Tinubu postpones foreign trips over Kebbi, Kwara security crises
President Bola Tinubu has postponed his trips to South Africa and Angola to receive security briefings on the Kebbi schoolgirls’ abduction and the attack on worshippers in Kwara State.
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PDP Turaki’s call for foreign invasion ‘reckless and unpatriotic,’ APC Says
The APC has condemned PDP factional chairman Tanimu Turaki for calling on foreign powers to intervene in Nigeria, describing his appeal as reckless, unpatriotic, and a dangerous threat to national security and sovereignty.
China bars foreign AI chips from government-backed data centres – sources
AI data centre projects in China have drawn over $100 billion in state funding since 2021
Genocidal politics: Underbelly dangers of foreign undertakers
Some of these self-appointed experts, acting as sympathisers, are truly the real undertakers we should beware of because they have never meant well for Nigeria as a nation.
UK tightens immigration rules, shortens post-study stay for foreign graduates
The United Kingdom has announced that from January 2027, foreign graduates, including Nigerians, will have only 18 months to secure jobs after completing their studies, down from two years.
Nigeria risks losing out as foreign investors control $34bn lithium sector
Despite vast deposits, Nigeria’s lithium industry is dominated by Chinese companies, with local investors sidelined due to insecurity, poor capacity and weak government support.
South Africa begins process to return foreign inmates to home countries
South Africa is consulting within government and with SADC countries on a law to transfer foreign prisoners back home.
Experts welcome Nigeria’s reserves hitting $42bn, call for stronger naira
Financial experts welcomed Nigeria’s reserves hitting $42bn, the highest in over five years, but stressed the need for a stronger naira.
Governor of Utah says he hoped Charlie Kirk’s killer was foreign, but admits “it was one of us”
Utah Governor Spencer Cox said he had prayed that Charlie Kirk’s killer was not American but admitted in grief that “it was one of us.”
CBN sets $1bn diaspora fund target for 2026
Cardoso says current reserve is $600m, urges banks to drive growth.