World leaders have reacted to an apparent coup attempt in Niger on Wednesday, after President Mohamed Bazoum was detained by the Presidential Guard in the capital Niamey.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he spoke with the Nigerien president "earlier this morning and made clear that the United States resolutely
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The immediate past Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism in Nigeria, Lai Mohammed, has been appointed as Special Advisor to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Secretary General, Zurab Pololikashvili.The appointment was announced during the opening session of the 66th UNWTO Commission for Africa (CAF) currently underway in Mauritius.Mohammed
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The acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has directed the immediate withdrawal of Police Mobile Force (PMF) personnel from 37 squadrons across the country.The directive was contained in a police signal dated July 26, 2023, and signed by a COMPOL Mobile – a senior officer from the rank of
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The factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Simon Ekpa has written to the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) to a impose visa ban on Enugu State governor Peter Mbah.Ekpa who is based in Finland has called for the visa ban on Mbah over an
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Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has dismissed a request filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) seeking a 14-day extended detention order for the suspended Central Bank Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele.The DSS based its application on purported new evidence it had discovered.The
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Two people have been killed in a drug raid by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the Idioro area of Mushin, Lagos State, on Wednesday night.According to reports, the victims, identified as Gafar Yusuf and one other person whose identity is yet to be confirmed, were
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Google on Wednesday announced that Nigerians can now make payments on its Play Store using the local currency, the naira.This followed its partnership with Verve, the largest domestic card scheme in Africa, to make digital transactions on Google Play Store easier and more accessible for Nigerians.As of today, Google said
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The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) warned that planned action by organised labour is not in the interest of the nation, especially now that the economy and businesses are struggling.This was disclosed by NECA’s Director-General, Mr Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, in an interview in Lagos.They also called for urgent government intervention, to
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Armed bandits have invaded the Abuja residence of the former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman, Senator Walid Jibrin.The bandits, who invaded and ransacked the residence, asked the occupants to produce the sum of N5 billion, arms and ammunition allegedly hidden in the house.According to The Guardian,
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered banks to unfreeze the accounts of foreign exchange investment, cryptocurrency and Bureau De Change companies.In a circular seen on Wednesday, but dated July 25, 2023, the CBN directed banks to lift the post-no-debit restriction placed on accounts of a popular crypto exchange,
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