Tag: Niger

Fuel For Fools: Tinubu’s Gift To A Backstabbing Niger Exposes Nigeria’s Peculiar Foreign Policy Mess, By Confidence McHarry

Confidence MacHarry

The recent decision by Nigeria to provide urgent fuel and energy supplies to Niger, a nation grappling with a severe crisis, has reignited long-standing debates about the effectiveness of Nigeria’s foreign policy. This move, executed with seemingly little hesitation, directly contradicts the growing calls for a more pragmatic, less altruistic approach to regional engagements. For decades, Nigeria’s foreign policy has been characterised by an Afrocentric “big brother” mentality, a stance that many argue has failed to yield commensurate benefits. This policy, rooted in a desire to champion African solidarity, has…

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’48 Hrs After Explosion Killed 98,’ Residents Scoop Oil As Another Tanker Falls

Ganiyu Amodu

‘Poverty or Greed,’ what Tinubu, other Nigerians said about the attitude to tanker fall, scooping and explosion   Barely two days after 98 people were burnt to death or injured when a fallen petrol tanker exploded in Niger State, another tanker fell in Bida town of Niger State on Monday. In a widely circulated video online, young persons were seen milling around the broken down truck. While some managed to scoop, others fled in different directions, apparently to prevent being caught up in an unfortunate situation. Premium Times quoted a…

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Niger Tanker Explosion Death Toll Hits 86

Ganiyu Amodu

The death toll from the petrol tanker explosion at Dikko Junction, Niger State, on Saturday has risen to 86, while 55 people were injured and taken to hospital. As of Saturday, the death toll was reported as 70, with 50 injured. However, more corpses have since been recovered, and all have been given a mass burial in Dikko, Niger State. The Director-General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Abdullahi Baba-Arah, disclosed this in a statement released on Sunday. He stated that the agency, alongside Gurara Local Government Area and…

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Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso To Form Confederation

Ganiyu Amodu

The junta-led Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have disclosed a plan to establish a confederation that will deepen their ties following their exit from the regional bloc. According to the statement issued by the Malian foreign ministry on Thursday, the three countries would form the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). The three neigbouring countries in the Sahel region announced in January they would quit the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), despite a decision by the bloc urging them to rethink. According to Reuters, the three ministers from the…

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Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali Pull Out Of ECOWAS

Ganiyu Amodu

In a pivotal announcement on Sunday, the nations of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger declared their swift departure from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, unveiling a decision steeped in a profound sense of injustice. The joint statement, solemnly conveyed through Niger’s national television, underscored the discontentment stemming, in part, from the sanctions imposed by ECOWAS on the junta-led states. These West African nations, led by junta governments, lamented the perceived inequity in the punitive measures imposed by ECOWAS, a move that has driven them to sever their…

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Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Propose Confederation

Ganiyu Amodu

The foreign ministers of military-ruled Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger on Friday recommended creating a confederation as part of a long-term goal of uniting the West African neighbours within a federation. Mali and Burkina, ruled by juntas who seized power in coups in 2020 and 2022 respectively, rushed to back Niger’s military rulers when they ousted elected president Mohamed Bazoum in July. They created a pact, the Alliance of Sahel States, setting up closer economic ties and mutual defence assistance if the sovereignty or territorial integrity of a member is…

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Niger, Togo, Benin Fail To Remit $16.11m Electricity Bills To Nigeria

Abibat Babalola

The money is for electricity consumed in the first quarter of 2023       Niger,Togo, Benin Republic failed to remit $16.11 million for electricity consumed in the first quarter of 2023,the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC),has said. The agency said in its first quarter report that international customers had a remittance performance of 0 per cent to the Market Operator (MO) in Q1 2023. The international customers include Société Béninoise d’Energie Electrique (SBEE) of Benin Republic (Paras-SBEE and Transcorp-SBEE), Compagnie Energie Electrique du Togo (CEET) (Odukpani-CEET) and NIGELEC- electric…

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Fraudsters Hack Into Firms’ Accounts in Nigeria, Others, Steal $11M

Ganiyu Amodu

    A gang of hackers, OPERA1ER, stole at least $11m from companies in Nigeria, Benin, Cameroon, 11 other African countries, and Argentina. This is according to a new report from Group-IB, a cybersecurity firm, entitled, “OPERA1ER: Playing God without permission,” in collaboration with the researchers from Orange CERT Coordination Center. The firm disclosed that digital forensic artifacts analysed by it and Orange followed more than 30 successful intrusions of the gang between 2018 and 2022. READ ALSO: Fraud alert: Cyber Fraudsters Clone Lagos Gov Sanwo-Olu’s Accounts Hushpuppi Jailed, Bags…

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Avoid Trips To Nigeria, Australia Warns Citizens

Ganiyu Amodu

The Australian government has warned its citizens to avoid travelling to Nigeria over the recent flooding that has ravaged some parts of the country. According to its travel advisory on the consulate’s website on Wednesday, over 20 states including Abuja, the nation’s capital were listed for Australians to avoid. The country also listed terrorism, kidnapping and other criminal activities as reasons for its nationals to reconsider making trips to the most African populous country. READ ALSO: Ukraine Removes Ambassador To Kazakhstan After Row With Moscow 45,000 litre Fuel Tanker Explodes…

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Italy-Bound Physically Challenged Man Arrested At Lagos Airport For Drug Trafficking

ADEOLA YUSUF

A 53-year-old physically challenged man, Ehiarimwiam Osaromo Emmanuel, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the departure hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos for drug trafficking. The Director of Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday. Ehiarimwiam was arrested on August 28, 2022 on his way to Italy, via Doha on a Qatar Airways flight. READ ALSO: Story Of Betty, World’s Highest-Paid Human Oddity Born With 4 Legs How Ghana Beat Super…

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