Nigeria
FG: Legal Challenges Hindering $5.8bn Mambilla Power Project’s Take-off
•Gas shortage cripples operations of power plants in South-west Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The federal government yesterday attributed the delay in executing the $5.8 billion Mambilla hydroelectric power project, expected
Jonathan Pushes for LG Reform, Autonomy
Onungwe Obe in Yenagoa Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called for the reform and autonomy of local government areas, as they would only be able to generate revenues if independent.
Nigeria facing extraordinary security challenges — US
…Advises Nigeria, others battling security challenges to deal with root causes of insecurity United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has described the security challenges facing Nigeria as extraordinary. He
House Concurs with Senate, Approves $1.5bn, €995m External Loans
•Okays N257bn 2021 budget for Customs Udora Orizu in Abuja The House of Representatives yesterday concurred with the Senate to approve a request by President Muhammadu Buhari, in May last
FG Transforming Agric Sector, Says Osinbajo
•To begin tracking of cattle movement Deji Elumoye in Abuja Nigeria is prioritising innovation and technology investments in agriculture so as to transform the sector by attracting young people and
Presidency Rebukes Ortom for Attacks on Buhari over Benue Killings
Deji Elumoye in Abuja The presidency yesterday chastised Benue State Governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom, for casting aspersion on his person over the recent killings, including that of internally displaced persons
Five Years after, FG Rolls out Digital Broadcasting in Lagos
•Targets 13 other states Emma Okonji Five years after the pilot launch of Digital Switch Over (DSO) from analogue television broadcasting to digital broadcasting, in Jos, Plateau State, the federal
Nigeria in trouble, security architecture of no use — South-West, South-South govs
…Present security architecture can neither guarantee effective policing nor address challenges — Gov Akeredolu …Adds no consistent policy to manage #EndSARS aftermath …FG has to sit up, situation not partisan,
Kayan Mata: Tales of mythical age-long sex enhancer
By Kayode Olaitan (Agency Reporter) Claimed to be potent as sex enhancer among users, Kayan Mata — some local herbal preparations (aphrodisiacs) — has generated electric mix of feelings among
Terrorism in Nigeria Complex, Says UK Minister
British Minister for Africa, Mr. James Duddridge, at a meeting with Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Geoffrey Onyema, said the disturbing trend of violence unleashed on Nigerians by Boko
