Neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso, both run by juntas, have expressed their opposition to any use of force against the coup leaders. A military intervention in Niger by the Economic…
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Our reporter/ The upper legislative chamber may re-invite the three ministerial nominees yet to be confirmed for re-screening, Senate spokesman, Yemi Adaramodu said on Tuesday. Adaramodu representing Ekiti South Senatorial…
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Our reporter/ The revamp of the power framework within Nigeria will take five years more than its earlier scheduled, German engineering company, Siemens Energy has confirmed. According to the energy…
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Our reporter/ The immediate past minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, has petitioned the inspector-general of police over “defamatory” social media posts that accused him of drafting the judgment…
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The UN Secretary-General’s representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Leonardo Santos Simao, was also in Abuja for talks on the crisis. The second-ranking US diplomat met Niger’s military leaders…
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