…confirms CBN deputy governor nominees The Nigerian Senate has screened and subsequently validated the nomination of Olayemi Cardoso as the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Cardoso resumed as the CBN governor in an acting capacity last week after his appointment by President Bola Tinubu. During his screening on Tuesday, Cardoso said he would implement measures to ensure the stability of the naira. The upper legislative chamber also confirmed Emem Nnana Usoro, Muhammad...

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, will embark on “an indefinite and total shutdown of the nation” starting October 3 as protest against recent policies implemented by the federal government, such as the removal of petrol subsidy. This was the decision reached by the leadership of the union at the emergency meeting held on Tuesday to decide the union’s next line of action since the government appears lethargic in meeting its demands. The shutdown, according to...

Mali is opposed to any intervention by foreign governments led by the West African regional bloc ECOWAS in neighbouring Niger, Bamako’s top diplomat said at UNGA on Saturday, a week after both countries’ juntas alongside Burkina Faso formed a military alliance. “Mali remains strongly opposed to any military intervention by ECOWAS,” said Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop, “Any invasion of this country constitutes a direct threat to the peace and security of Mali, but also to...

…says he fears for his life. Nigerian investigative journalist, David Hundeyin has raised an alarm over President Bola Tinubu’s plan to have him flown back to Nigeria from Ghana in cuffs. He called for protection from human rights groups around the world. Hundeyin is the author of some devastating exposés of the Nigerian President, especially his long-read ‘Bola Ahmed Tinubu: From Drug Lord To Presidential Candidate’ which documented Tinubu’s drug trafficking saga and ‘Has Bola...