Tag: crisis
Stemming the crisis at NBET and solving our electricity problem
By Chido Onumah In the last one year, the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company (NBET) has been embroiled in a…
Taraba Govt takes in Cameroonians displaced by crisis
The conflict between the Cameroonian Government and Ambazonia Separatists has led to influx of many asylum seekers into Nigeria’s border…
Crisis rocks Oyo APC as it conducts primary
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan The crisis rocking the ruling party in Oyo State, All Progressives Party, APC, over the alleged highhandedness of…
Rivers APC not in crisis — Sen. Uchendu
Sen. Andrew Uchendu, the Senator representing Rivers East Senatorial District of Rivers on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC),…
United Nations reaffirms commitment to women, girls in crises
Dr Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of the UNFPA on Wednesday in Abuja renewed the commitment of the agency to supporting…
Abia crisis: FG directs nationwide deployment of policemen
The Inspector- General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, on Thursday briefed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on the outbreak of violence…
Donors raise $700m to address humanitarian crisis in Lake Chad region
Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama on Monday said that about 700 million dollars had been realised from the pledges made…
IPOB: South East governors initiate dialogue to end crisis
The South East Governors’ Forum says it will engage the leadership of Indigenous People of Biafra ( IPOB) to find…
Oyo spends N22bn on LAUTECH in 6-year, says crisis to end soon
Oyo State Government says over N22 billion has been expended on the Ladoke Akintola University, LAUTECH, since 2011, confirming that…
Ajaokuta Steel workers deny crisis allegations
Workers at the troubled Ajaokuta Steel Company Ltd. ( ASCOL) in Kogi State on Wednesday said that the company was…
Gov. appeals for calm over renewed crisis in State
Gov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba, has appealed to the people of Mambilla Plateau in Sardauna Local Government Area to eschew…
EU donates $12.9m to South Sudan
The European Commission (EC) on Friday said it had provided 12.9 million dollars to help save the lives of conflict-affected…
Shun acts that breed disunity, crisis, Ambode charges Christians
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday enjoined Christians to continue to make conscious efforts to sustain the peaceful…
Edo APC in crisis over suspension of members
Crisis is brewing in the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over suspension of about 30 state…
Edo APC officials fight dirty
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Ahead of the September 10 governorship election in Edo State, there are indications that all is not well…
Buhari seeks dialogue to resolve Burundi crisis
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday urged the people and Government of Burundi to explore dialogue in resolving the current political differences…
Crisis hits Hausa community over new Seriki in Lagos
Cyriacus Izuekwe Seven persons have been arrested and charged before a Magistrates’ court sitting in Ejigbo for allegedly disrupting the…
Foreign Exchange Crisis: MoneyGram ex-country boss woos Nigerian Diaspora
MoneyGram ex-country director, Mrs. Joke Giwa, has called for collaboration between the Nigerian government and Nigerians in Diaspora so as…
Everyone is to blame for Syria crisis – Brahimi
Algerian Lakhdar Brahimi, a former United Nations and Arab League Special Envoy to Syria has criticised all parties involved in…
Crisis looms in UI
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Barely a month after the non-academic unions of the University of Ibadan, UI, protested and paralyzed all activities…
Buhari: Why I enlisted Obasanjo’s help on Guinea Bissau crisis
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he decided to enlist the assistance of former Nigerian President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to…
Normalcy returns to Wukari after tribunal verdict crisis
The Taraba Police Command, has confirmed that normalcy had returned to Wukari town after the crisis sparked off by the…
UNDP trains crisis victims with N100m
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said it spent about N100 million to train 150 victims of crises in Plateau…
Ogun Lifts Ban On RTEAN
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State government has lifted ban on the activities of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria…
As JAMB Loses Relevance
The needless crisis precipitated by the controversial cut-off mark imposed by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on candidates…
For PDP Lagos: Actions Carry Consequences
By Joe Igbokwe Ever since Lagos Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) suffered a crushing and debilitating defeat in the national elections,…
IG Urged To Investigate Crisis In Rivers
Some indigenes of Ibaa in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers, have called on the Inspector-General of police to investigate…
APC Crisis: Oyegun wants aggrieved parties to reach compromise
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has called on all aggrieved groups in the…
Dogara Adjourns Till 21 July After Rowdy Session
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The crisis over who occupied the position of principal officers in the National Assembly among members of the…
APC Lawmakers Seek End To N/Assembly Crisis
Honourable Sani Zorro, on Thursday in Abuja said the solution to recent happenings in the National Assembly was for the…