•Experts knock Nigerian government's failure to investigate root causes of violence •Download: Transhumance Causality Final submitted Full •Read: Massacre in Mali: How the ‘war on terror’ fuels tribal violence in the Sahel Senator Iroegbu Security experts, analysts and researchers have called on the Nigerian Government to take calculated but urgent steps to investigate the root
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FG to downgrade or shutdown Enugu Int’l Airport, blames Ugwuanyi
To spend N14billion on MMIA reconstruction Jude Johnson The Federal Government has said it may have to downgrade the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu or shut it down outright to enable it effect renovations on the airport runways to avoid any major incident. This is just as the Murtala Muhammed International Airport
DSS condemns call for violent revolution, change of government
•Reads riot act to dissidents Miracle Enobhayisobo The Department of State Services (DSS) had condemned the reported unwholesome activities of a group under the auspices of Nigeria Continuity and Progress (NCP), which called for a revolution and forceful change of government in the country. The Public Relations Officer of DSS, Mr. Peter Afunanya,
NYSC members will earn new minimum wage, says Minister
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed has said that members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) would earn the new minimum wage of N30,000. She said this during a media briefing on the activities of her ministry on Thursday, in Abuja. Ahmed said that the financial implications of the new minimum
Defection: Respite for Saraki, Dogara as Court quashes suit seeking their sack from office
•But defection unconstitutional yet Akpabio's valid Jude Johnson Respite came the way of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and 56 others on Friday, as Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja struck out the suit seeking their removal from office owing to their defection last
Yes, we demanded N100bn from Nigerian govt–Miyetti Allah
Jude Johnson The National Secretary, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Mr Saleh Alhassan, has said his group indeed demanded from the Federal Government the payment of N100bn to herders but for the construction of ranches and not for amnesty as reported on social media. Alhassan made the clarification in an interview on Thursday. He
MTN Nigeria debuts with $6.5b listing in NSE
Shares climb 10% in initial trading $2b Nigeria tax dispute holds back further share sales Nigeria produces a third of S.African parent’s profit Nneka Chile and Libby George MTN Nigeria, owned by South Africa’s MTN Group, listed in Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday in a N2 trillion ($6.54 billion) flotation
Facebook busts Israeli-led campaign to sway elections in Nigeria, Africa, others
•Deletes 265 fake accounts targeting Nigeria, others Senator Iroegbu and Godsgift Onyedinefu with Agency Facebook has busted an Isreali-led campaign to sway elections in Nigeria as well as targeted countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The social media giant on Thursday said it had removed 265 Facebook and Instagram accounts, pages, groups
‘Loom Money’ is a fraudulent scheme, SEC warns Nigerians
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned Nigerians against fraudsters currently running an online investment scheme tagged “Loom Money Nigeria.’’ Acting Director-General of the commission, Ms Mary Uduk gave the warning at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja. A statement by SEC’s Head of Media, Mrs Efe Ebelo, said that
