By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Nouvelle Tribune
Twenty-four new refinery projects are currently being prepared in Nigeria, according to data from Industrial Info Resources (IIR). Their number exceeds the combined total of projects recorded in the United States, Iran, Iraq and China. These facilities are due to be launched before 2031, which would put Nigeria in the lead.
Russia has sent a first 40,000-tonne tanker of diesel to the United States under the supply agreement reached by Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. More shipments are to follow, as Moscow has committed to providing more than 300,000 tonnes, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
🇷🇺 Russia · Source: Bamada.net ·
Twenty-four of Nigeria’s 36 state assemblies have approved the constitutional amendment establishing a dual policing system, reaching the threshold required to continue the process. The bill must still be finalised by the presidential working group before being sent to Bola Tinubu, according to a statement by Femi Gbajabiamila cited by Punch.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Punch ·
Twenty-five of Nigeria’s 36 state assemblies have approved the constitutional amendment that would allow the creation of state police, exceeding the required two-thirds threshold. The bill can now return to the National Assembly before being sent to President Bola Tinubu for assent, according to presidential chief of staff Femi Gbajabiamila, cited by ThisDay.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: ThisDay ·
Twenty-four Nigerian state assemblies have approved the constitutional reform providing for a policing system shared between federal and state levels. With the two-thirds threshold of 36 states reached, the bill can be sent to the National Assembly and then to President Bola Tinubu for assent, presidential chief of staff Femi Gbajabiamila said.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: ThisDay ·
Tinubu backs a more mobile, professional Nigerian armyPresident Bola Tinubu presents the doctrine of Nigerian Army chief of staff Waidi Shaibu as the foundation of a more professional, mobile and combat-ready force. The approach marks, he says, a shift from static defence towards offensive operations, in the foreword to a book on the doctrine, reports ThisDay.
Unemployment drives Ghanaian youth into underground miningIn Atwima Kwanwoma District, young graduates say unemployment and poverty have driven them into underground mining despite the risks. They say they have few alternatives for supporting themselves, reports The Ghana Report.The week in Africa
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