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This month there have been six mass abductions in the north of Nigeria, many involving children. One school that was attacked by armed men was in the town of Kuriga in the North West. There, the parents of 137 children had to wait, helpless, for the next 16 days, not knowing where their children were, or how they were being treated by the kidnappers. The Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, took a tough line, saying there would be no ransom paid. But then, on Sunday, there was relief after it was announced they'd been released. It's not clear how this happened, but all the children are believed to have survived. There was one fatality, a teacher called Abubakar Issa, who had been kidnapped with the children.For today's Africa Daily, Mpho Lakaje speaks to Dahiru Abdulahi, the parent of one of the students who was taken.

Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu's reform agenda is taking shape. The West African nation has passed its 2024-2026 medium-term expenditure framework tallying next year's budget and expected reform costs. As things stand, revenue of N17trn undershoots expected spend of N24trn for next year. Business Day TV spoke to Pieter Scribante, Senior Political Economist at Oxford Economics Africa for more detail.

Ondiro Oganga reports on Nigerian President Bola Tinubu accusing the West of causing chaos in Africa to extract natural resources. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/africandiasporanews/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/africandiasporanews/support

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Vicki Dillard reports on President Tinubu saying he can't control the pressure on him to invade Niger. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/africandiasporanews/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/africandiasporanews/support

Outrage after tourist filmed carving his and girlfriends name into the Colosseum. What's Gone Viral with Jonathan “Khabazela” Fairbairn.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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President Muhammadu Buhari has urged developed and developing nations to grant duty-free and quota-free market access for products from the world's 46 least-developed countries to ensure their integration into regional and global value chains. The President criticised the current structure of the global financial system which places an unsustainable external debt burden on the most vulnerable countries. He cautioned that such debt burdens would make it extremely difficult for LDCs to meet the 2030 Agenda for Seventeen Sustainable Development Goals. President Buhari underpinned the need for reforms of the international financial architecture that prioritizes the need of Least Developed Countries.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4090160/advertisement

On this week's episode, Simi and Feyikemi discuss the new Nigerian President, Nigerian artists being tone deaf and how producers are treated in the Nigerian music industry. They also put you on to their favourite shows & songs.Make sure you listen to the playlist - F&S Rotations on Apple Music and Spotify, updated weekly.Send fan mail & enquiries to: contactfands@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter & Instagram

On this week's episode, Simi and Feyikemi discuss the new Nigerian President, Nigerian artists being tone deaf and how producers are treated in the Nigerian music industry. They also put you on to their favourite shows & songs.Make sure you listen to the playlist - F&S Rotations on Apple Music and Spotify, updated weekly.Send fan mail & enquiries to: contactfands@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter & Instagram

President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated the Maiduguri Emergency Power Project, describing the feat as another testament towards achieving a stable, uninterrupted power supply aimed at improving the economy and lives of Nigerians. The President says his administration has worked hard to fulfil the promise of tackling the nation's electricity challenges and has succeeded in laying the foundation for a rich and prosperous country through the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan. He noted that a critical execution priority of the ERGP is ensuring national energy sufficiency for Nigerians.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4090160/advertisement

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The President, Muhammadu Buhari has approved the continued use of the old N200 as legal tender till April 10. He also apologized to Nigerians for the difficulties experienced in accessing the scarce new naira notes.He says to further ease the supply pressures on the citizens, the old N200 bank notes be released back into circulation and that it should also be allowed to circulate as legal tender with the new N200, N500, and N1000 banknotes for 60 days.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4090160/advertisement

President Muhammadu Buhari approved a work plan for the National Council on Climate Change. The President also approved the deployment of staff from key Ministries, Department and Agencies to the Council to ensure its effective take-off. President Buhari approved the proposed Institutional Arrangement for the Council while eesponding to a number of requests by the Director-General of the Council, on ensuring a smooth take-off and operationalization of the Council. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4090160/advertisement

Why are you supporting your candidate? This episode with Gbonjubola Afolabi who is a supporter of Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is the second part of the #WhyAreYouSupoirtingYourCandidate campaign. The OBIdient movement, what does it mean to you? OBIdients are said to be trolling people who are supporting other political parties, how true is this? Why do you believe Peter Obi won't be like any failed Nigerian President. "The EndSars protest has woken us up to fight for this country a little more and I am OBIdient for so many reasons": my guest, Afolabi states. Listen, share, like and comment. #MemoirOfANaijaGirl is available on YouTube: like, comment and Subscribe. Podcast is available on all podcast Platforms. @helen.moang on Instagram!

President Muhammadu Buhari has officially launched the Ministry of finance incorporated which was originally set in 1959 through an act of parliament, as a custodian of the Federal government's investments in various Government-linked companies and Government owned Enterprises. President Buhari tasked the new Governing Council and the Board to raise the value of the MoFI's portfolio from the current 18 trillion naira to 100 trillion nairas by 2033. The President stated that the new leadership takes steps to mobilize capital and invest same in assets that are critical to the Federal Government's revenue drive, to primarily convert the nation's current assets into cash-flow generating entities.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4090160/advertisement

President Muhammadu Buhari, has unveiled Tertiary Education Trust Fund's sponsored yearly intervention projects at the nation's foremost military university, Nigeria Defence Academy, Nigerian Airforce Institute of Technology, Kaduna Polytechnic as well as Kaduna State University. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Defence, Senator Aliyu Wamakko, noted that the projects at NDA gulped over N685 million, AFIT over N604 million, KASU over N491 million, and Kaduna Polytechnic over N450 million for the 2020/2021 annual intervention and merged projects. Senator Wamakko stressed the importance of education in the nation's development, adding that inaugurating the projects, would in no small measure enhance teaching and learning in the country.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4090160/advertisement

President Muhammadu Buhari, in Senegal, lauded the provision of $538.05m by the African Development Bank, the Islamic Development Bank, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development for the first phase of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones for Nigeria programme. He urged his counterparts to allocate at least 10 percent of their nations' budgets to agriculture as agreed in the Malabo Declaration of the African Heads of State and Government. Buhari says the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones for Nigeria, which is in the first phase will cover seven States in the Federation.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4090160/advertisement

President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated the Lekki Deep Sea Port, Imota Rice Mill, and Bestaf Lubricant at MRS Holdings Company Limited all located in Lagos State. The projects are part of a series of facilities being commissioned by Buhari during a two-day visit to the state. The Lekki Deep Sea Port which encompasses investment in excess of $1.5 billion is a joint venture between the Federal Government through the Nigerian Ports Authority, Lagos State Government, the Tolarams Group and China Harbour Engineering Company. The President led Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State; the Minister of Transportation, Muazu Sambo; the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Ciu Jianchun; top government officials; and traditional rulers, to witness the overloading from the container ship, sailing under the flag of Malta.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4090160/advertisement

President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to immediately reverse what has been described as the unlawful, unjust and unreasonable increase in electricity tariff, which reportedly occurred in December 2022. SERAP's Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, wants Buhari to ensure the investigation of the spending of public funds as ‘investments and bailouts' by successive governments to electricity distribution companies (DisCos) and generating companies (GenCos) since 2005, and prosecution of cases of corruption and mismanagement.” The rights group stated that the increase in electricity tariff failed to follow due process. It is entirely inconsistent and incompatible with the provisions of the Nigerian Constitution of 1999 [as amended], the Electric Power Sector Reform Act and the country's international human rights obligations.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4090160/advertisement

President Muhammadu Buhari met with Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma at the State House in Abuja. The Imo governor revealed that President Buhari approved the deployment of technology to combat insecurity in the South-East. He stated that the approved technology expected to be deployed immediately consists of surveillance equipment among other things to potentially control crime and insecurity, with minimal collateral damage. Uzodinma maintained that he is not responsible for the insecurity in Imo, saying the challenge is not peculiar to the state. He says those fighting him simply instigate an atmosphere of insecurity out of desperation and not because of underdevelopment or corruption.

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Appropriation Bill, 2023 totalling N21.83 trillion. The President said the aggregate expenditures of N21.83 trillion, is an increase of N1.32 trillion over the initial Executive Proposal for a total expenditure of N20.51 trillion. President Buhari explained that the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act would enable the administration to respond to the havoc caused by the recent nationwide floods in the infrastructure and agriculture sectors. He also said the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning will subsequently provide more details of the approved budget and the supporting 2022 Finance Act.

President Muhammadu Buhari has given assurances that Nigeria will support the Republic of Burundi in diverse ways as necessary in the spirit of African solidarity and brotherliness. Buhari acknowledged the feeling of suffering from energy shortage, promising that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited would be drafted to look into the request. The Special adviser to the President on media and publicity, Femi Adeshina, says the Nigerian President affirmed that he was looking forward to the polls and retirement, having satisfied the constitutional requirement of two terms in office

President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to leave a legacy of free and fair elections in Nigeria and the West African sub-region at large. He says they are convinced that the sustenance of democracy and the rule of law should remain the norm in this promising region. He says there will be multiple political activities in some ECOWAS member states, including Nigeria, where general elections are due to be held in February and March 2023. He also reiterated his commitment to free, fair, and transparent elections and smooth transitions.

Presidential aide Femi Adesina believes his principal President Muhammadu Buhari has done enough to leave a safer nation. He maintained that the government had done much to curtail the challenges and would end on a high note. Adesina admitted, however, that one administration cannot fully tackle the country's security challenges and wants the next government to continue from where President Buhari would stop.

President Muhammadu Buhari unveiled the re-designed Naira Notes as proposed by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele debunked insinuations suggesting that the early unveiling of the new notes is a means to target some Nigerians. Mr. Emefiele appealed to members of the public, urging them to desist from making such speculation, adding that there is no need to perpetuate any such information. He says the CBN will intensify the monitoring process and interrogate the process of withdrawals. The president appealed to Nigerians and urged them to embrace the new policy to re-design the naira.

The Pan Niger Delta Forum has urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to cancel the Presidential Amnesty Programme. The group made the call in an open letter addressed to the President and signed by its leader Edwin Clark and other executives. The group argued that If the programme is cancelled chaos could descend on the Niger Delta. PANDEF says Buhari should halt the unilateral delisting of beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme and the immediate reinstatement of youths purportedly delisted.”

President Muhammadu Buhari says he is fully in support of the Central Bank of Nigeria's move to redesign the naira notes. The CBN had last week said it will redesign the N1,000, N500 and N200 notes, effective December 1, a development that has elicited mixed reactions. President Buhari says reasons given to him by the CBN convinced him that the economy stood to benefit from the reduction in inflation, currency counterfeiting, and the excess cash in circulation. He says he did not consider the period of three months for the change to the new notes as being short.

President Muhammadu Buhari presented before the two chambers of the National Assembly, a record N20.51 trillion proposed budget for the 2023 financial year. The N20.51 trillion budget which is the highest so far in the nation's history is the last to be presented by the president before his tenure elapses. The president says this 8th financial blueprint of his administration has tagged the budget of Fiscal Sustainability and transition. Buhari noted that the 2023 transition budget was designed to address critical issues and lay a solid foundation for the incoming administration. The president said he believes that based on these fiscal assumptions and parameters, total federally-collectible revenue is estimated at 16.87 trillion Naira in 2023. He further stated that the total federally distributable revenue is estimated at 11.09 trillion Naira in 2023, while the total revenue available to fund the 2023 Federal Budget is estimated at 9.73 trillion Naira.

President Muhammadu Buhari will present the proposed N19.76 trillion budget for the 2023 fiscal year to the National Assembly. Presidential aide Femi Adesina says it was virtually one item in the Federal Executive Council meeting. The budget proposal for 2023 was presented and discussed at length.He explained that the budget proposal would be taken to the National Assembly on Friday morning by the President. Adesina, says the hybrid FEC sessions (in-person and online participants), was in line with the country's COVID-19 guidelines.

President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to eight bills passed by the National Assembly. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives), Nasir Illa, listed the bills as Counselling Practitioners Council of Nigeria, Civil Aviation Act, Nigerian Metrological Agency, Pharmacy Council of Nigeria and Nigerian Council for Management Development. Others are the National Institute of Credit Administration, Chartered Institute Of Social Work Practitioners and Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria.

President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to resist any attempt to undermine the development of sports in the country, declaring that football as the number one sport in Nigeria remains a national asset. The president directed the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development and the Nigeria Football Federation to commence implementation of the two-volume report in phases, within the relevant sections of the Nigerian laws on sports development and the statutes of the world soccer governing body, FIFA. The president further expressed concern over the development of football in the past years, owing to the neglect of the core orientation of football administration, urging the NFF to salvage the domestic league at all levels.

President Muhammadu Buhari authorised the acquisition of ExxonMobil Corporation assets by Seplat Energy Plc but has made a U-turn on the deal. Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu says President Buhari had reversed his authorisation, choosing to support the position of the NUPRC. He says the confusion trailing the deal was due to the non-coordination among the various agencies of government involved. In May, the commission declined to approve the proposed acquisition due to what it described as overriding national interest. Seplat Energy in a corporate filing says it followed due process in the acquisition of the assets.

In 2020, ride-hailing startups in Lagos, Nigeria, were dealt a huge blow – the Lagos State government had placed a ban on all motorcycles in the state. Consequently, these startups saw operations halted, and a few pivoted to other sectors to stay afloat. Interestingly, only a few days before the announcement, some members of the ride-hailing sector were seen with government officials. The relationship between Nigerian startups and regulators has been bumpy, with startups constantly being thrown regulatory curveballs. With this in mind, a bill – the Nigerian Startup Bill – was created to create an enabling environment for startups. On today's podcast, we had Oswald Osaretin Guobadia, Senior Special Assistant to the Nigerian President and Timi Olagunju, tech lawyer and policy analyst, join our reporters to discuss the bill and what it portends for Nigerian startups. To advertise or promote your brand, visit this link or send an email to business@techpoint.africa Timestamps 02:01 - Did the Nigerian House of Reps truly pass the Startup Bill 03:43 - What the Startup Bill is and why you should care 04:41 - How would it create a better environment? 15:49 - Implementing the Bill 21:29 - Getting [people] involved 34:40 - Critiquing and improving on the Bill 50:45 - Making state adoption attractive 55:14 - How the Bill was developed Useful links Startup Acts: Can the decade’s sexiest law save Nigeria’s thriving but uncertain startup ecosystem? Visit the Nigeria Startup Bill website for more context This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and edited by Múyìwá Mátùlúkò Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa for more stories.

President Muhammadu Buhari reaffirmed his administration's commitment to tackling the nation's security challenges, saying he will leave no stone unturned in crushing bandits and terrorists wreaking havoc in several parts of the country. The President says the service chiefs have been kept on their toes to ensure that banditry and terrorism are decisively addressed. He also sympathized with former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Adamu Muazu, over the killing of his brother and abduction of his sister by bandits.

Nigerian President Appeals To Academic Staff Union Over Prolonged Strike President Muhammadu Buhari called on ASUU to reconsider their position on the continued strike, expressing worry that the hiatus will have generational consequences on families, the educational system, and the future development of the country. The President, says the strike had already taken a toll on the psychology of parents, students, and other stakeholders, throwing up many moral issues that already beg for attention. President Buhari noted that the future of the country rests on the quality of educational institutions and education while assuring that the government understands its position, and negotiations should continue, with students in lecture halls.

Borno State Senator and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Ali Ndume, says President Muhammadu Buhari should directly address the nation on the matter of insecurity, rather than issuing statements through his media advisers. Mr Ndume added that he was really disappointed with the response of so many leaders. Mr Ndume's comments comes days after terrorists attacked a prison in Kuje, the Federal Capital Territory.

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the nation's western allies to proscribe the Indigenous People of Biafra as a terrorist organisation. Buhari says the country is safer than he met in 2015 and proscribing IPOB, a group seeking secession of parts of Southern Nigeria, will improve the situation. The President urged the international partners to take additional steps costing them nothing, by proscribing another group – IPOB – as a terrorist organization.

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President Muhammadu Buhari has asked executives of banking institutions in West Africa to forge a closer collaboration to tackle the economic challenges confronting the sub-region. The President said this when he received a delegation from the West African Bankers Association, led by its President, Thierno Seydou Nourou at the statehouse. He told the association which was founded in 1981, that the sub-region must find a common understanding and ground to address low access to financial services and recovery from the post-COVID-19 pandemic.

President Muhammadu Buhari signed the National Health Insurance Authority Bill 2022 into law as eighty-three million Nigerians are set to be covered. The presidential aide Garba Shehu says the bill repeals the National Health Insurance Scheme Act, Cap N42, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004. Garba Shehu says that a Fund will be set up to ensure coverage of 83 million poor Nigerians who cannot afford to pay premiums as recommended by the Lancet Nigeria Commission. Buhari noted that the Authority will liaise with state government Health Insurance Schemes to accredit primary and secondary health facilities and enrol Nigerians into the scheme.

President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law, three bills aimed at improving the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing/proliferation financing framework in Nigeria. The President described the bills as being in tandem with this administration's commitment to fighting corruption and illicit financing activities, as well as critical to the governance agenda and the development of Nigeria. He says the new laws have provided enough punitive measures and containment strategies against abuses and compromises noting that the inadequacy of all the repealed Acts had impacted legal actions against offenders.

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that all members of the Federal Executive Council running for elective offices submit their letters of resignation on or before Monday the 16th of May, 2022. The Minister of information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting. Those affected are the ministers of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio; Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige; Science, Technology and Innovation, Ogbonnaya; State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba; Petroleum, Timipre Sylva who have all joined the presidential race on the platform of the All Progressives Congress.

President Muhammadu Buhari is leading an eight-man Nigerian delegation to Abidjan, Coted'Ivoire, to attend a two-day United Nations organised a conference on the future of the land, regarding desertification, drought, degradation, and rights, restoration and implications for national and world economies. The top items on the agenda of the conference are drought, land restoration, and related enablers such as land rights, gender equality and youth empowerment. The convention aims to take action to ensure that land, the lifeline on the planet, continues to benefit present and future generations.

President Muhammadu Buhari has told a Federal High Court in Abuja that he did not order the Senate to remove the contentious Section 84 (12) from the amended Electoral Act, 2022. The President says he only expressed reservations and concerns in respect of the aspect of the Electoral Act. President Buhari and Malami – a Senior Advocate of Nigeria debunked the claims by the main opposition party in the suit. The AGF explained that the President, on February 25, 2022, gave proper, full, and unconditional assent to the amended Electoral Act. The defendants averred that the claims of PDP in its suit against them on the Electoral Act were totally false and replete with gross untruths aimed at misleading the court to give judgment against them.

President Muhammadu Buhari mourned the victims of an explosion that rocked an illegal refinery in Imo State and also ordered an intensified clampdown on illegal refining sites across the country. President Buhari described the explosion as a catastrophe and a national disaster. The President says the responsibility for the loss of lives and property must squarely lie with the sponsors of the illegal refinery, who must all be caught and made to face justice. The President ordered the armed forces, security, and intelligence agencies to intensify the clampdown on illegal refineries. He also urged community leaders, the police, and the secret service to never allow the occurrence of the heart-breaking incident in any part of the country again.

Buhari says the deficiencies in the country's Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism regime make it imperative for the passage of both bills. President Muhammadu Buhari has transmitted Money Laundering and Terrorism Prevention bills to the National Assembly for consideration and passage. The amended Act makes it mandatory for banks and other financial institutions to report any single transaction or lodgment in excess of N5 million for an individual, and N10 million in the case of a corporate body. The president warned that the non-passage of both bills poses a risk that may lead to the eventual blacklisting of Nigeria by the Financial Action Task Force.

The Federal Government has reiterated that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is not and will not be a threat to the media. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed says Nigeria has one of the most vibrant and free presses in the world and the administration was not about to stifle press freedom or deny anyone his or her constitutionally guaranteed rights. He clarified that some people have misconstrued the government's efforts to ensure responsible use of social media as an attempt to tamper with press freedom or threaten independent journalism.

Hello Listeners, We decided to bring you an unscheduled news update to share some of the latest information in regards to the Twitter ban that was placed by the Nigerian government on Friday, June 4th shortly after an insidious tweet from the Nigerian President was deleted by Twitter for breaking its rules and regulations. We share some context behind this ban and what lays ahead beyond the ban. Please follow the hashtag #Keepiton to stay abreast on this unfolding story and we will continue to share updates as they occur. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pod-save-africa/message

On this episode, we talk about how we move forward in Nigeria following the Lekki Toll Gate Massacre of October 20th, 2020. On Oct 20th, it is alleged that members of the military in Nigeria, opened fire on peaceful protesters, on the orders of the government. The military and government officials have denied any involvement but videos from witnesses paint a different picture. We also discuss the Nigerian President's late and lack luster speech as well as the impact of looters taking over what was initially a peaceful protest calling for an end to police brutality in Nigeria.