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Nigerien crisis (2023–2024) On 26 July 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Niger, during which the country's presidential guard removed and detained president Mohamed Bazoum. Subsequently, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, the Commander of the Presidential Guard, proclaimed himself the leader of the country and established the National Council for ...
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian security forces deployed in major cities and the government said it was open to dialogue ahead of planned protests on Thursday against a cost of living crisis and poor ...
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election was held on 25 February 2023 [a] to elect the president and Vice President of Nigeria. [1] Bola Tinubu, the former Governor of Lagos State and nominee of the All Progressives Congress won the election with 36.61% of the vote, just under 8.8 million votes to defeat over runners-up former Vice President Atiku Abubakar (Peoples Democratic Party) and former ...
Occupation (s) Politician, author, policy economist. Taiwo Francis Akerele, (born March 30, 1976), [1] is a Nigerian policy economist, author [2] and politician, who served as the Chief of Staff, Edo State government in Nigeria from 2016, [3] in the Governor Godwin Obaseki -led administration, until he resigned his appointment on April 25, 2020.
Website. bto .ng. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo (born 1 May 1982) is a Nigerian engineer, entrepreneur, philanthropist and politician who is the current minister of interior of Nigeria. He was a member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria representing Akoko North East / Akoko North West Federal Constituency of Ondo State from 2019 to 2023. [ 1]
Mojisolaoluwa Kehinde Alli–Macaulay (née Alli; born 10 October 1977 [1]) is a Nigerian politician, [2] lawmaker, [3] [4] [5] and a member of the All Progressive Congress APC. She is a Lagos State House of Assembly legislator, representing Amuwo Odofin Constituency I [6] and the Chairperson of the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Women Affairs, Poverty Alleviation and Job Creation.
Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia (born 1965) is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who has served as the deputy chief of staff to the president of Nigeria ( office of the vice president) since 2023. He previously served as the Senator representing Jigawa North-East from 2019 to 2023, [ 1][ 2] and as deputy governor of Jigawa State from 2003 to 2007 and ...
Corruption in Nigeria is a constant phenomenon. In 2012, Nigeria was estimated to have lost over $400 billion to corruption since its independence. [ 2][ 3] Nigerian politicians find themselves in a strong position of power and wealth due to their connections with the oil and gas industries in Nigeria.