Niger–Nigeria animosity deepens as governments impose flight restrictions

NewsNigeriaWest AfricaNiger–Nigeria animosity deepens as governments impose flight restrictions

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 13, 2024

“The airspace of the Republic of Niger is open to all national and international commercial flights from ground to unlimited except for Nigerian flights to or from Nigeria,” Niamey’s aviation authority announced on 6 February 2024. However, the ban does not apply to commercial flights that transit Nigerien airspace without landing in the country. “On the other hand, the Niger Republic airspace still remains closed for all military, operational and other special flights. These military...

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IMF advises Tinubu to scrap electricity subsidy amidst economic crisis

BusinessEconomyNewsNigeriaIMF advises Tinubu to scrap electricity subsidy amidst economic crisis

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 13, 2024

The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has praised President Bola Tinubu for embarking on reforms ex-Presidents Muhammadu Buhari, Goodluck Jonathan and Olusegun Obasanjo “shied away from.” According to the IMF, “The new administration has made a strong start, tackling deep-rooted structural issues in challenging circumstances. Immediately, it adopted two policy reforms that its predecessors had shied away from: fuel subsidy removal and the unification of the official exchange rates.” But the global financial institution admitted that...

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Côte d’Ivoire breaks the hearts of Nigerians with AFCON final win

NewsNigeriaSoccerCôte d’Ivoire breaks the hearts of Nigerians with AFCON final win

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 12, 2024

…President Tinubu hails the Super Eagles The Elephants of Côte d’Ivoire clinched the continent’s crown for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) for the third time in history. Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire faced off in the final of the 2023 AFCON at Abidjan’s Ebimpé Olympic Stadium. The Super Eagles’ captain, William Troost-Ekong, opened the scoring with a goal in the 38th minute. The hosts pushed forward and levelled the score with a goal from Franck...

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Access Holdings CEO, Herbert Wigwe killed in US helicopter crash

NewsNigeriaAccess Holdings CEO, Herbert Wigwe killed in US helicopter crash

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 10, 2024

Herbert Wigwe, the immediate past Managing Director of Access Bank and current Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, was among six people killed in a helicopter crash in California on Friday. Wigwe, his wife, son, and Abimbola Ogunbanjo, a former chair of the Nigerian stock exchange, were all killed in the crash. Six passengers were aboard the chartered helicopter which took off from Palm Springs and was headed to Boulder City in Nevada. The helicopter...

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Labour unions plan massive strike over cost of living crisis

NewsNigeriaPoliticsLabour unions plan massive strike over cost of living crisis

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 8, 2024

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, have threatened to go on a nationwide strike in two weeks if the government fails to take decisive action to alleviate the economic hardship rocking the country. The workers’ union lamented the “massive hardship” the removal of the petrol subsidy and the spiralling inflation linked to the crash of the Nigerian currency, the naira, against the United States dollar has wrought. They also accused...

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Police arrest woman leader of protest against Tinubu’s reforms in Minna

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice arrest woman leader of protest against Tinubu’s reforms in Minna

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 8, 2024

22 other violent protesters were arrested with dangerous weapons The Nigerian police have said that the women who led Monday’s protest in Minna, Niger State are in police custody and will be prosecuted in the coming days. Recall that hundreds of Minna residents took to the streets on Monday to protest the rising inflation that has exacerbated the cost of living crisis in Nigeria under President Bola Tinubu. Wasiu Abiodun, police spokesman in Niger State,...

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Nigeria beat South Africa to book place in AFCON final

NewsNigeriaSoccerNigeria beat South Africa to book place in AFCON final

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 8, 2024

There was a wild celebration at the Stade de la Paix in Bouake which reverberated across Nigeria on Wednesday night after the Super Eagles sealed their place in the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, final. Nigeria defeated Bafana Bafana of South Africa on penalties in the semi-final game after both teams played their hearts out over 120 minutes. The game was ultimately decided by penalties in normal time as well as in the shootout. William...

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Tinubu returns to Abuja after overseas trip to France

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu returns to Abuja after overseas trip to France

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 7, 2024

President Bola Tinubu returned to Abuja Tuesday night after spending nearly two weeks in Paris, France.  The President’s jet touched down at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at exactly 9:00 p.m. local time. On the day of his departure, Tinubu’s spokesman Ajuri Ngalale said he was embarking on a “private visit” and availed Nigerians no further information. On his arrival, the President was received by the Chief of Staff, Femi...

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“Submit your weapons” Ekiti’s new CP warns criminals

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria“Submit your weapons” Ekiti’s new CP warns criminals

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 7, 2024

The newly-posted police commissioner in Ekiti State, Akinwale Kunle Adeniran, assumed office on Tuesday with a warning to criminals to steer clear of the territory. Addressing local media upon arrival at Ekiti State Police headquarters, Adeniran said his deployment was a call to serve given the upswing in insecurity. Last week, Pilot News reported the assassination of two traditional rulers along with the abduction of schoolchildren in the Southwest State. The new Commissioner of Police...

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NAFDAC bans alcoholic beverages in sachets, bottles of 200ml and below

NewsNigeriaNAFDAC bans alcoholic beverages in sachets, bottles of 200ml and below

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 6, 2024

The importation, manufacture, distribution, sale and use of alcoholic beverages in sachets, and bottles of 200ml and below have become illegal in Nigeria effective 1 February 2024. The director-general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, announced this at a press conference on Monday. “Alcoholic drinks in sachets, PET and Glass bottles are pocket-friendly and can easily be carried around, by the under-aged (including primary and secondary...

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