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The Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) has commended the peaceful conclusion of the general elections in Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. The three countries successfully conducted elections to usher in new governments this year. In a communiqué issued at the end of the 64th session of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government on Sunday in Abuja and …

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and three Chinese partners have signed a memorandum of understanding for new projects worth $2 billion. The signing ceremony was performed on Thursday at Nigerian Embassy in Beijing, China, in the presence of Vice President Kashim Shettima. NASENI also received letters of intent for new projects and investment worth $4 billion …

The World Health Organisation (WHO) will send about 100 trucks carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip daily. The WHO regional emergency director for the Eastern Mediterranean office, Richard Brennan, disclosed this to journalists on Thursday in the United States. He said the US President, Joe Biden, announced that he had secured an agreement from Israel and Egypt to allow …

These top 10 stories across the nation’s newspapers might interest you. 1. Ajulo, Falana’s wife, Afe Babalola’s daughter, 66 others make SAN’s list The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has shortlisted 69 persons for consideration as Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN).Read more 2. Tinubu appoints Ukraine-trained Yakubu as pioneer head of social investment agency President Bola Tinubu on Thursday appointed …

President Bola Tinubu declared on Tuesday that military interference in democratic government would no longer be tolerated in West Africa and the rest of the continent. The president, according to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, stated this when he received the Special Envoy of the Gabonese, Mr. Hermann Immongault, at the State …

Police operatives in Katsina on Sunday foiled a kidnap attempt and killed three suspects along the Dutsinma-Kankara highway in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, confirmed the news in a statement on Sunday in Katsina. He said: “On December 10, 2023, at about 4:30 p.m., based on credible information that some suspected armed robbers and …

The Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has approved the appointment of Salihu Abubakar as the Executive Chairman of the state Pilgrims Welfare Agency ahead of the 2024 Hajj operations The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Muhammad Shehu, Sani, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna.. The statement read: “Salihu Abubakar as Executive Chairman of the Kaduna State …

Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, believes that if Kevin de Bruyne’s hamstring injury requires surgery, he might miss the next four months of the current campaign. The 32-year-old was forced to leave Friday’s 1-0 victory over Burnley at Turf Moor after only 23 minutes after a knock. Ripples Nigeria recalls that De Bruyne also went off injured during …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr Aliyu Tijani Ahmed as the new Federal Commissioner/Chief Executive Officer of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI). Mr Aliyu Tijani Ahmed is a recipient of Bachelors and Masters degrees in Sociology and has previously served the Nasarawa State Government as the Secretary to the State …

The closing rate of the United States Dollar was N780/$1 on Thursday, as the naira depreciated in value by 2.88 per cent in the Investors’ and Exporters’ window of the official market. Authorised dealers in the official foreign exchange window backed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) raised their asking price by N21.88 kobo from N758.12/$1 rate reported at …