Governance
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Good morning from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Over 70 million bank customers are at risk of losing access to their accounts when the Central Bank of Nigeria’s directive on restricting accounts without Bank Verification Numbers and National Identification Numbers goes into effect. The CBN had on December 1, 2023, in a…
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President Bola Tinubu says his administration is making efforts to raise at least $10 billion to increase foreign exchange (FX) liquidity, stabilize the naira and grow the economy. Tinubu made this known at the inauguration of the public wealth management conference organized by the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) on Tuesday in Abuja. He said…
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The EU’s rules stand in the way of it acting as fast as it needs to, the bloc’s security and foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told an audience at the Munich Security Conference on Sunday. Member states need to “act together, quicker and better” because they are “in a war situation”, the commissioner said. Some at mid-to-top political…
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War funding receives votes in Congress because politicians are paid off by the military-industrial complex, the analyst says The American public considers wars, and the Ukraine conflict in particular, a bad investment, award-winning US economist and public policy analyst Jeffrey Sachs has said. Since the start of Russia’s military operation in the neighboring state, Washington…
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The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III has expressed worry over the level of suffering, insecurity, and impoverishment being experienced in Nigeria. He stated that soon it would be difficult to keep the people from revolting. The Sultan addressed participants at the Arewa House in Kaduna on Wednesday, during the 6th executive Northern…
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The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has declared that the country can no longer continue to subsidise electricity. According to the minister, Nigeria must begin to move towards a cost-effective tariff model, adding that the country is currently indebted to the tune of 1.3 trillion naira to generating companies (GenCos) and 1.3 billion dollars owed…
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Lord Mann, an independent peer who advises the government on antisemitism, has said political leaders need to “train up” parliamentary candidates on how antisemitism manifests in the UK. He says: “My advice to the Labour Party, what I think they should do immediately, is get all their candidates trained up on antisemitism… and explain in…
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In the Senate chamber in Abuja, Nigeria, four nominees to lead military service branches took turns making the case that they were fit for the job. Each presented his credentials and outlined a vision for improving security in the country. “Under my watch, the armed forces shall continue to serve the Nigerian people dutifully and in…
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Rishi Sunak needs to make a tangible “multiyear” commitment to Ukraine in the face of Russia’s aggression, a former NATO chief has said. “[We must] keep Ukraine at the top of the agenda because they’re fighting for us out there,” Lord Robertson, former NATO secretary general, told Sky News. “What I want is a multiyear commitment,” he…
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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has given an interview this morning, and he was asked about the sentencing of Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane. Calocane was sentenced to detention in a high-security hospital after prosecutors accepted his manslaughter plea rather than pursuing a murder conviction. The sentence could be referred to the Court of Appeal after…
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Rev. Gideon Haanongon, the Chairman of Ukum Local Government Area, Benue State, who was kidnapped alongside his personal aides has been freed after spending about two weeks in captivity. Haanongon, along with his Personal Assistant, driver, and police orderly, was abducted on Saturday, January 13, 2024, by unknown armed men at Anyagba, Tongov, along the…
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., this week raised “serious concerns” about President Joe Biden’s administration, which she criticized as “heavy-handed” in enforcing immigration laws. “the administration has been so heavy-handed in recent months,” Jayapal said during an immigration subcommittee hearing on Thursday, “that I have serious concerns about how they are conducting border enforcement.” She added: “Since the end…
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Good afternoon from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. President Bola Tinubu on Sunday directed a comprehensive inquiry into the alleged N585m scandal in the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. He vowed to “decisively punish” those involved in any breaches and infractions unravelled during the investigations. 2. The naira has…
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Buoyed by the successful launch of a reconnaissance satellite and at least five intercontinental missiles, North Korea has described the outgoing year as one of “great turn and great change.” In a report to the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, which began a key meeting on Tuesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said 2023 was…
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The Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Murtfwang, has declared that the killings in the state must be brought to an end. The governor said he has already cried out to President Bola Tinubu to fish out the killers and also put a permanent end to the attacks in the state. Murtfwang, in a statement he…
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