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Monday, 23 January 2023 05:54

27 fighter jets, attack helicopters to be delivered to Nigeria from Q1, 2023 - Air Force Chief

Chief of Air Staff, Oladayo Amao, yesterday said the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) was expecting the delivery of additional new platforms, which President Muhammadu Buhari approved for the service. Amao, who made the disclosure during an operational visit to the Nigerian Air Force Institute of Safety and 209 Quick Response Group, Ipetu-Ijesa, Osun State, stated that NAF had effectively operationalised the usage of new and modern platforms on the battlefield. The expected air assets include: Two Beechcraft King Air 360, four Diamond DA-62 surveillance aircraft, three Wing Loong II UCAVs and 6 T-129 attack helicopters. He further disclosed that there…

Monday, 23 January 2023 05:53

New disease outbreak, diphtheria, spreads to Lagos after killing 34 in Kano

With a resurgence of diphtheria disease in some parts of Nigeria, experts have raised concerns about the vaccination coverage and the waning immunity in adolescents and adults in the country. The experts, who spoke with our correspondent on Sunday, said there is a need for increased awareness among the populace to curtail the spread of the disease as the country is battling multiple disease outbreaks. Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Ifedayo Adetifa, has confirmed that diphtheria has killed at least 34 persons in the country. NCDC had, in an advisory, said it had responded to…

Monday, 23 January 2023 05:52

Train with 178 persons onboard derails in Kogi

Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says the Warri-Itakpe rail service has been suspended after a train derailed at kilometre 30 Ajaokuta-Itakpe section of the track. Sanni Abdulganiyu, coordinator, Warri-Itakpe train service, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. The incident is coming two weeks after gunmen, suspected to be herdsmen, kidnapped many passengers from a train station in Edo state. But all the abductees have been rescued, according to the state authorities. In the statement, Abdulganiyu said the train derailed at about 12:30 pm with about 148 passengers and 30 crew members on board. He, however, added that “there were no…

Monday, 23 January 2023 05:51

South Africa’s collapsing railway company is a cautionary tale - The Economist

A “developmental state” is less useful than keeping the lights on and trains running The global financial crisis of 2007-09 showed that huge bombs had been placed in the rich world’s banking systems and capital markets. If one blew up, as Lehman Brothers did, it could send a blast wave through the rest of the economy. The companies that run power stations, railways and ports can be every bit as systemically important as banks. Eskom, South Africa’s state-owned electricity firm, was once among the world’s largest utilities by installed capacity. In recent decades it has been hollowed out by graft,…

Monday, 23 January 2023 05:50

What to know after Day 329 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ex-Russian president predicts new anti-US military alliance The continuous flow of military aid to Kiev clearly shows that the collective West is seeking to “wear out or, preferably, destroy” Russia, the country’s former president, Dmitry Medvedev, remarked on Sunday. The effort, however, may ultimately backfire for the US and its allies, he believes. Medvedev, who currently serves as deputy chair of the Russian Security Council, made the comments in a social media post, days after a meeting at the US Ramstein air base in Germany at which Western powers pledged to continue supporting Kiev. “The meeting at Ramstein…

Sunday, 22 January 2023 05:19

Govs accuse NFIU of exceeding its mandate in banning cash withdrawals from govt accounts; the anti-money laundering agency reacts

Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) on Saturday expressed its willingness to engage the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) over its plan to stop cash withdrawals from accounts of the federal, state and local governments. The NFIU said this in a statement by its Chief Media Analyst, Ahmed Dikko. According to the statement, NFIU Director, Moddibo Tukur, gave the assurance that the unit was willing to work with the six-person committee established by the state governors to address their concerns about the “anomalies” in the monetary management and financial system of the country. “First of all, we are ready to partner with…

Sunday, 22 January 2023 05:18

Powerful forces using EFCC to scuttle fight against oil theft, Tompolo alleges

Operatives of the Tantita security outfit belonging to former Commander of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Government Tompolo, has raised the alarm that its operations have been endangered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Tantita Security Limited is in the forefront of waging the campaign against the massive theft of the nation’s oil resources by a virulent cabal comprising people within and outside the country. The company in a statement issued yesterday alleged that the EFCC arrested and detained its Director of Operatives and Technical, Warredi Enisuoh, who played a pivotal role in…

Sunday, 22 January 2023 05:16

What to know after Day 332 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE U.S. officials advise Ukraine to wait on offensive, official says Senior U.S. officials are advising Ukraine to hold off on launching a major offensive against Russian forces until the latest supply of U.S. weaponry is in place and training has been provided, a senior Biden administration official said on Friday. The official, speaking to a small group of reporters on condition of anonymity, said the United States was holding fast to its decision not to provide Abrams tanks to Ukraine at this time, amid a controversy with Germany over tanks. President Joe Biden, who approved a new $2.5…

Saturday, 21 January 2023 05:39

Population Commission announces dates for census, to use ‘high-end tech’

National Population Commission (NPC) says the census exercise will be carried out from March 29 till April 2, 2023. Nasir Kwarra, NPC chairperson, announced the development on Friday. Speaking with journalists after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the state house in Abuja, Kwarra said the 2023 census would be different as it would prioritise the use of technology. “By March 29 to April 2, our staff will be on the field enumerating people,” he said. “This census is going to be different from past censuses. The theory and practice is essentially the same, but we’re using high-end technology…

Saturday, 21 January 2023 05:38

New infection outbreak kills 25 in Kano - NCDC

Nigeria on Friday confirmed outbreak of a new infection of the nose and throat, otherwise known as Diphtheria. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) in a public health advisory issued Friday, confirmed that not less than 25 people have reportedly died from the disease in Kano State, Northeest Nigeria. The disease control centre, however, noted that it has responded to “reports of diphtheria cases in Lagos and Kano states and is monitoring the situation in Osun and Yobe states where cases are now being picked up”. While NCDC is yet to give data on the number of infections…

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Saturday, 21 January 2023 05:36

NNPC spent N4.39trn on fuel subsidy in 2022 - Report

NNPC spent 4.39 trillion naira ($9.7 billion) on a petrol subsidy last year, latest data from the state-owned firm showed on Friday, a cost the government has blamed for dwindling public finances. NNPC did not remit funds to federal accounts last year, its data showed, leaving a hole in public finances at a time when the government has been warning that low revenues and large deficits left it unable to stimulate the economy. Successive governments in Nigeria have tried and failed to remove or cut the subsidy, a politically sensitive issue in the country of 200 million people. Nigeria imports…

Saturday, 21 January 2023 05:35

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fined for failing to wear seat belt

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was fined by police on Friday for taking off his seat belt to film a social media video in a moving car. Sunak, 42, has apologized for making an “error of judgment” while recording a message for Instagram from the back of an official government car during a visit to northwest England on Thursday. The Lancashire Police force said it had looked into video “circulating on social media showing an individual failing to wear a seat belt while a passenger in a moving car in Lancashire.” The force said, without naming Sunak, that it had…

Saturday, 21 January 2023 05:19

What to know after Day 331 of Russia-Ukraine war

Western tanks won’t be game changer in Ukraine – Kremlin If the US and its allies supply Ukraine with heavy tanks, the consequences for Kiev will only be negative, while it will not seriously impact Russia’s military operation in the country, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed on Friday. His comments came as top defense officials from Washington and its partners convened at America’s Ramstein Air Base in Germany to discuss further military aid for Ukraine. The US Department of Defense previously announced that one of its top goals for the meeting was to convince Berlin to provide its Leopard 2…

Friday, 20 January 2023 05:31

EU, UK, others warn citizens against travels to and within Nigeria due to risks of election-related violence

The United Kingdom and Australia have asked their citizens to avoid travel to Nigeria in the latest security advisories issued on Thursday. Also, the European Union warned that insecurity might prevent elections from holding in parts of the country, adding that “security climate” was very hostile. In October last year, the United States, UK, Canada, Germany, and Bulgaria issued terror alerts, warning their citizens in Nigeria to avoid shopping malls, religious centres and hotels which they said could be targeted by terrorists. But the Federal Government dismissed the advisories, describing them as false and assured Nigerians to go about their…

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