The special delegation of the Economic Community of West African States led by Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar (Rtd.), Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, and H.E. Omar Alieu Touray on Thursday met with the coup leaders in the Niger Republic to expeditiously resolve the current political impasse in the country. President Bola Tinubu dispatched…
“The Hausa ethnic group is the largest in Niger, and the majority of the population (54.1%) belong to this group. The Hausa are one of the largest ethnic groups in all of Africa and are scattered across West Africa, with most making up the majority of the population in Nigeria, as well as Niger. The…
Vladimir Putin’s latest move will have a devastating impact on the world: ‘Expect the worst’ Ukraine is one of the biggest food exporters in the world, and its ability to ship grain from its ports has the ability to influence how much Brits end up paying for their everyday favourites. Sadly, Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion…
The Federal Government may likely not transfer the N8,000 each to 12 million poor Nigerians and house-holds as palliatives for petrol subsidy removal. Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun revealed this yesterday when he was featured on a national television programme, Politics Today. Abiodun said that the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration is thinking of investing the $800…
MaxAir says one of its aircraft is temporarily trapped in Niamey due to the ongoing military coup in Niger. In a statement on Thursday, the airline’s management said the aircraft had successfully dropped off the last group of Niger pilgrims it became stranded. Although the aviation firm did not state the number of passengers on board, it…
Former aviation minister Hadi Sirika has reportedly landed in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) over the recent “launch” of Nigeria Air. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Sirika arrived at the DSS headquarters in Abuja for questioning in a Range Rover SUV. He was reportedly grilled for several hours by DSS officials. The…
The former general manager of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Alhaji Abubakar Bibi, has condemned the relocation of all aviation agencies headquarters from Lagos to Abuja in 2022 by the former Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika. Bibi, who described the decision as a misnomer that must be changed immediately also described the…
AS part of efforts to promote a cleaner environment and healthy lifestyle, the Federal Ministry of Transportation has encouraged Nigerians to consider bicycles as alternative means of commuting. The Director, Road Transport and Mass Transit Administration, Musa Ibrahim, who stated this at the one-day stakeholders sensitisation meeting held in Abuja, said the idea is to enhance and heighten…
The decision by Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to remove the very popular but expensively scandalous fuel subsidies has reduced the demand for petrol in the West African country and also removed incentives for smugglers. Nigeria had been a popular destination for refined fuel from the EU, and with the current development, the EU refiners…
The Northern Independent Petroleum Marketers Forum said its members would embark on a strike if the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) fails to pay them over N250 billion outstanding bridging claims. The chairperson of the forum, Musa Maikifi, in a press conference on Thursday in Kano, said the forum’s members are being owed over…