Gen. Christopher Musa, the Chief of Defence Staff, says the military is happy and better under democracy and, hence will not act against a democratically elected government. Musa said this during his operational visit and inauguration of facilities at Headquarters 6 Division of the Nigeria Army, in Port Harcourt on Thursday. He emphasised that the country’s democracy was achieved through great efforts, saying calls for a military intervention by some Nigerians were unpatriotic. “People making such calls for a military takeover do not love Nigeria. “We want to make it clear that the Armed Forces of Nigeria is here to…
Author: Ajibola Oluwasegun
Daniel Bwala, former spokesperson of the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organisation, has defended his criticisms of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election. In recent weeks, Bwala has become increasingly critical of Obi, saying the LP standard bearer “wants to govern Nigeria using catchphrases and buzzwords”. The lawyer also berated the former Anambra governor in the wake of his attendance at a Super Eagles match at the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Bwala, who has met President Bola Tinubu twice in the space of a month, said discussions about Obi and former Vice-President…
Binance, the World’s biggest cryptocurrency trading platform, has confirmed collaborating with President Bola Tinubu’s administration to block Nigerians from dollar-naira trade on its platform. Binance disclosed this in an announcement on its “commitment to P2P users in Nigeria” on Tuesday, warning that “users behaving in a manipulative way will be removed from the platform.”“As industry leaders,” Binance said, “We are working hand in hand with local authorities, lawmakers, and regulators to ensure we act on non-compliance.’’ The crypto exchange platform further said it is “setting an upper limit for ads, filtering and removing bad ads, requiring and raising deposits for…
The Federal Government is working on blocking the online platforms of Binance and other crypto firms, accusing them of continuous manipulation of the foreign exchange (forex) market and illicit funds movement leading to depreciation of the naira. Naira continuous depreciation has made the authorities to think of viable ways to close loopholes through which the local currency is being undermined. The naira yesterday exchanged at N1,880 to dollar at the parallel market and exchange at over N1,542 to dollar at the official market. Presidency and regulatory sources say the government decided to move against Binance and other crypto firms following…
The United States has urged the Federal Government to prioritise investment in agriculture to tackle the prevailing food crisis and the hunger pummelling the country. The US Charge d’Affaires in Nigeria, David Greene, said that leveraging on abundant agricultural potentials remained a crucial way to bolster food security and fast-track Nigeria’s socio-economic development including the creation of job opportunities. Greene, who spoke on Wednesday at Ipao Ekiti, in Ikole Council area of Ekiti State during a visit by the US Embassy to the 15,000 hectares Agbeyewa Farms, a private initiative of Cavista Holdings, urged Nigeria to harness its abundant arable…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has expressed confidence, saying nobody can challenge his political camp in the 2027 elections. Wike stated this during a thanksgiving service by Senator Barinada Mpigi in Koroma, Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State on Sunday. He said, “With the forces we have I don’t know of anybody who can challenge us. I can tell you it is like tomorrow is 2027. For me it is still very far, I can’t wait. The two leadership of the party, APC is here, PDP is here; where can you find that leadership unity?…
Dennis Idahosa, a member of the House of Representatives has emerged as the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) for the September 2024 Edo Governorship election. Idahosa was declared the winner of the primary by Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, the Gubernatorial Primary Election Committee Chairman on Saturday afternoon in Benin, the Edo State capital Idahosa polled over 40,000 votes to clinch the APC governorship ticket for the Edo September 2024 governorship election.
The Federal Government has successfully obtained a commitment of $30 billion in Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs), which is expected to significantly impact the nation’s economic growth acceleration efforts. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite, disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja, yesterday. She said, “Our bilateral engagements have been fruitful and have led to significant investment announcements and partnership opportunities for Nigerian trade. A notable example is the G20 summit in India, where a $14bn worth of FDI inflow to Nigeria was announced and being actualized. “We have also got $10 billion for oil and…
Former Nigeria international, Mutiu Adepoju, has said President Bola Tinubu deserves big commendation for rewarding the Super Eagles in spite of the fact that the coach Jose Peseiro-led side failed to win the much-desired fourth Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) at Cote d’Ivoire 2023. In the tournament’s final match played last Sunday at the Alassane Quattara Stadium in Abidjan, the Super Eagles surrendered to a 2-1 defeat to the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire as Nigeria lost her fifth AFCON Final Match in history. Defeat notwithstanding, President Tinubu conferred national awards of Member of the Order of the Niger (MON) on…
President Bola Tinubu has been appointed by the African Union as the Champion for Human Resources for Health and Community Health Delivery Partnership. This development was disclosed on Friday, February 16, in a statement by the Special Assistant to Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale and shared on the X handle of the Senior Special Assistant to the Tinubu on Public Engagement titled ‘President Tinubu appointed as AU Champion for health’. The statement reads: “President Bola Tinubu has been appointed as the African Union (AU) Champion for Human Resources for Health and Community Health Delivery Partnership against the backdrop…