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Thursday, 24 February 2022 06:40

‘The Ukrainian people want peace,’ president says in emotional appeal to Russia’s Putin to halt the slide to war

The Kremlin said rebels in eastern Ukraine asked Russia for military assistance Wednesday to help fend off Ukrainian “aggression,” an announcement that immediately fueled fears that Moscow was offering up a pretext for war, just as the West had warned about. A short time later, the Ukrainian president rejected Moscow’s claims that his country poses a threat to Russia and warned that a Russian invasion would cost tens of thousands of lives. “The people of Ukraine and the government of Ukraine want peace,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an emotional overnight address to his nation in Russian. “But if we…

Thursday, 24 February 2022 06:38

Putin to the world as Russia invades Ukraine: ‘Whoever tries to impede us will … see consequences you have never seen in history’

Russian troops launched their anticipated attack on Ukraine on Thursday, as President Vladimir Putin cast aside international condemnation and sanctions and warned other countries that any attempt to interfere would lead to “consequences you have never seen.” Big explosions were heard before dawn in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa as world leaders decried the start of an invasion that could cause massive casualties and topple Ukraine’s democratically elected government. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared martial law, saying Russia has targeted Ukraine’s military infrastructure. He urged Ukrainians to stay home and not to panic. President Joe Biden pledged new sanctions to punish…

Thursday, 24 February 2022 06:37

China says Taiwan is 'not Ukraine' as island raises alert level

Taiwan is "not Ukraine" and has always been an inalienable part of China, China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday, as Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called for the island to beef up vigilance on military activities in response to the crisis. The comments come after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson flagged the risk for Taiwan in a warning last week about the damaging worldwide consequences if Western nations failed to fulfil their promises to support Ukraine's independence. China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory, has stepped up military activity near the self-governing island over the past two years, though Taiwan…

Thursday, 24 February 2022 06:36

Aisha Buhari, two female ministers attend senate plenary as upper chamber receives report on constitution review

Senate Committee on Constitution Review on Wednesday presented its report with the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, present in the chamber to witness the event. Buhari walked into the upper chamber at about 12:10 p.m., in the company of Minister for Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, Minister of Finance and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, and other women. She appeared in plenary to witness the laying of the report of the Senate Committee on Constitution Review. Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, had on Tuesday, announced that the report would be laid at the Senate on Wednesday and voting on the panel’s recommendations for…

Wednesday, 23 February 2022 06:15

US, EU, others impose sanctions on Russia for Ukraine actions

Responding swiftly to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order sending troops to separatist regions of Ukraine, world leaders hit back with non-military actions Tuesday in hopes of averting a full-blown war in Europe. Germany made the first big move, taking steps to halt certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia — a massive, lucrative deal long sought by Moscow but criticized by the U.S. for increasing Europe’s reliance on Russian energy supplies. And in Washington, U.S. President Joe Biden announced financial sanctions on banks and oligarchs as punishment for what he called “the beginning of a Russian invasion…

Tuesday, 22 February 2022 06:34

Putin orders Russian troops to Ukraine after recognising two breakaway regions

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of troops to two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine after recognising them as independent on Monday, accelerating a crisis the West fears could unleash a major war. A Reuters witness saw unusually large columns of military hardware moving through the breakaway city of Donetsk after Putin told Russia's defence ministry to send forces into the two regions to "keep the peace" in a decree issued shortly after announcing recognition for Russian-backed separatists there. The moves drew U.S. and European condemnation and vows of new sanctions although it was not immediately clear whether the…

Tuesday, 22 February 2022 06:31

Russia has recognised two Ukrainian breakaway regions. This is what that means

Russian President Vladimir Putin told the French and German leaders on Monday that he planned to sign a decree recognising two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent. Here's a look at the implications for the wider crisis, in which the United States says Russia may be poised to invade Ukraine with a force of up to 190,000 troops it has massed near its neighbour's borders. WHAT ARE THE BREAKAWAY REGIONS? Russian-backed separatists in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions - collectively known as the Donbass - broke away from Ukrainian government control in 2014 and proclaimed themselves independent "people's republics",…

Tuesday, 22 February 2022 06:29

eNaira: IMF warns of potential use of Nigeria’s digital currency for terrorism financing, money laundering

International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the expansion of eNaira for cross-border transfers and agency banking may boost money-laundering/financing of terrorism. IMF said this in its recently released staff country report titled ‘Nigeria: 2021 Article IV Consultation’. In October 2021, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) unveiled the country’s first Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) known as the eNaira. IMF said the digital currency is envisaged to bring multiple benefits, including increased financial inclusion, facilitation of remittances, reduced informality and illegal activities as eNaira transactions are in principle fully traceable. It, however, said the eNaira carries macro-financial, cyber security, operational, financial integrity…

Monday, 21 February 2022 06:08

Nigerian forces kill children in airstrike over border in Niger, official says

The Nigerian military has killed and wounded children in an airstrike in neighbouring Niger, a local governor in Niger, state television and an aid agency said on Sunday, although Nigeria's armed forces said they were still investigating. The attack took place in the village of Nachadé in the region of Maradi, Niger, on Friday, a few kilometres from the border with Nigeria, said Chaibou Aboubacar, governor of Maradi. He said seven children were killed and five wounded. He did not say how he knew that Nigerian forces carried out the attack. Niger's state television also said it was carried out…

Sunday, 20 February 2022 06:27

Kenya’s high commissioner to Nigeria slumps after eating lunch, dies in Abuja

Wilfred Machage, Kenya’s high commissioner to Nigeria, has died at the age of 65. Machage collapsed in his Abuja home on Saturday, after which he was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The deceased high commissioner’s wife was said to have been with him when he collapsed. Kenya’s ministry of foreign affairs has released a statement announcing Machage’s demise. The statement reads: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs regrets to announce the sudden death of Wilfred Machage, Kenya High Commissioner to Nigeria, which occurred today. “Machage collapsed at home and was pronounced dead at [the] hospital shortly thereafter…

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Sunday, 20 February 2022 06:23

Putin oversees nuclear drills amid heavy shelling in rebel-held areas of eastern Ukraine

Russia's strategic nuclear forces held exercises overseen by President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, and Washington accused Russian troops massed near Ukraine's border of advancing and being "poised to strike". With Western fears of war rising, the White House said U.S President Joe Biden's national security team told him they still believed Russia could launch an attack in Ukraine "at any time" and he planned to convene his top advisers on Sunday to discuss the crisis. Foreign ministers from the G7 group of rich nations said they had seen no evidence Russia is reducing its military activity in the area and…

Saturday, 19 February 2022 06:20

Lagos govt takes Magodo land dispute back to Supreme Court

Lagos State Government on Friday said it had approached the Supreme Court for clarification on the settlement of a judgment delivered by the apex court on the ownership of the Shangisha/Magodo land. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, in a statement on Friday, said there was a serious division among the judgment creditors, representatives of the Shangisha Landlords Association, as to who had the right to represent the association. In the statement, titled, ‘Update on settlement of Supreme Court judgment on Shangisha/Magodo,’ Omotoso said following the intervention of the State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, officials of the state government and…

Saturday, 19 February 2022 06:16

17 dead in fuel tanker crash in Ogun

Some 17 people died after a fuel tanker and commuter bus collided in Ogun state on Friday, the Federal Road Safety Corps said. Spokesperson Bisi Kazeem said the crash happened around 5:00 a.m. on Friday and that the number of fatalities may vary. "There was a head-on collision that resulted in fire," Kazeem told Reuters. "Efforts are ongoing to remove the charred bodies as well as the crashed vehicles." Nigeria is facing fuel shortages caused by imports of sub-standard petrol. This has angered motorists, who have been spending hours in lines to fill their tanks while some public transport owners…

Friday, 18 February 2022 06:18

Nigeria’s economy in 2021 got highest GDP growth since Buhari became president - NBS

Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 3.4 percent in 2021, the strongest since 2014. The figure is the first annual growth above 3 percent since President Muhammadu Buhari won the 2015 election. In 2014, the economy grew 6.3 percent. National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said this in its fourth-quarter GDP report released on Thursday. According to the report, the GDP also posted a strong recovery of 3.98 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021 — but lower than the 4.03 percent in the third quarter. “Nigeria Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.98 percent (year-on-year) in real terms in the…

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