Tag: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
PANDEF Commends Oil Sector Reforms, Seeks Broader Opportunities for Niger Delta Professionals
PANDEF again take this opportunity to express the hope that, as Mr. President will continue to follow through with these reforms in the sector, more sons and daughters of the Niger Delta from where the country has the highest number of experienced professionals in the sector, would be brought into other top positions within the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation {NNPC} and the industry at large. Furthermore, we look forward to sustained efforts of the Federal Government in putting in place a robust programme for the environmental remediation of the Niger Delta. The Federal Government must go beyond Ogoni Clean-up to ensure that there is budgetary provision on annual basis to clean up the damaged environments of the Niger Delta in a sustained manner.
US Surveillance Flights Over Nigeria Spark Questions About New Security Deal
The development comes as senior U.S. officials reportedly arrived in Abuja on Wednesday night, fuelling speculation about imminent announcements regarding bilateral security arrangements. While the Nigerian government has yet to issue an official statement, emerging information from defence experts suggests that Washington may be deepening its involvement in Nigeriaโs fight against extremist groups.
Twin Bandit Attacks Hit Sokoto, Spark Fears of Mass Displacement
Residents lament the minimal security presence across the affected communities, warning that the sustained attacks are crippling daily life and pushing schools, markets, and farmlands toward paralysis.
โWe Are Coming for Youโ: Hegsethโs Stark Warning After U.S. Redesignates Nigeria a โCountry of Particular Concernโ
Hegsethโs piece characterizes the violence against Christians in Nigeria as systematic and targeted, cites casualty figures and destroyed churches, and rejects explanations that attribute the violence to communal, economic, or climate causes.
A Message to the American People and the World
When militants attack a Catholic church on Pentecost Sunday and slaughter 40 worshippers, that is not a land dispute. When armed jihadists raid Christian villages on Christmas Day, killing 300 people including children, that is not ethnic tension. When terrorists chant “Allahu Akbar” while burning families alive in their homes, that is not complexity, that is evil.
Diriโs Strategic Move to APC: A New Dawn for Bayelsa and the Niger Delta
The alignment of the Prosperity Agenda with President Bola Ahmed Tinubuโs Renewed Hope Agenda is a strategic and progressive step that will further facilitate greater infrastructural expansion, manpower development, and socio-political rejuvenation for Bayelsa State and the wider Niger Delta region.
