This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from May 14 to May 20, 2022. Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from May 14 to May 20, 2022. This update also represents violence related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. These incidents are included in the Nigeria Security Tracker. May 14: Bandits killed one...
Banking & FinanceNewsCBN Raises Interest Rate By 13% For The First Time In Two Years
Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 24, 2022
ABUJA — The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unanimously voted to raise the Monetary Policy Rate by 13 percent. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced this on Tuesday while briefing reporters at the end committee’s meeting at the apex bank’s headquarters in Abuja. It is the first time in two and a half years that the policy-setting committee of the nation’s financial regulator would increase the MPR, which measures...
NewsNigeria ElectionsObasanjo Meets Wike, Makinde, Others Behind Closed-Door In Abeokuta
Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 24, 2022
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has met behind closed-door with three governors and former governor of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital ahead of the 2023 presidential Primaries of the party. The three Governors included Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, and former Governor Donald Duke of Cross River. It was learnt that the governors arrived at Obasanjo’s Residence at the...
AfricaFoodAfrica Will Feed Itself with Pride – Akinwumi Adesina
Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 24, 2022
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced the approval of a $1.5 billion emergency programme to alleviate the effect of worsening food insecurity as a result of the Russia/Ukraine War, this was revealed by its director on Monday. About 20 million farmers on the continent will benefit from the fund as Africa faces a shortage of at least 30 million metric tonnes of food, especially wheat, maize, and soybeans imported from Russia and Ukraine. “The US$1.5...
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CoronavirusHealthNewsCOVID-19 Is Not Over, WHO Warns
By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 23, 2022
Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO), has warned that COVID-19 is not over in spite of the reports that cases and deaths have declined significantly. Ghebreyesus said this at the opening of the World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of WHO comprised of representatives of 194 countries, on Sunday in Geneva, Switzerland. The 75th World Health Assembly, the first in-person Health Assembly since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, is being held in...
AfricaColumnsForeign PolicyUnited StatesOPINION: The Horn of Africa’s Dubious Dialogues
PilotnewsMay 20, 2022
The dialogues in the Horn of Africa inspire little confidence to resolve the region’s crises while U.S. diplomatic efforts seem insufficient in an area of strategic interest. It’s a matter of conventional wisdom that the crises gripping the Horn of Africa are fundamentally political, and that viable, sustainable solutions can be found only through inclusive political dialogue. But in both Sudan and Ethiopia, current dialogues—one internationally-backed and one a domestic project—inspire little confidence. The United...
HealthNewsWellnessBuhari Signs National Health Insurance Bill Into Law
Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 20, 2022
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law, the National Health Insurance Authority Bill 2022. The newly signed Act has repealed the National Health Insurance Scheme Act 2004. Speaking during the signing of the bill, Buhari said the new law makes provisions for the setup of a trust fund “to ensure the coverage of 83 million poor Nigerians who cannot afford to pay premiums as recommended by the Lancet Nigeria Commission”. “For the large number of...
NewsNigeria ElectionsBenue APC Commends Amaechi, Declares Support For His Presidential Ambition
Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 20, 2022
The Chairman of the Benue State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Austin Agada, has said the party’s delegates will support the presidential ambition of the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and vote for him during the party’s primary. Agada said this at an interactive session organized for delegates of the party with Amaechi in Makurdi, the Benue state capital, on Thursday. Speaking on behalf of the delegates, Agada said their decision became necessary...
Crime & SecurityNewsTerrorists Kill 360 People; Abduct 1,389 Others In Three Months
Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 20, 2022
KADUNA — The Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has raises over the presence of Boko Haram and the Ansaru terrorists in Birnin-Gwari and Giwa local government areas of the state. The governor raised the alarm on Thursday while receiving the 2022 First Quarter Security Report at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House, Kaduna, noted that insecurity challenge in the North-East has moved to the North-West, adding that bandits are planning to relocate from Sambisa...