Category Archives: Nigeria

ECOWAS has folded!! Sanctions lifted against Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso

BRAVO!  BURKINA FASO, MALI, NIGER  for holding out against imperialist backed African states

Source: Make Afrika Great

25 Feb 2024

ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) has lifted sanctions on Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali. The three countries Read the rest

AfDB Targets $1 Billion To Boost Agro-Industrial Zones in Nigeria.

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AfDB Targets $1 Billion To Boost Agro-Industrial Zones in Nigeria.

AfDB Targets $1 Billion To Boost Agro-Industrial Zones in Nigeria.

Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), announced the ambitious collaboration between the AfDB

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Nigerian Railway : Rowland Ataguba Response to China Funding News

As reported in the Nigerian press recently, China are pledging to funding of Abuja-Kano and Port Harcourt-Maiduguri railway projects

 

https://www.thecable.ng/fg-china-promises-to-refinance-abuja-kano-pharcourt-maiduguri-railway-projects

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This would be wonderful news but hard to believe would come to pass. China has been making such noises for quite some Read the rest

South Africa: Mantashe slams NGOs ‘weaponising climate change against development’

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Mantashe slams NGOs ‘weaponising climate change against development’

by Khulekani Magubane   17 October 2023

A small crowd of young people were seen outside the Cape Town International Convention Centre carrying signs reading 'we need oil and gas now'.

A small crowd of young people were seen outside the Cape Town International Convention Centre carrying signs reading ‘we need oil and gas now’. Image: Khulekani Magubane

Minister of mineral resources

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Progress of the African Integrated High Speed Railway Network : Fast Track Proposal and Challenges: Rowland Ataguba

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Sheikh Zakzaky warns of US, French plots to sow discord between Nigeria, Niger

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Sheikh Zakzaky warns of US, French plots to sow discord between Nigeria, Niger

US Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) (L) talks with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) during a rally with fellow Democrats before voting on H.R. 1, or the People Act, on the East Steps of the US Capitol on March 08, 2019 in Washington, DC. (AFP photo)

Nigeria’s Shia Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky (Photo by IRNA news agency)

Nigeria’s leading Islamic scholar Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky has warned that the US and France intend to

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Don’t Turn Niger To Another Libya, African Bishops Warn Tinubu-Led ECOWAS Against Military Action

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Citing Libya as an example, the church’s President, Most. Rev. Alexis Touabli Youlo, said the West African leaders must toe path of dialogue and ensure that the development does not deteriorate beyond control.

“Libya remains a tragic example of the disastrous consequences for people’s lives, … Read the rest

Legal Reform: Good News for the Nigerian Railway Sector

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This new law is pivotal to the formalization of the reform and restructuring of the railway.

THE NIGERIAN RAILWAY CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT 2023

By Rowland Ataguba,           9 June 2023

Rowland Ataguba

This paper reviews the implications of the constitution amendment for the Nigerian railway industry. It … Read the rest

BRICS summit mulling expansion to forge counterweight to West

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The BRICS is trying to create a “more inclusive” international order that “addresses the existing fault lines on the global geopolitical, geo-economic and financial architecture,” said South Africa’s Ambassador to BRICS, Anil Sooklal, in an interview with Japan Times.

“What you’re seeing here is that these

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