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The Sierra Leone government has declared a nationwide curfew after “unidentified individuals” attempted to break into a military armoury. The Ministry of Infomation and Civic Education said the individuals, in the early hours of Sunday, tried to break into the armoury at Wilberforce barracks in the capital, Freetown. “They have all been rebuffed,” the ministry said, and the government and security forces …

• Stakeholders urge FG to tackle challenges against investment• Demand details of pact on overhauling refineries• What Nigeria stands to gain from the deal, by Fawibe Some stakeholders have expressed cautious optimism about the reported plans by Saudi Arabia to invest in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry, especially in overhauling the refineries, and are calling on the Federal Government to …

Hamas fighters on Saturday released a second group of 13 Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, freeing for the first time one of the people snatched during their bloody assault on a music festival. The hostage-for-prisoner exchange had been delayed for hours in a heart-stopping development when Hamas accused Israel of breaching its side of the agreement, struck as …

The Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai has eliminated a key Boko Haram terrorist leader, Abu Asad and many others in air strikes on their hideout at Tagoshe on Mandara Mountains in Borno State, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said Saturday. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Edward Gabkwet, an air commodore, made this known in a statement on Saturday in …

In the event, attended by the state governor, Abdurrazaq Abdurrahman, monarchs, friends, and well-wishers, the minister assured Nigerians of the president’s determination to take the country out of the woods. He said, “The president is not looking for self-aggrandisement. He is seeking a better future for the country. “Immediately after his swearing-in, he has been all out to seek investors’ …

The President/Chief Executive Officer, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said that the $20bn Dangote refinery in Lekki, Lagos would start with the refining of 350,000 barrels per day of crude oil. Dangote, who disclosed this during an interview with the Financial Times, also stated that the refinery would receive about six million barrels of crude in December 2023. “We’re starting …

…Assures: “Nobody need to know anybody to qualify for loan …Say: We need aggressive, sustained investment in education The Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has said efforts are underway to ensure the take-off of the Students’ Loan Scheme in January 2024 to give Nigerian students access to fund their educational aspirations. Gbajabiamila stated this in …

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has abandoned a newly built multi-billion naira Government House in Umuahia, the state capital, since assuming office about six months ago. He is running the government from his country home outside of Umuahia, according to findings by PREMIUM TIMES. The Independent National Electoral Commission had, on 22 March, declared Mr Otti of the Labour Party as the winner of the …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reiterated indications of imminent local refinery operations for the production of petroleum products. This renewed statement follows his earlier declaration upon assuming office, wherein he announced plans for the Port Harcourt refinery to recommence operations by December 2023. “Very soon, some of our local refineries will start production, and the current exorbitant prices of fuel …

A former Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Chief Nduese Essien has disagreed with ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo over his comments that democracy was not working for Africa. Essien, who spoke at the weekend with reporters in Uyo, said the presidential Western style democracy has not failed in Nigeria because it has not been practlsed according to the rules. He noted that …