Mali Signs Military Equipment Acquisition Deal With Chinese Defense Contractor Amid Western-led Criticism
Mali’s government has signed a military equipment acquisition deal with Chinese defence contractor, Norinco Group. This was disclosed on Monday, September 2, 2024,...
Nigeria’s Cereals Research Institute Allocates ₦100m For Road Construction, Other Projects Outside Its Mandate
Nigeria’s National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), an agency under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, has allocated ₦100 million for road...
Tinubu’s Regime Arraigns 10 #EndBadGovernance Protesters For Treason
On Monday, the President Bola Tinubu-led administration arraigned 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters before a Federal High Court in Abuja for treason. As earlier reported,...
U.S. Court Fines Nigerian Tingo Group Founder $250m After SEC Lawsuit
A U.S. Federal Court has fined a Nigerian businessman, Dozy Mmobousi, over $250 million following his non-appearance in a civil suit filed against...
Tinubu Regime Seeks Death Penalty For 10 Arrested #EndBadGovernance Protesters
The President Bola Tinubu-led administration has accused 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters of treason, a capital offence punishable by death. This was contained in a...
#FreePIDOMNigeria: Brother Speaks, Gives Account Of PIDOM’s Abduction
Emmanuel Bristol-Alagbariya, brother to Isaac Bristol, the detained person who the Nigerian police believe is behind the famous whistleblower X account PIDOMNIGERIA, has...
SERAP’s Lawsuit Confirms Akpabio, Abbas Unconstitutionally Fix NASS Salaries, Allowances
SERAP, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, has filed a lawsuit seeking an order to direct and compel the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio...
Wike Threatens Political Crisis if Governors Attempt to Take Over Rivers PDP Structure
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has threatened to cause a political crisis if any state governors attempt to take...
Despite House of Reps. Re-Opening Directive, NMCN Verification Portal Remains Shut
The official website of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, or NMCN, has remained shut despite a series of protests by Nigerian...
Amid Widespread Whistleblower Safety Concerns, Boeing and Nigeria Sign MoU To Strengthen Aviation Sector
Amid the widespread safety concerns raised by whistleblowers, the Boeing Company and Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development have signed a...
Plan To Establish ‘Nigeria Air’ Ended Due To Politicisation – CEO Ethiopian Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mesfin Tasew Bekele said the plan to establish a carrier with the Nigerian government ended due to the politicisation...
SCAM Alert: Don’t Fall For ‘Anitha Jacobs’ E-Mail
One of West Africa Weekly’s reporter on Monday, August 26, received a phishing e-mail from one “Anitha Jacobs” who want a donation to...