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CJN Clarification Highlights Gaps in Tinubu’s Police Withdrawal Plan
The Chief Justice of Nigeria has clarified that judicial officers are exempt from President Bola Tinubu’s directive ordering the withdrawal of police personnel...
Nigeria’s New SS3 Ban Punishes Students for a Broken Education System
The Federal Government has announced a ban on the admission and transfer of students into Senior Secondary School Three, saying the decision is...
Mali Returns Seized Gold to Mining Firm After $400 Million Settlement
Mali has returned roughly 400 million dollars worth of gold to a foreign mining operator, bringing a prolonged dispute over resource control and...
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Launch Regional Investment Bank to Fund Sahel Development
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have jointly launched a new regional investment bank with a capital base of 500 billion CFA francs, equivalent...
Tinubu, FIRS Face Backlash Over Contradictions in France Tax MoU as Clarification Memo Fails to Justify ‘Advice Without Data or Services’
Fresh questions have emerged over the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and France’s Direction Générale des Finances...
Tinubu Under Scrutiny as FIRS–France Partnership Sparks Fears of External Influence
For many Nigerians, the news that the Federal Inland Revenue Service has entered a new partnership with the French tax authority felt less...
Burkina Faso Releases Detained Nigerian Aircrew After Unauthorised Landing
Burkina Faso has released eleven Nigerian military personnel who were detained after a Nigerian Air Force transport aircraft landed in the country without...
AES, Togo and Chad Launch Strategic Energy Projects in Niamey
Ministers of Energy from the Alliance of Sahel States, alongside their counterparts from Togo and Chad, met in Niamey for high-level discussions chaired...
Senate Pleas Exemption from VIPs Security Withdrawal
The Nigerian Senate has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to exempt its members from the presidential directive to withdraw police personnel from...
US Peace Talks All for Nothing as Fighting Engulfs Eastern Congo and Rebels Advance
What was presented as a breakthrough moment of diplomacy has instead become a stark reminder that peace remains elusive in eastern Congo. Recently,...
IMF Flags Bondholder Concerns as Senegal Faces Deepening Debt Troubles
The International Monetary Fund has acknowledged rising worries among global investors about Senegal’s debt situation as discussions over a new support package continue....
AES Slams Nigeria Over Unauthorised C-130 Landing in Burkina Faso; Portugal Flight Claim Questioned
The diplomatic crisis between Nigeria and the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) deepened on Monday after Burkina Faso confirmed that a Nigerian Air...