Laurent Gbagbo, Cote d’Ivoire’s ex-leader, has called on regional grouping ECOWAS to establish counter-terrorism brigade to curtail terrorism that has plagued the region. Gbagbo was speaking at a meeting of his party PPA-CI, at Bayota, a town in south-central Ivory Coast. “The problem in the Sahel today is the jihadists,” he said. For a 77-year […]
A group of 159 illegal migrants has been voluntarily repatriated from Libya to Nigeria, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The migrants returned safely from Benghazi to Lagos under the IOM’s Voluntary Humanitarian Return and Reintegration (VHR) programme, which is supported by EU funding. The IOM expressed gratitude to its donors, including the […]
The Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO), National Construction, and Al-Jawf companies have issued a stern warning regarding the adverse effects of delayed operational budget disbursements, describing this as a significant barrier to projects aimed at boosting production. The companies raised these concerns during the first session of the General Assembly of the National Oil Corporation […]
