Nine days after he was expected back in the country from S/Arabia where attended the World Economic Forum WEF, President Bola Tinubu will be heading home. The presidency broke its silence on the whereabouts of the President, saying he will be the back in the country on Wednesday. Special Adviser to the President on information…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has Tuesday explained the imposition of cybersecurity levy issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Nigerians, “patently violates the provisions of the Nigerian Constitution 1999 [as amended] and the country’s international human rights obligations and commitments.” SERAP therefore urged President Bola Tinubu to use his “good…
Nigerians and the international community have come decried the wave of abduction of journalists in recent time, under the Tinubu-led democratic government, citing the abduction of Daniel Ojukwu on a Lagos street as being the latest and a point of concern for media practitioners. The arrest and detention of Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation…
The Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company has slashed the tariff payable by its Band A customers to N206.80 per kilowatt-hour from the N225/kWh approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC. The spokesperson for the IKEDC, Olufadeke Omo-Omorodion, disclosed this to in a notice on Monday. According to the notice, the downward tariff review of the…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Dallas, United States, for the 2024 US-Africa Business Summit. The summit, hosted by the Corporate Council on Africa, will take place at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. According to a statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Stanley…
Funding for climate tech startups in Africa from the private sector is growing, with businesses raising more than $3.4 billion since 2019. But there’s still a long way to go, with the continent requiring $277 billion annually to meet its climate goals for 2030. This Special Report looks at the perspectives tech startups funding challenges…
Nigerian authorities said they have arrested the mastermind of a 2022 terrorist attack on a moving train that killed 10 passengers. Police arrested Ibrahim Abdulahi, who is also known as “Mande,” during a raid in January at the Abuja-Kaduna road flyover near Rido junction, Police Force public relations officer Olumuyiwa Adejobi told journalists on Thursday….
Concerns and knocks have greeted President bola Tinubu continued absence at home (Nigeria) with today, Sunday, May 5 being exactly seven days after he attended the World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and has yet to return to Nigeria. The two-day forum, which…
…Commends Journalists’ Role on World Press Freedom Day UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday stressed the pivotal role of journalists and media workers on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, saying, Without press freedom, we won’t have any freedom”. According to the UN Chief, “Around the world, media workers are risking their lives trying…
Russia’s Interior Ministry on Saturday added Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelesnkyy on the country’s wanted list under an article of the national Criminal Code. About 800 days into the Russia-Ukraine war, a bulletin for Zelenskyy’s arrest appeared on the ministry’s database of wanted people with the notice “wanted under a Criminal Code article,” though which article…
