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Wednesday, 18 September 2019 05:59

Buhari disbands Presidential Panel for recovery of public property

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, dissolved the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP) led by Mr Okoi Obono-Obla. A statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, confirmed this development Tuesday. He said that the president looked forward to receiving the final Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) report on the ongoing investigations of the dissolved panel’s Chairman. Adesina said Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice had been directed to immediately take over all outstanding investigations and other activities of SPIP. “While thanking all members…

Tuesday, 17 September 2019 05:15

Buhari appoints Salami, Soludo, 6 others into Economic Advisory Council

PRESS RELEASE President Muhammadu Buhari has constituted an Economic Advisory Council (EAC) made up of the following: 1. Mr Doyin Salami – Chairman 2. Mr Mohammed Sagagi – Vice-Chairman 3. Mr Ode Ojowu – Member 4. Mr Shehu Yahaya – Member 5. Iyabo Masha – Member 6. Mr Charles Soludo – Member 7. Mr. Bismark Rewane – Member 8. Mr Mohammed Adaya Salisu – Secretary (Senior Special Assistant to the President, Development Policy) This advisory council will replace the current Economic Management Team (EMT) and will be reporting directly to the President. Economic Advisory Council (EAC) will advise the President…

Tuesday, 17 September 2019 05:14

Ramaphosa to Buhari: We’re sorry for xenophobic attacks on your people

A formal apology was tendered to Nigeria on Monday by President of South Africa, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, over xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in his country. He said the ugly incidents did not represent the values his country cherished. Ramaphosa’s apology was delivered to President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja by a special envoy he sent with his Nigerian counterpart. The envoy, Mr Jeff Radebe, came to see Buhari in company with South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Bobby Monroe, and two other officials. Speaking with State House Correspondents after the meeting, Radebe said, “We met with Mr Buhari to convey…

Tuesday, 17 September 2019 05:11

Nigerian soldiers are retreating to 'super camps,' and Boko Haram is filling the void

Nigeria's latest strategy to deal with a protracted insurgency has been to withdraw troops to large bases. The strategy is meant to concentrate forces so they can respond quickly to threats, but in practice it has left swaths of the country open for militants to roam When Islamic State gunmen stormed the northeast Nigerian town of Magumeri on the night of August 21, they had free rein. Nigerian soldiers had left the town earlier that month under a new strategy of withdrawing to "super camps" that can be more easily defended against insurgents the army has been struggling to contain…

Tuesday, 17 September 2019 05:09

There are 10,000 Nigerian girls working as prostitutes in Burkina Faso - Ambassador

Nigerian Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Mrs Ramatu Ahmed, says no fewer than 10,000 Nigerian girls are forced into prostitution in Burkina Faso. Ahmed disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria in Ouagadougou on Monday. She said victims of the sex-trade were mainly underage girls kept in appalling conditions in Ouagadougou and in mining camps across the West African country. Ahmed, who has been in Burkina Faso since August 2017, said that over 200 Nigerian girls had been voluntarily repatriated this year. According to the Ambassador, many of the girls, promised jobs in the country and Europe by…

Tuesday, 17 September 2019 05:08

Iran seizes new boat near vital oil shipping lane

Iran has seized a boat suspected of being used to smuggle fuel and arrested its 11 crew members near a vital oil shipping lane, state television reported on Monday. A naval patrol of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps intercepted the vessel carrying 250,000 litres of fuel near the Strait of Hormuz, state TV's website said, citing a commander of the force. "This boat was sailing from Bandar Lengeh towards United Arab Emirates waters before it was seized 20 miles (32 kilometres) east of Greater Tunb island," Brigadier General Ali Ozmayi was quoted as saying. "The boat's 11 crew members have…

Monday, 16 September 2019 05:50

Power outage deepens as NIPP Gencos are forced to reduce generation by 85 percent

Continued instability of Nigeria’s national electricity grid has forced eight power generation companies (Gencos) of National Integrated Power Projects (NIPPs) to cut down their average expected daily power production levels from 4,694 megawatts (MW) to a mere 493 MW, an operations status report obtained yesterday has disclosed. The report coincided with a disclosure by Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) that within the first quarter of 2019 (Q1), the number of available power generation units of Gencos operating in Nigeria dropped from 71 that it was in the last quarter of 2018 (Q4) to 62. NERC also explained in its Q1…

Monday, 16 September 2019 05:44

More than 80 percent Nigerians applying for student visas in Canada this year denied. This is why

Yomi Kazeem What are the chances of getting a study permit approved in Canada? If you’re African, it’s currently 25%. New analysisof data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada shows that three in four African students (75%) who applied for study permits in Canada between January and May this year were rejected. For Nigerians, it has been 81 percent denial rate so far this year. The rate is much higher than the global rejection rate of 39%. The figure for rejection of Africans applicants did not include applications for study permit extensions or withdrawn applications. Typically, reasons for rejection include…

Monday, 16 September 2019 05:43

Iran dismisses U.S. claim it was behind Saudi oil attacks, says ready for war

Iran dismissed accusations by the United States that it was behind attacks on Saudi oil plants that disrupted world oil production and warned on Sunday that U.S. bases and aircraft carriers in the region were in range of its missiles. Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group claimed responsibility for Saturday's attacks that knocked out more than half of Saudi oil output. But U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said there was no evidence the attacks came from Yemen and accused Iran of "an unprecedented attack on the world's energy supply." Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi, speaking on state TV, dismissed the…

Monday, 16 September 2019 05:42

Trump says US has ‘all options on the table’ in response to drone attack

Tensions are flaring in the Persian Gulf after President Donald Trump said the U.S. is “locked and loaded” to respond to a weekend drone assault on Saudi Arabia’s energy infrastructure that his aides blamed on Iran. The attack, which halved the kingdom’s oil production and sent crude prices spiking, led Trump to authorize the release of U.S. strategic reserves should they be necessary to stabilize markets. Trump said the U.S. had reason to believe it knew who was behind the attack his secretary of state had blamed Iran the previous day and said his government was waiting to consult with…

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Monday, 16 September 2019 05:40

Xenophobia: Ramaphosa dispatches envoys to Nigeria, Tanzania, 5 other African nations

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa dispatched three officials to seven African nations to discuss how the government is addressing a recent spate of xenophobic attacks in his country. Former minister Jeff Radebe, Mr Kingsley Mmabolo and Mr Khulu Mbatha, a veteran leader of the ruling African National Congress, will visit Nigeria, Niger, Ghana, Senegal, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, according to a statement emailed by the presidency on Sunday. “The special envoys will brief governments in the identified African countries about steps that the South African government is taking to bring a stop to the attacks and to…

Sunday, 15 September 2019 05:07

How ex-CJN helped foreign company to defeat Nigeria in $9.6bn judgment debt

For the former Chief Justice, it was all business. It did not matter that he was providing an expert legal opinion against his country whose judiciary he once headed. It did not matter that Nigeria stood to lose the case on account of his testimony, neither did it matter that offering such service to a foreign company was illegal. All that mattered, it seems, was money. PREMIUM TIMES can confirm that a key legal argument the British firm, P&ID Limited, used in securing the humongous arbitral award of $9.6 billion (N3.2 trillion) against Nigeria was provided by former Chief Justice…

Sunday, 15 September 2019 05:06

If Fulani go on strike for one week Nigerians will know their worth - Miyetti Allah Women Leader

Mrs Baheejah Mahmood, from Azare in Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State, is the National Women Leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, a Fulani socio-cultural association. In this interview with newsmen in Bauchi, she spoke on a number of issues affecting the Fulani; the controversial Rugga settlement introduced by the Federal Government. Ishola Michael brings excerpts of the interview. In your opinion, who do you think is Fulani? What are they known for? A Fulani is a courageous, self-reliant, fearless and shy person who can be considered an introvert. The Fulani man does not interact and mingle so much…

Sunday, 15 September 2019 05:04

Drones attack world's largest oil plant in Saudi Arabia, causing huge fire

Two major Saudi oil refineries were set ablaze after a drone strike that was reportedly orchestrated by Yemen's Houthi rebel group. The extent of the damage was unclear, which could be critical to the state-owned oil giant Saudi Aramco's plans for what could be the largest initial public offering of stock in the world. A spokesman for the Iran-aligned Houthi group in Yemen said it had deployed 10 drones in the attacks, according to the BBC. Houthi fighters were blamed for drone attacks on a natural gas facility last month and Iran has previously been blamed for attacks on oil…

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