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EU to provide $1.4bn for Nigeria�s waste-to-energy, fish projects

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022 Aminu Imam

The European Union, (EU), and development finance institutions will provide Nigeria with �1.3 billion, the equivalent of $1.4 billion, in funds aimed at reducing its dependence on oil. The funds for agriculture, climate and digital projects will help Africa�s largest oil producer, �achieve a low carbon, resource-efficient and climate-resilient development, creating jobs for youth and economic growth.� The EU Ambassador to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Samuela Isopi, disclosed this at the 8th EU-Nigeria Business conference, which was held in Lagos at the weekend. Nigeria…

Spain State Visit: Tackling insecurity in Nigeria, Sahel, West Africa, my Govt�s priority – Buhari

July 2, 2022July 2, 2022 Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that his administration has made it a top priority to tackle the issue of insecurity in Nigeria, the West African sub-region and the Sahel. Speaking on Thursday during a State Dinner in National Palace Ajuda, Lisbon, the Portuguese capital, the President said this would not have been possible without the regional as well as global partners of Nigeria. According to him, the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-eastern part of Nigeria is being tackled through the efforts of government, as well as the Multinational Joint…

Travel Advice: ‘Avoid some areas in Nigeria due to insecurity’, Canada warns its citizens

July 2, 2022July 2, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Canadian government has warned its citizens not to travel to virtually all parts of Nigeria due to worsening security challenges bedeviling the country. In an issued press statement, Canada, on Tuesday, gave the caution, which was titled: �Nigeria Travel Advice� on its website. The country cited reasons for terrorism, armed attacks, kidnapping, and crime among other depravities as reasons Canadians should shun Nigeria as a tourism destination. It also listed Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara and Yobe States as hotbeds of terrorism, banditry and…

Just In! Ike Ekweremadu, wife arrested in London

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 Aminu Imam

�Charged with attempt to harvest organs of a child Former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, have been arrested in London by the Metropolitan Police. They have also been charged with trying to bring a child to the UK to allegedly harvest organs. The Metropolitan Police said the duo have been remanded in custody and the child is confirmed to be safe. It was gathered that the investigation was launched after detectives were alerted to potential offences under modern slavery legislation in May 2022. Confirming the…

Nigeria, others face severe food, energy and finance crisis – UN chief

June 12, 2022June 12, 2022 Aminu Imam

The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has warned that the Ukraine conflict may cause a social and economic crisis in Nigeria and other countries of the world. The conflict, combined with other crises, is threatening to unleash �an unprecedented wave of hunger and destitution, leaving social and economic chaos in its wake,� Guterres said on Wednesday, at the launch of a second report by the Global Crisis Response Group on ‘Food, Energy and Finance over the Ukraine conflict’. �Food prices are at near-record highs. Fertiliser prices have more than…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survives confidence vote

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022 Aminu Imam

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has survived a confidence vote that could have seen him removed from power. Despite serious discontent within his Conservative Party, Johnson yesterday won a vote of confidence by 211 to 148 votes. Winning the vote means that Johnson is now immune from a leadership challenge for another year. The confidence vote was yesterday triggered by Conservative Party official Graham Brady, who announced that he had received letters calling for a no-confidence vote from at least 54 Conservative Party members of parliament � enough to trigger…

“I�ll ensure a secure, prosperous Nigeria”, Buhari tells foreign businesses

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured foreigners doing business in Nigeria that there will be a safe, secure and prosperous country. At a meeting yesterday in Madrid, Spain, with executives of two Spanish companies doing business in Nigeria, including GB Foods, which grows tomatoes in Kebbi State and employs about 5,000 people, he pledged that the entire country would be secured, noting that it is one of the cardinal objectives of the administration. According to a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Femi Adesina, Buhari also assured…

UK records 529% surge in sponsored study visas granted to Nigerians

May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 Aminu Imam

�From 9,355 to 58,887 The number of Nigerian students granted sponsored study visas to the UK has increased by over 100 percent in one year. According to the UK government, which disclosed this yesterday in a report stating the country�s immigration statistics as of March 2022, Nigeria accounts for 25% of the total number of foreign nationals who are on scholarships in the country. It stated that within a year � June 2020 to June 2021 � the number of Nigerian students in the UK who received sponsored grants doubled…

2023 Political Thuggery: US to impose visa restriction on promoters of violence

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 Aminu Imam

The United States (US) has said it will impose visa restrictions on anyone who promotes violence as Nigeria holds its general election in 2023. The Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Michael Gonzales, handed out the warning at an international conference, with the theme: �United States Policy and Nigeria�s National Decisions in the 2023 Elections�, which was held at Johns Hopkins University, United States. The conference, held virtually at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) ,in Washington DC, brought together Nigerian and American policy communities to discuss the…

UN chief welcomes peaceful elections in Somalia

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, on Monday welcomed the peaceful presidential elections held in Somalia on Sunday and congratulated the president-elect. Guterres, in a statement by his spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, congratulated the President-elect, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, on his election as the 10th president of Somalia. The 66-year-old politician prevailed against 35 candidates in the election for the country�s highest office, including the incumbent president, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, who had replaced Mohamud in power in February 2017. Parliamentary and presidential elections were long overdue in Somalia, where Farmajo�s term expired in…