Former Kano State governor and Chairman of the League of Northern Democrats (LND), Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, has dismissed the recent formation of a coalition of opposition figures led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. He stated that as far as they stand, they lack the necessary political structure to challenge or defeat President Bola Tinubu…
Germany’s Bundestag budget committee approved €3 billion ($3.2 billion) in additional military aid for Ukraine in 2025 and a further €8.3 billion for 2026 to 2029, attendees told dpa on Friday. By Andreas Stein, dpa The funds, which can now be released, are intended to bolster Ukraine’s increasingly difficult defence against Russian forces.An important part of…
The foreign ministers of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom on Friday called for an immediate return to the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. “The resumption of Israeli strikes in Gaza marks a dramatic step backward for the people of Gaza, the hostages, their families and the entire region,” said a joint statement published on…
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Saturday signed off on a landmark easing of the country’s debt limit for increased defence spending and a €500 billion ($547 billion) financial package for infrastructure and climate initiatives, his office said. This means that the changes, approved by parliament earlier this week, have cleared the final hurdle and will…
By Magnus Effiong The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof Abdullahi Yusufu Ribadu, has lauded the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof Florence Banku Obi, for her passion in completing projects which were abandoned and for initiating new ones. Prof Ribadu who spoke while commissioning five projects estimated at N2.1 billion…
