Monday, September 17, 2018
Video - Nigeria's finance minister resigns over forged certificate
Nigeria's finance minister, Kemi Adeosun, has reportedly resigned following allegations that she forged her National Youth Service certificate. Adeosun has been under immense pressure to resign. A court hearing over the matter has been scheduled for early next month.
Video - Nigerian women, children clean Lagos beach for World Clean Up Day
Nigerian women and children have also come together to pick up plastic waste from a beach in Lagos. The initiative was organized by Kids beach Garden Club - an initiative under a local non-profit organization. Organisers say the event was meant to impart conservation and environmental values in the young minds.
Flooding in Nigeria leaves at least 100 dead
More than 100 people have died in floods after Nigeria's two major rivers burst their banks, authorities say.
The National Emergency Management Agency (Nema) says heavy rains caused the Niger River and Benue River to overflow.
It has resulted in a series of floods across the country over two weeks, with rural areas most vulnerable.
The government is urging residents along waterways to relocate to safe places.
Thousands of people have been displaced and vast swathes of farmlands have been destroyed by the floods in central and southern Nigeria, says the BBC's Is'haq Khalid in the capital, Abuja.
Worst hit is Niger State, where more than 40 people have died, Nema director Mustapha Yunusa Maihaja told the BBC.
Eleven other states have been affected - they are Kwara, Benue, Kogi, Adamawa, Taraba, Kebbi, Bayelsa, Edo, Anambra, Rivers and Delta.
Nigerian authorities are considering declaring a state of emergency, saying more floods could hit in the coming days and weeks as heavy rains continue.
Nigeria faces flooding almost every year.
Analysts blame recurring flood disasters on lack of proper town planning, blocked waterways and poor drainage systems.
The National Emergency Management Agency (Nema) says heavy rains caused the Niger River and Benue River to overflow.
It has resulted in a series of floods across the country over two weeks, with rural areas most vulnerable.
The government is urging residents along waterways to relocate to safe places.
Thousands of people have been displaced and vast swathes of farmlands have been destroyed by the floods in central and southern Nigeria, says the BBC's Is'haq Khalid in the capital, Abuja.
Worst hit is Niger State, where more than 40 people have died, Nema director Mustapha Yunusa Maihaja told the BBC.
Eleven other states have been affected - they are Kwara, Benue, Kogi, Adamawa, Taraba, Kebbi, Bayelsa, Edo, Anambra, Rivers and Delta.
Nigerian authorities are considering declaring a state of emergency, saying more floods could hit in the coming days and weeks as heavy rains continue.
Nigeria faces flooding almost every year.
Analysts blame recurring flood disasters on lack of proper town planning, blocked waterways and poor drainage systems.
Friday, September 14, 2018
Nigeria's Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun resigns
It is not clear when she submitted her resignation letter.
According to our source, the resignation followed the allegation of not serving the compulsory National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, and obtaining a certificate that the NYSC have disowned.
The minister felt that her position is becoming untenable and is hurting the President in the run up to the 2019 election.
Nigeria appoints new head of intelligence
Nigeria has appointed a new head of the country's intelligence agency, after his predecessor was sacked when security operatives blockaded parliament.
The presidency said on Thursday evening that Yusuf Magaji Bichi has taken over from Lawal Musa Daura as director-general of the Department of State Services.
Daura -- a key ally of President Muhammadu Buhari -- was dismissed after ordering what the government called the "unauthorised takeover" of the National Assembly in early August.
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo said at the time the actions, which prevented lawmakers from entering parliament, were "a gross violation of constitutional order" and the rule of law.
The DSS under Daura was often accused of high-handedness and abuses against perceived political opponents of the Buhari administration.
The blockade came after the leader of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, defected to the main opposition from the ruling party.
Saraki, who has been at loggerheads with the executive since he took up the post in 2015, has since declared his intention to stand for president next year.
Buhari's office said the new spy chief was a "core secret service operative" who began his career with the Nigerian Security Organisation (NSO), the forerunner of the DSS.
Nigeria is facing multiple security threats, including from Boko Haram, where there is mounting concern about its IS-backed faction after a string of recent attacks on the military.
Security services are also stretched by a flare-up of violence in the long-running resources conflict between farmers and herders in central states.
There remain lingering threats to oil and gas infrastructure from militants in the southern Niger Delta region.
The presidency said on Thursday evening that Yusuf Magaji Bichi has taken over from Lawal Musa Daura as director-general of the Department of State Services.
Daura -- a key ally of President Muhammadu Buhari -- was dismissed after ordering what the government called the "unauthorised takeover" of the National Assembly in early August.
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo said at the time the actions, which prevented lawmakers from entering parliament, were "a gross violation of constitutional order" and the rule of law.
The DSS under Daura was often accused of high-handedness and abuses against perceived political opponents of the Buhari administration.
The blockade came after the leader of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, defected to the main opposition from the ruling party.
Saraki, who has been at loggerheads with the executive since he took up the post in 2015, has since declared his intention to stand for president next year.
Buhari's office said the new spy chief was a "core secret service operative" who began his career with the Nigerian Security Organisation (NSO), the forerunner of the DSS.
Nigeria is facing multiple security threats, including from Boko Haram, where there is mounting concern about its IS-backed faction after a string of recent attacks on the military.
Security services are also stretched by a flare-up of violence in the long-running resources conflict between farmers and herders in central states.
There remain lingering threats to oil and gas infrastructure from militants in the southern Niger Delta region.
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