FG unveils transport reforms to boost efficiency, overhauls NRC

The Minister of Transportation, Senator Said Ahmed Alkali, on Tuesday, announced sweeping reforms across the nation’s transport sector aimed at positioning the country for global competitiveness and sustainable development. He also disclosed that...

DONALD TRUMP: WHAT TINUBU SHOULD DO

President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu should immediately send a high-powered delegation composed of respected Nigerian statesmen, business leaders, and senior government officials to engage with U.S. authorities. The team should include former...

SEBIS seeks reopening of Ikom-Cameroon border to drive development

The South-East Business and Investment Summit has called for joint effort and participation from critical stakeholders and investors to tackle socio-economic challenges in the South-East and return the region back to economic power house. Speaking...

Turkish defense industry to be showcased at African expo

ANKARA The Turkish defense industry will showcase its innovative technologies alongside African countries at the Bamako Expo (BAMEX ‘25) in Mali on Nov. 11 - 14. The expo is being held for the first time in 2025 and will serve as a platform to...

VIPS on Dick Cheney: Intelligence Unglued

The Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) sent this memo to George W. Bush about Dick Cheney’s deceptive role in the Iraq invasion, published by Consortium News in 2003. Vice President Dick Cheney, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska,...

Niger, Sahel, and Maghreb: A Nuclear Power Plant Reveals a Major Geopolitical Shift

The trigger: a nuclear power plant in Niger Securing the Sahel: a cornerstone and sine qua non Sahelian restructuring: from extraction to productive neutralization France's return to the Sahel: a break with Françafrique The Maghreb dimension:...

Dangote Re-Engages Sacked Engineers, Redeploys To Other Projects

The Dangote Refinery has re-employed the engineers it disengaged last month during its face-off with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). According to Punch, the affected staff have now been redeployed...

Sacked Dangote Refinery Engineers Reassigned to Borno, Zamfara, Benue

Engineers who were dismissed from Dangote Refinery amid the ongoing crisis with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) have been reassigned to various project sites across Borno, Zamfara, Benue, and other...

Dangote Refinery Reverses Course: Re-employs Dismissed Engineers Amid Union Dispute and Redeployments to Remote Projects

In a significant development at Africa's largest oil refinery, the Dangote Refinery has initiated the re-employment and redeployment of numerous engineers, including recent graduate trainees, who were abruptly dismissed just last month. This move...

Anambra; Trajectory On The Niger .

By Okey Maduforo. It has been a journey from the emptiness of a construction site along the Awka- Enugu express way to a master piece of civil engineering located at Chief Emeka Anyaoku Bulovard known today as the Light House . The dramatics...

Africa: Mali faces fuel crisis as al Qaeda-tied jihadi fighters tighten grip around capital Bamako

A two-month-old fuel blockade by al Qaeda-linked militants has all but paralysed the capital of Mali, turning the screws on the military government and raising concern that the jihadists might try eventually to impose their rule on the West...

PENGASSAN crisis: Dangote refinery redeploys sacked engineers to Borno, Zamfara, others

The Dangote refinery has re-employed the engineers sacked last month during the crisis between it and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria. Our correspondent reliably gathered that the engineers were now being posted...

Niger: Gov Bago announces free tuition for 809 students of AKUM Minna

Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has announced free tuition for 809 newly admitted students at Abdulkadir Kure University, Minna (AKUM), for the 2024/2025 academic session. He also revealed plans to allocate 2 per cent of the state’s...

Niger Assembly seeks stakeholders’ input on proposed College of Nursing

The Niger State House of Assembly has called on stakeholders to make contributions to the proposed private member bill for the establishment of the Niger State College of Nursing and Midwifery. The bill, sponsored by Hon. Comrade Murtala Adamu...

Umahi Sends Delegation To Console With Essan Community After Tragic Tanker Blast in Niger State

The Federal Government has condoled with the people of Essan Community in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State following the tragic tanker explosion that claimed several lives and destroyed properties. A delegation from the Federal Ministry...

The Fight Against Terror in the Sahel: From Despair to Agric...

Across the borders of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, one of Africa’s gravest threats is unfolding the expansion of extremist activity throughout the Sahel. Groups such as Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) have become de facto rulers of...

Firm appoints journalist as ambassador for NSDC market in Niger

A private firm, Tech and Concrete Ltd, has appointed Alhaji Nurudeen Ishaiku Daza, Managing Director of Daza TV/Tsale Daya, as Ambassador of the Niger State Development Company (NSDC). Announcing the appointment of Daza in a brief ceremony held at...

Don warns against return to military rule, urges ECOWAS reforms

Political scientist and activist, Professor Ibrahim Jibrin, on Tuesday noted that military rule is not a viable alternative to democracy in Nigeria and West Africa at large. Jibrin who spoke at the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the...

Zuma agric radio unveils app to boost rural healthcare in Niger

As part of activities marking this year’s World Food Day Celebration, Zuma Agric Radio has launched the Koyo Health App, a digital innovation designed to enhance healthcare access for rural communities in Niger State. The launch event commenced at...

Niger govt seeks collaboration on adolescent, mental health policies

The Niger State Government has called for collaboration among governments, development partners, educators, and parents to ensure the effective implementation of adolescent and mental health policies across the country. The Permanent Secretary of...