X Corp sues anti-hate campaigners over Twitter research
The company that controls Twitter, now known as X, is suing an anti-hate group whose study criticized the network. X ...
Month: August 2023
Pentagon keeps US troops in Niger despite suspending security cooperation
The Pentagon has announced that it will not evacuate US troops from Niger, and some of them will continue to ...
Coup: Niger reopens borders with five neighbouring countries
Niger's land and air borders with five neighboring countries have been reopened, almost a week after they were closed in ...
Niger crisis could worsen insecurity in West Africa, UN envoy warns
The Secretary-General’s Special Representation for West Africa, Léonardo Simão says Niger crisis could worsen insecurity throughout West Africa if not ...
NCC, BPSR sign MoU to accelerate digital reform
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to ...
Trump indicted over efforts to overturn 2020 presidential election results
Former U.S. President Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday in a Justice Department investigation for his alleged efforts to overturn ...
Ex-Ivory Coast President Bedie dies at 89
Former Ivory Coast President Henri Konan Bedie, part of an old guard of politicians who dominated politics in the West ...
West Africa defence chiefs to meet Wednesday to discuss Niger coup
Defence chiefs from West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS will meet in Nigeria’s capital Abuja for two days beginning Wednesday to ...
Governors’ wives, stakeholders seek 6 months maternity leave policy
The Nigerian Governors’ Wives Forum (NGWF) and other stakeholders on Tuesday called for the implementation of six months maternity leave ...
NCAA, ICAO sign Civil Aviation MasterPlan
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has signed the Civil Aviation MasterPlan (CAMP) agreement with the International Civil Aviation Organisation ...