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Headlines EDITORIAL: West Africa and the cost of living crises There is also an urgent need for measures to improve access to credit, especially for economic actors lower down the ladder. Read More How Tinubu's minister of state for defence governed Nigeria's most insecure state Mr Matawalle governed a state ravaged by terrorism. In his bid to make the state less insecure, he took decisions some considered controversial. ANALYSIS: Tinubu's Ministers: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Those whose confirmation was declined were the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, Stella Okotete from Delta State and Abubakar Danladi from Taraba State. Following the furore that greeted his non-confirmation, Mr El-Rufai said he no longer wanted to be a minister. Tinubu announces minister for Niger Delta, reshuffles three ministers-designate President Tinubu redeployed Abubakar Momoh from Edo State from the Ministry of Youth to the Ministry of Niger Delta Development. 23 local govts battling insecurity in Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi – NAN Survey In Sokoto State, residents said local government areas worst affected are Isa, Sabon Birni, Gwadabawa, Illela, Tangaza, and Goronyo. Most Recent Stories ANALYSIS: How Tinubu picked his ministers Politics appears to have been the dominant consideration in the mind of President Tinubu in picking his ministers as he finally constitutes this week Nigeria's largest federal cabinet in the Fourth Republic. Read More Niger Coup: Junta hints at transition after meeting with ECOWAS delegation In a televised broadcast on Saturday, he said the junta had no ambition to confiscate power, adding that the transition of power would not go beyond three years. Nigerian university hospital confirms fire incident, says situation under control "From the ICU outside, you could see the heavy fumes, while most of us who wanted to check our patients couldn't enter immediately, some people entered using wet blankets covering their heads and faces and others were masked," the source said. Boko Haram, ISWAP clash in Borno, more than 100 terrorists allegedly killed PREMIUM TIMES reliably gathered that the fighting broke out between the Bakoura Buduma -led faction of Boko Haram and ISWAP over the control of turf around the Lake Chad Basin. Niger does not want war, says coup leader "Neither the army nor the people of Niger want war, but we will resist any manifestation of it." Annual Banking Report - Measuring Banks' Resilience Videos Niger Coup: ECOWAS Parliament wants more dialogue, supports sanctions Business Naira gains on I&E window, slips at black market According to the market data collated by PREMIUM TIMES, the naira closed at N739.52 to a dollar as against N740.67 it was exchanged for in the previous session on Thursday. UPDATED: CBN moves to reduce dollar exchange rate, issues new guidelines to BDCs "Where Operators do not have any transaction within the period, they are expected to render nil returns," the circular said. Editorial cartoon of the day Arts and Entertainment Wizkid loses mum, Aki narrates suicide consideration, other top entertainment stories last week The actor, who became famous after featuring in the 2002 Nollywood movie Aki na Ukwa, said that he was on the verge of killing himself when he was nine after a doctor informed his mother that he had stunted growth. Tonto Dikeh fumes as NDLEA uses Naira Marley as anti-drug advocate Her caption, "I don't involve myself in bullshit, especially other people's bullshit. This, I must say, is the biggest embarrassment from any government agency or drug law enforcement agency." Opinion We worship, rather than conquer nature (4), By Sunday Adelaja Another aspect of the earth which God has given to our dominion is the word under the earth. We should never think of becoming afraid of anything on the earth or under the earth. They are under our authority. We are the lords and ruler of everything on the earth and under the earth. Our attitude must be that of God and His creation, for we represent God to manage the earth for Him If democracy comes to grief, blame politicians!, By Wole Olaoye The wind of coups blowing across West Africa can be neutralised with good governance. First we have to come to terms with the fact that unconstitutional tenure elongation by incumbent presidents is itself a coup. When leaders refuse to vacate their seats at the end of their agreed term but opt to bend the constitution to their will, ECOWAS ought to rise up against them. That is how to prevent coups. Promoted Meet the BSN Nigeria Alumni 1st Vice President An educational consultant of high repute with over 25 years of cognate experience consulting for private schools in and outside Nigeria, Mr Nelson Ayodele, the first Vice President Business School of Netherlands Alumni Association, is a motivational speaker, life coach and counsellor. Uburu Health links UNTH, LUTH, Stanford in skin disease diagnosing A.I for Africans globally The collaboration amongst the three institutions would see the utilization of existing classified skin lesion datasets, first from the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) and the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), in validating and training an A.I model. NCDMB proffers guideposts for sustainable local content practice in Africa Speaking as the preeminent local content advocate in Africa, the NCDMB boss gave an overview of key parameters that are critical to in-country value addition and growth of the sector on a sustainable basis. Sports EPL Wrap-up: Iwobi suffers double blow as West Ham trounce Chelsea in London derby Aside from going down to a heavy defeat that has confined his team to the bottom spot on the EPL log, Iwobi also suffered an injury on Sunday. Table Tennis: Nigeria, Egypt, eight others to contest for 2024 Olympics tickets Nigerien side AS Garde Nationale will not take part in the tournament because of the coup in the country. Fact Checker Claim 37-year-old South African woman gave birth to decuplets, false VERDICT: FALSE. The Guinness World Record (GWR) currently recognises a Malian woman, Halima Cisse, who delivered nonuplets in 2021 in Casablanca, Morocco. Multiple media reports highlight controversies surrounding the birth of decuplets by Ms Sithole, dismissing every iota of truth. Information Minister and Radio Democracy controversy; blow-by-blow account and its implications Radio Democracy has been at the centre of controversy in recent weeks. Mass resignations have left the station shaken to the core, with a new administration taking over. These days they feature in the news as much as they report it. Health Deplorable PHCs: Ogun govt reacts to PREMIUM TIMES' report Out of 531 registered PHCs in the state, the governor's aide said the Abiodun-led administration has only "renovated and equipped" 42. FGM responsible for increased deaths in some African countries — Report The study shows that FGM remains legal in five of the 28 countries where it is most practised. Copyright © 2023 PremiumTimes, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: newsletter@premiumtimesng.com Want to change how you receive these emails? 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