Home Niger state

Search Result for: Niger state

The earlier reported ruling by the Supreme Court has ignited a contentious debate over the autonomy of local governments.
NewsOpinion

Supreme Court Ruling on Local Government Autonomy Sparks Debate

The earlier reported ruling by the Supreme Court has ignited heated debates over the autonomy of local governments. The ruling, delivered by a...

Man Suicide Abidjan
NewsWorld

Côte d’Ivoire: 24-Year-Old Man Jumps From 3rd Floor Of University Building In Abidjan

A 24-year-old man threw himself from the 3rd floor of building B1 of the Port-Bouët 2 university campus in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on...

Supreme Court Local Government
News

Supreme Court Grants Local Govts’ Financial Autonomy, Orders FG on Direct Allocation of Funds

A landmark judgment, with far-reaching consequences for the governance structure of Nigeria, has just been given by the Supreme Court, strengthening the financial...

BusinessWorld

Tatu City Accuses Kenyan Governor Of Attempting To Extort Foreign Investors

Tatu City, a 5000-acre real estate development in Kenya, accused Kiambu County Governor, Kimani Wamatangi and his aide, of trying to extort 4.3...

News

Burkina Faso Adopts Draft Law To Criminalise Homosexuality

Burkina Faso has adopted a draft amendment to the country’s family code to criminalise homosexuality. This was confirmed during the weekly Council of...

Belarus' Longest-Serving President Lukashenko Hosts First Lady Remi Tinubu On Agriculture And Education Partnership
NewsWorld

Belarus President Lukashenko Hosts First Lady Oluremi Tinubu to Discuss Agriculture and Education Partnership

Belarus’ longest-serving President, Alexander Lukashenko, hosted Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, on Wednesday to partner with the Federal Republic of Nigeria in critical...

SecurityWorld

Liberia Condemns Attacks Of Its Ships By Yemen Houthi Rebels On Red Sea 

Liberia has condemned attacks on its ships in the Red Sea by Yemeni Houthi rebels. During his speech at the 132nd session of...

Despite Stance on Minimum Wage, Senate Approves N64M Annual Salaries for CJN
FoodNews

“Mass Action Ahead,” Senators Warn, As Strategic Food Reserves Run Out

The Nigerian Senate has expressed fear of a possible mass action as Nigeria’s food crisis deepens. The red chamber noted that all government-owned...

Human RightsNews

Journalists, Civil Societies Protest Against Free Speech Repression by Police in Abuja

Journalists and Civil Society groups marched in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, in protest of repression of free speech by the Nigerian Police....

NRC To Resume Rail Cattle Transportation After Creation Of Livestock Ministry
NewsPolitics

NRC To Resume Rail Cattle Transportation After Creation Of Livestock Ministry

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said herders and traders would resume moving their cattle from the northern region to the southern region of...

House of Reps Committee Hearing On Alleged N1.5B Diversion By Minister Kennedy-Ohanenye Turned Heated Debate
News

House of Reps Committee Hearing on Alleged N1.5B Diversion by Minister Kennedy-Ohanenye Turns Heated Debate

For several minutes on Tuesday afternoon, the House of Representatives Committee and Minister of Woman Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, argued about corruption allegations in...

Mali suspends TV5 Monde
News

Withdrawal From ECOWAS is Irreversible – Mali Foreign Minister

Mali’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdoulaye Diop, has said that the country’s withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is...