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Photo Credit- NAN Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has left France for a working visit and to attend the Paris Peace and Security Summit in South Africa, where he is expected to attend the second Africa Summit to be held in the country. Presidential spokesman Femi Adeshina said Buhari would attend the meeting, which will be held from November 15 to 21, organized by AFREXIM Bank in collaboration with the African Union and the African Free Trade Agreement (AFCFTA).   The theme of this year's event is, "Working for Common Business in Africa", which is expected to boost trade and investment among African countries, while Adeshina said the conference was an attempt to create a conducive environment for  trade and investment in Africa as a whole. A spokesman for the Nigerian government said the fair was expected to facilitate global trade and open the door to investment of at least $ 40 billion. Adeshina said Nigerian investors had already arrived in Durban to be

Photo - Nigerian Army Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum are mourning the death of Brigadier General Dzarma Zirkusu by ISWAP militants on Saturday. The president said he was "deeply saddened" by the news of the death of the general and three other soldiers who were ambushed by gunmen in Askira Uba, Borno State.  "I am not happy about the death of General Dzarma Zirkusu and the three soldiers who sacrificed their lives. Nigeria has lost its courage. I commend their efforts. May God have mercy on them," Buhari said in a statement from his palace. On the other hand, Governor Zulum also offered his condolences to the Nigerian Army, thanking all the troops for what he called their "commitment to Nigeria". Nigerian soldiers have been killed in an ambush by ISWAP militants on their base in Askira Uba. The military killed several militants and destroyed their weapons in the fighting, according to a report

The National Union of Railways (NUR) and its senior staff, SSA, have ordered the National Railways Commission (NRC) to go on a three-day nationwide strike from Thursday, November 18th, 2021, on insecurity. The leaders of the two groups in a statement issued on the evening of Friday, November 12, said the development followed a meeting of the NRC on Wednesday, November 10th. In a letter to the district union leaders and their secretaries of Lagos, Ibadan, Enugu, Zaria, Minna, Bauchi, Kafanchan etc., the leaders of the two national unions instructed them to convene a meeting of their respective constituencies on the same day, Monday, November 15, at 10 a.m. to inform workers of the impending strike. The statement said: “The President of the National Union of Railways (NUR) and NRC senior staff at a joint meeting held in Lagos on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, as before the Management was taken through critical discussion and review, it was finally resolved: “That all DWCs of N

Kungiyar ma’aikatan jirgin kasa NUR da kungiyar manyan ma’aikatanta, SSA reshen layin dogo, sun umurci hukumar kula da layin dogo ta Najeriya NRC da ta tsunduma yajin aikin kwanaki uku a duk fadin kasar nan daga ranar Alhamis 18 ga watan Nuwamba, 2021, kan rashin walwala.   Shugabannin kungiyoyin biyu a cikin wata sanarwa da suka fitar a yammacin ranar Juma’a, 12 ga watan Nuwamba, sun bayyana cewa wannan ci gaban ya biyo bayan wani taro da suka gudanar da hukumar NRC a ranar Laraba 10 ga watan Nuwamba. A cikin takardar da aka gabatar wa shugabannin kungiyoyin na gundumomi da Sakatarorinsu na Legas, Ibadan, Inugu, Zariya, Minna, Bauchi, Kafanchan da dai sauransu, shugabannin kungiyoyin biyu na kasa sun umurce su da su kira taron ma’aikata a ranar Litinin mai zuwa domin sanar da ma'aikata game da yajin aikin da ke gabatowa. Sanarwar ta ce: “Shugaban kungiyar ma’aikatan jirgin kasa (NUR) da manyan ma’aikatan NRC reshen NRC, a wani taron hadin gwiwa da suka gudanar a jahar

A lawyer who came from the United States to defend Nnamdi Kanu said it was the fifth time he had been barred from entering court by security forces on Wednesday. Mr Bruce Fein alleges that he was the only DSS officer trying to prevent him from participating in the case. "I am his foreign lawyer and despite assurances that the accused can see all his lawyers but this is the fifth time I have been barred from entering his (Kanu's) presence," he said. Speaking to reporters shortly after the adjournment, the team of lawyers threatened to change the court because they felt their client would not be treated fairly. "Based on what we saw today, we do not think this court will do us justice, so we will draw from what we saw today," said one of the lawyers. The Judge, Binta Nyako adjourned the case to January 19th and 20, 2022.

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE), in Sokoto has successfully trained no fewer than 180 beneficiaries of Special Public Works, on Advanced Business Training. Speaking at the end of the two days training on Tuesday at Fatima College of Nursing Sciences in Sifawa, Bodinga Local Goverment of Sokoto State, the Director-General (DG) of NDE, Malam Abubakar Fikpo urged the participants to put the training into practice. Fikpo said this would make them to be self-reliant and employers of labour. Represented by Sokoto State NDE Coordinator Mrs Euniche J. Danmallam, the DG said the training was aimed at empowering participants to make judicious use of the allowances paid by the Federal Government. According to her, Sokoto State as one of the benefiting states with 23 Local Governments recruited 23,000 youths to participate in the program which lasted three months at the end of which participants were paid 60,000 naira as their allowances. In his remarks, repere

Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted that there would be three days of thunderstorms and sunshine across the country from Monday till Wednesday. The agency’s weather outlook released in Abuja predicted sunny skies to prevail over the northern parts of the country on Monday with chances of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Taraba in the morning hours. It further mentioned that isolated thunderstorms would also be recorded in the southern parts of Adamawa and Kaduna states later on Monday. According to NIMET : “Cloudy skies with spells of sunshine should prevail over the North-central states during the morning hours. “There are prospects of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Kogi, Benue, Kwara, Nasarawa, Plateau and the FCT during the afternoon and evening hours. “Cloudy skies should prevail over the inland and the coastal cities of the South with prospects of isolated thunderstorms over coastal parts of Ondo, Akwa Ibom, Delta, and Cross River states duri

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadimi says he was wounded in an attack on his home in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. Officials say the prime minister's residence in a special area of ​​the capital was attacked using a small drone loaded with explosives. In a message posted on his Twitter account, the Prime Minister called on everyone to remain calm and calm for the sake of peace in the country. Preliminary reports from the country say Mr al-Kadimi was taken to hospital after the attack. Officials say at least six people have been injured in this new attack. That is why the United States has launched a series of airstrikes on Iranian-backed militants in Iraq. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Mr al-Kadimi was sworn in as prime minister in May last year and has previously served as head of the country's intelligence service. In recent weeks, supporters of a coalition of the country's political parties have staged protests near the prime minister

A huge oil tanker explodes in Sierra Leone's capital;  more than 90 people are feared dead.  Many people were injured, and most were seriously injured.  Local reports say Freetown hospitals are overcrowded.  The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a petrol tanker.  Pictures posted on social media showed the blaze burning at the scene as the fuel spread, with several cars burning and causing an explosion.  The chairman of the National Emergency Management Agency, Lieutenant-General Brima Sesay, described the situation as "extremely serious" and said the bodies had been burnt. Bashir Ahmad Zubairu is a multi-media journalist in Nigeria Email: bashir.visionfmradio@gmail.com