offenders
The Nigerian National Assembly has amended the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act, introducing life imprisonment for drug offenders and traffickers to...
Nigeria’s Reps Reject Bill Proposing Six-Year Single Term for President, Governors, LGA Chairpersons
Nigeria’s House of Representatives rejected a bill proposing a six-year single rotational term for the offices of President, State Governors, and Local Government...
More Debts for Nigeria as Senate Approves Tinubu’s ₦1.77 Trillion Loan Request
The Nigerian Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s ₦1.77 trillion ($2.2 billion) loan request to partially fund the country’s ₦9.7 trillion budget deficit...
Niger Govt Establishes Initiative to Rewrite Country’s General History
The transitional government of Niger has announced an initiative to draft the General History of Niger. The President of the National Council for...
Virgin Islands Court Grants Chinese Zhongshan the Right to Seize $25 Million from Nigeria Over Ogun State Trade Zone Dispute
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) High Court has approved the seizure of £20 million ($25 million) from Nigeria’s foreign assets by Chinese investors...
Our Ambition In The Sahel Is To Build Peace, Utilise National Resources For Our People’s Benefit – Niger Prime Minister
Niger Prime Minister Ali Zeine stated on Tuesday that the primary goal of Sahel countries is to build peace to utilise the region’s...
Dangote Sells Refined Petrol Meant for Nigeria to International Market in Dollars
New details reveal that Dangote Refinery has signed a contract with Vitol to supply five cargoes, each containing 38,000 metric tonnes of refined...
IG Urges Nigerians to Shun Use of Social Media to Report Police Misconduct Despite Concerns Over Transparency
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has called on Nigerians to avoid reporting police misconduct via social media and instead direct their...
FG Approves ₦47.9 Trillion Budget for 2025, Nigerians Question What 2024’s ₦35.5trn Achieved
The Nigerian government has approved a ₦47.9 trillion budget for the 2025 fiscal year, marking a 35 per cent increase from the ₦35.5...
Despite Unaccounted $32 million, Nigeria’s Minister of Water Needs N5 billion More to Meet Yearly Toilet Building Target
The Minister of Water Resources, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has cited funding challenges as one of the significant setbacks in Nigeria’s efforts to achieve...
World Bank Uncovers $32 Million of Missing Funds from Nigerian Water Project
The World Bank has disclosed that $32 million is unaccounted for in the Nigerian water infrastructure project, raising serious concerns about financial mismanagement...
Nigeriens Protest in Niamey Over Alleged French Efforts to Destabilise Niger
Thousands of Nigeriens gathered in Niamey, the capital of Niger, to show their solidarity with the ruling National Council for the Safeguard of...