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Following a security breach that occurred in Sierra Leone on Sunday, Nigeria and ECOWAS on Monday sent a delegation to Freetown. Sierra Leone President Julius Bio made this known in a post on X where he described the delegation as ‘high-powered.’ The delegation included Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; Nigeria’s Chief of Defense Staff, Christopher Musa; Chief of Defence Military Intelligence, …

*Approves two new permanent secretaries President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed the Board and management team of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, with Chief Pius Akinyelure as Executive Board Chairman and Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari as Group Chief Executive Officer. A statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Monday evening …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says the rate of unauthorised withdrawals from bank accounts of customers has become alarming. The commission, through its Head, Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, stated this in a statement obtained by The PUNCH on Monday night. It noted that after some investigations, the commission found that such withdrawals are linked to Automated Teller Machine, …

Siblings Noam and Alma Or were freed from Hamas captivity on November 25, only to discover their mother had been murderedHostages Missing Families ForumCNN —  Throughout the 50 days Noam and Alma Or were held captive in Gaza, one thought kept the siblings going: reuniting with their mother, who they’d been separated from on October 7 during Hamas’ brutal attacks on their community. …

• Clash of camps likely at venue The die is cast between Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu, over next year’s succession plan. The deputy governor will declare his intention to succeed his boss today in Benin City, the state capital, on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). However, the declaration will pale into a …

Pope Francis is improving after suffering from flu symptoms at the weekend, the Vatican said Monday, noting that the 86-year-old pontiff was postponing some appointments during his recovery. “The pope’s condition is good and stable, he has no fever and his respiratory situation is clearly improving,” Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement. On Saturday, Francis cancelled his scheduled …

Analysis: Possibility of war raging again still remains in Gaza as US pushes for extension of pause Palestinians walk among the rubble as they inspect houses destroyed by Israeli strikes, amid the temporary truce between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis, Gaza, on November 27. Mohammed Salem/Reuters The fragile pause in Israel’s onslaught against Hamas in Gaza, which has enabled the release …

• Cardoso takes ownership of ‘housecleaning’, embarks on broad staff audit• Prepare for new era of supervision, bank chiefs told• Most operators ahead of recapitalisation plan• Don’t burden banks with long-term funding risk, Adonri warns Beyond his public address at the Bankers’ Night in Lagos at the weekend, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has kick-started …

The ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja has ruled that that some sections of the Nigerian Press Council Act constitute a violation of citizens’ rights, including their right to freedom of expression, and must be immediately amended to align them with international best practices. The court made the pronouncement in its judgement on a suit filed by two Nigerian journalists, …

The 294th meeting of the policy committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), scheduled for Monday, 20 November, did not hold. Neither did the 293rd edition of the meeting. In September, when the latter edition was due, the CBN was going through an unprecedented change in its leadership. Until the CBN governor’s address to the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria’s …