Source link The mass kidnapping happened in the north of the country in early March, with gunmen demanding a hefty ransom Nigerian authorities have announced the release of over 100 children and school staff kidnapped on March 7 in Kaduna State, in the north of the country. It was the biggest kidnapping targeting a school […]
Source link The West African nation’s president has vowed to free hundreds of hostages without paying a ransom Militants who kidnapped 286 children and staff from a school in northern Nigeria last week are demanding a total of 1 billion naira ($620,432) for their release, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing a spokesman for the families […]
Source link The West African nation’s authorities are investigating Binance and others for alleged terrorism financing and money laundering Major global cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced that it will halt all transactions and trading in Nigeria’s local currency, the naira (NGN), after Friday. The firm did not provide a reason for the decision, but it […]
Source link The National Labor Congress claims that borrowing from the international financial institutions is worsening an economic crisis Nigerian government workers and several other groups, including traders and students, staged nationwide protests on Tuesday, demanding that the government address the country’s escalating economic crisis. The National Labor Congress (NLC), which organized the demonstrations, has […]
Source link The head of Access Bank Group, Herbert Wigwe, was aboard a helicopter that went down in California in the US on Friday The CEO of Access Bank Group, one of Nigeria’s top financial institutions, Herbert Wigwe, perished in a helicopter crash near Nipton in southern California on Friday. Five more people who were […]
Source link ECOWAS will be worse off after the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, Daniel Bwala has told RT The withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will have a significant impact on the bloc’s remaining members, Nigerian lawyer Daniel Bwala has told RT […]
Source link Berlin is backing a genocidal action against innocent civilians, Adamu Garba told RT The West needs to review its own values, democracies, human rights policies, and its institutions, Adamu Garba, a former Nigerian senator, has told RT in an exclusive interview. That Germany follows double standards is shocking, he said. Garba, who served […]
Source link Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to eliminate all Palestinians and move them to Sinai, former Nigerian foreign minister Bolaji Akinyemi told RT in an exclusive interview as Pretoria’s genocide case against Israel continues before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Akinyemi, who served as external affairs minister from 1985 to 1987, said […]
Source link Membership in the group will “help reduce the Western dominance generally,” Muda Yusuf told RT The prominent Nigerian economist claimed that BRICS memberships are a “win-win situation.” On Tuesday, speaking during an exclusive interview to RT, Muda Yusuf, the CEO of the Nigerian Center for the Promotion of Private Enterprise, said a lot […]
Source link The army mission had targeted rebels but instead killed Muslims as they gathered for a religious celebration on Sunday At least 85 people were killed in an alleged military drone strike in Nigeria’s northern Kaduna state over the weekend, according to local authorities. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has ordered a probe into the […]
Source link The cabin crew did not immediately inform the passengers about the mistake upon arrival A United Nigeria Airlines plane carrying over 100 passengers arrived at the wrong airport on Sunday. The flight was supposed to go from Lagos to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, covering a distance of 511 kilometers (318 miles). Instead, […]