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Dr. Iyabo Masha has been named Director of the Intergovernmental Group of 24 on International Monetary Affairs and Development (G24). This was stated by the international organization in a statement issued in Washington DC on Friday and made available to journalists in Abuja on Sunday. The G-24 was formed in 1971 to represent developing countries from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. According to the statement, Masha is the first African to hold the position. Masha, who was appointed on February 24, would succeed the outgoing director, Ms Marilou Uy, according to the G-24. According to the G-24 secretariat,…

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged developed and developing countries to allow duty-free and quota-free market access to products from the world’s 46 least-developed countries. This, he claims, will ensure their inclusion in regional and global value chains. In a statement, the President’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, said Buhari made the call at the UN Conference of Least Developed Countries in Doha, Qatar. Buhari criticized the current global financial system structure, which places an unsustainable external debt burden on the world’s most vulnerable countries. He warned that such debt burdens would make meeting the 2030 Agenda’s Seventeen Sustainable Development Goals extremely…

A rainstorm has destroyed property worth millions of naira in Ekiti State’s Oke-Ako, Ikole Local Government. According to reports, the downpour, which was accompanied by a strong whirlwind, occurred last Friday evening. Over 105 residential buildings and shops, as well as electric poles, were destroyed by the rainstorm. According to some of the victims, the rain began normally but soon began blowing off rooftops and destroying electric poles, causing total blackout in the sleepy community. Elder Ilesanmi Elijah, one of the victims, expressed regret that the rainstorm had damaged his property. He requested assistance from the state government. “I was…

On Monday, a suicide bomber rammed a motorcycle into a police truck in southwestern Pakistan, killing nine officers, according to a police spokesman. According to media reports, the attack took place in Sibbi, a city about 160 kilometers (100 miles) east of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province. Crowd panic as man commits suicide in Paris According to hospital officials, at least seven police officers were injured in the attack, the latest in a series targeting police officers in Pakistan. No group has claimed responsibility for Monday’s attack. Ethnic Baloch guerrillas have been fighting the government for decades, accusing…

Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun appealed to residents of the state on Sunday in Osogbo to avoid violence during the March 11 House of Assembly elections. In a statement issued by his media aide, Malam Olawale Rasheed, he stated that elections should not be used to kill and maim people. “I appeal for a violence-free election. Election is not about killing and maiming. “It is about the exercise of electoral choice. Mobilise peacefully and cast your votes for candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),’’ the governor said in the statement. Adeleke thanked Osun residents for their support in the…

Some senators-elect have begun lobbying for the presidency of the 10th National Assembly ahead of its June inauguration. Aspirants for the top Senate and House of Representatives positions are expected to begin declaring their interest in their preferred positions when the National Assembly reconvenes on March 14 after the election break. Aside from the Senate presidency, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the deputy senate president, and the principal offices will be filled. The principal officers are the leaders of the majority and minority caucuses, which are largely determined by the composition of a chamber’s membership. They are the…

The Labour Party (LP) in Oyo State endorsed Gov. Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as its candidate for the March 11 governorship election on Sunday in Ibadan. Mr Sadiq Atayese, chairman of the LP, told a news conference that the party’s state Working Committee believed in the emergence of Makinde, a candidate with character, competence, and capacity in the interests of citizens. However, he stated that voters should vote for LP candidates in the state assembly elections. “Going by the results of the Feb. 25 presidential election and political realities in our state, it is obvious that…

Pelumi Sulaimon’s family has been thrown into mourning after soldiers from Operation MESA allegedly shot him dead near Makoko in the Yaba area of Lagos State. According to locals, the soldiers were hired by political thugs to exact revenge on their opponents in the community on Sunday, February 26. When the soldiers arrived in the community, they began shooting indiscriminately, and one of the bullets struck Pelumi, who was on his way to buy drinks for his friends to celebrate his birthday. The soldiers, led by a political thug known only as Nuru, were also accused of gunning down a…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo charged churches and religious leaders on Sunday in Abuja to rally the faithful in the pursuit of truth and justice. Most Rev. Michael Akinwale was enthroned as the Archbishop of Abuja Unity Cathedral, Methodist Church of Nigeria, by Osinbajo. At the event, AVM Kayode Beckley was also installed as Diocesan and Archdiocesan Lay President of the church. According to Osinbajo, the Church is a place where people can be delivered from fear, oppression, and eternal damnation; it is a place of comfort, joy, and encouragement. “We must continue to build churches and places of worship knowing…

To combat the effects of climate change, Martin Muchangi, Director of WASH and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), Amref Health Africa, has encouraged African nations to take action. He claims that to deal with the problems posed by climatic crises, African health systems must be prepared. In answer to inquiries from the newsmen regarding the Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) 2023 taking place in Kigali, Rwanda, Muchangi spoke. According to media sources, the AHAIC 2023 brings together Africa’s top political, intellectual, and community activists for discussion and action targeted at mainstreaming climate rhetoric into health policy dialogues and vice versa.…