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German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck has scrapped his plans to attend the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai, citing a domestic budget crisis following a recent court decision. The landmark ruling struck down the government's €60 billion ($65 billion) reallocation from pandemic borrowing to...
In a startling shift, the Nigerian military acknowledged that the aerial bombardment in Kaduna, resulting in at least 126 deaths, was a calculated operation involving civilian fatalities. Defence Headquarters claimed the strike aimed to eliminate bandits near a 'key infrastructure' in Ligarma...
Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, representing Ondo South in the Senate, asserts that the Federal Government must borrow to effectively run Nigeria's economy. Speaking on Channels Television's Politics Today, he emphasizes the necessity of borrowing to address economic challenges, citing the example of...
Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, representing Ondo South District in the 10th National Assembly, has defended his stance on the size of Nigeria's delegation at the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai. In an interview on Channels Television's Politics Today program, the APC chieftain argued that the 422...
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has decided to cut short her participation in the COP28 climate summit in Dubai to address the escalating crisis caused by widespread flooding and landslides in northern Tanzania. The death toll has now reached 63, with homes, infrastructure, and farmland severely...
In a twist to the controversy surrounding Nigeria's massive delegation to COP28 in Dubai, the Federal Government has defended its stance, revealing that it sponsored only 422 out of the reported 1,411 delegates. Initial reports, citing a source in the Presidency, had suggested a significantly...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on Senate President Godswill Akpabio to resist approving FCT Minister Nyesom Wike's alleged proposal to spend N15 billion on a 'befitting residence' for Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima. In a letter dated December 2...
The Federal Government has officially kickstarted its Presidential Palliative Programme, a strategic move aimed at alleviating the repercussions of the fuel subsidy removal. Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, the Minister for Industry, Trade, and Investment, outlined two key components of the program—the...
In a peculiar turn of events at COP28, President Tinubu of Nigeria, scheduled as the 36th speaker at the 'World Climate Action Summit,' did not deliver his national statement on both days reserved for high-level engagements. TheCable, present at the event, reported Tinubu's absence from the...
In a surprising turn of events, the Bola Tinubu-led government has reportedly procured a fleet of "used" high-capacity buses for mass transit as part of its efforts to alleviate transportation challenges exacerbated by the recent fuel subsidy removal. SaharaReporters, during a recent...
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