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A comprehensive and cohesive response is required to effectively address the menace of insecurity in northern Nigeria, the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has stated. Mr Ribadu stated this in a lecture he presented on Thursday at the convocation ceremony of Usmanu DanFodiyo University, Sokoto. In the lecture, the NSA provided an elaborate analysis of the menace and highlighted the strategy …

The managing director of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Adesola Adeduntan, has resigned his appointment from the company after nine years of holding the top executive position. He was due to retire in December when his tenure would have been fully completed. “I have however decided to proceed on retirement with effect from 20 April 2024 to pursue other interests,” …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has sealed a new partnership deal with the Italian Government to strengthen sociocultural and economic relationships between Nigeria and Italy. The partnership will advance opportunities in agriculture, technology, tourism, and culture and facilitating cooperation in technical and vocational training, among others. The deal was signed with the Veneto region of Italy on the sidelines …

Eminent Nigerians including Vice President Kashim Shettima and ex-Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon have spoken about the urgent need for the country to put an end to its lingering security challenge. Former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Mariam Aloma Mukhtar and ex-Minister of Communication, Adebayo Shittu spoke in similar manner. While Vice President Shettima assured that the President Bola Tinubu …

Former Minister of Defence, Lt. Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (Rtd), has declared that Nigeria is a war front, and an embarrassment to the world. He then appealed to Nigerians to be their brother’s keeper and cease killing one another, to attract foreign investors from across the world. Gen. Danjuma, who spoke Friday at the opening ceremony of the Nwonyo International Fishing …

The Commissioner for Information in Kogi State, Kingsley Fanwo said Governor Usman Ododo did not shield former Governor Yahaya Bello from the arrest of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Fanwo stated this in an interview with Channels Television on Friday.  He said Ododo is committed to upholding the laws of the country, including respecting its legal processes. “Governor …

The Group of seven Industrialized Nation, popularly known as the G7 has weighed in on the situation in the Middle, issuing a blistering statement condemning Iran’s recent direct attack against Israel and reaffirming its commitment towards the security of the Jewish State. G7’s statement was issued by its foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and …

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has placed former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on its watchlist. This came following his absence from court during his arraignment over an alleged case of money laundering to the tune of N80.2bn. Tribune Online reports on Thursday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) declared the former Kogi State Governor wanted after unsuccessful efforts …

Addressing the court, Bello’s lawyer said, “What they are trying to do is to bring this court in collision with the Court of Appeal by rushing to this court to obtain an ex parte warrant of arrest for someone that is already a defendant. “Our position is that this court has no jurisdiction to do any other thing than to …

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, said yesterday that the Federal Government would pin down Ways and Means to deal with the problem of too much liquidity in the system Fielding questions from journalists after a meeting with investors at the ongoing Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington DC, yesterday, he …