The celebration of Eid al Fitr begins Sunday, with the announcement that the official moon sighting in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and most other nations has come. The governments of Egypt and Nigeria are among those beginning Eid al Fitr and marking the end of the holy month of…
Officials in Benin said Monday that President Patrice Talon did in fact undergo two separate surgeries during a recent visit to Paris that sparked much speculation about the state of his health. On May 26, Talon received treatment for a prostate lesion, the statement released to media said. The minor…
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) in Lagos says it has cut a deal worth more than USD$86 million with the China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to buy out the NPA’s remaining equity in the Lekki Deep Sea Port. “Both parties have already executed an agreement to this effect,” the NPA…
Nigerian military leadership on Thursday denied allegations of corruption made by the Transparency International (TI) organization in a newly released report that finds the country’s fight against Boko Haram is compromised by corruption within the ranks. Major General John Enenche called the organization’s work an “unprofessional report” during a press…
In an effort to quell the latest rumors about Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s health, the government released a statement Thursday evening assuring the public that the president continues to recover. The renewed speculation came after Buhari missed a Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. The statement released by government spokesman…
Nigeria has arrested five people suspected of planning attacks on foreign embassies in the capital of Abuja, security forces said on Wednesday. The five suspects were arrested there and in Benue on March 26 after a sixth suspect, 20-year-old Adamu Datti, confessed to being a member of the group a…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the nation’s security forces to put an end to violent attacks, following local reports of between 30 and 50 people killed earlier this week in the Benue region. The deaths at a market in Zaki Biam were tied to the conflict between Fulani…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will return from London on Friday, the government said, ending weeks of speculation about his health and when he might comeback to Abuja. Spokesman Fedi Adesina said in a statement that Buhari is expected to fly home on March 10. “The President left the country on…
Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed was sworn into office at the United Nations on Tuesday, then emphasized the importance of achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a speech that followed the ceremony. Mohammed, the former Minister of Environment for Nigeria, was sworn in by UN Secretary General António Guterres. She has…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who remains in London, and United States President Donald Trump shared a telephone conversation Monday afternoon. Femi Adesina, special adviser to Buhari, confirmed the call in a statement issued in Abuja. Adesina said Buhari congratulated Trump on his election and his progress in building his administration. The…
Nigerian sources say they are expecting President Muhammadu Buhari to return home after an extended visit in London that has caused much public speculation about his health. Activity at the president’s Aso Rock villa suggested that his return is imminent, as aides prepared for Buhari to arrive as early as…
Talks on Friday with outgoing Gambian President Yahya Jammeh again failed to persuade him to step down amid the country’s political crisis, and RFI reports that president-elect Adama Barrow left Banjul to attend the France Africa Summit in Mali. The two-day summit continues amid tight security today in Bamako, with…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will lead a delegation of regional heads of state planning, for the second time in a month, to meet with President Yahya Jammeh in Banjul. The ECOWAS leaders originally planned to meet with Jammeh on Wednesday in another attempt to negotiate a peaceful transition of power,…
Nigeria has lost USD$4.9 billion in 2016 oil revenues because of militant attacks on pipelines and other facilities, an economic blow to a heavily oil-dependent nation already hard hit by lower oil prices. Maikanti Baru, a group managing director with the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) said the 1.5 trillion…
In The Gambia, the political crisis caused by President Yahya Jammeh’s refusal to accept results of the December 1 elections continued Tuesday, but none of the day’s developments appeared to bring the West African nation any closer to a resolution. A delegation of regional heads of state, including Nigerian President…