Nigerian leader suspends the governor of an oil-rich state in rare emergency rule

Poly students back Tinubu on Rivers emergency rule

The National Association of Polytechnic Students has commended President Bola Tinubu for declaring a state of emergency in Rivers State. According to a statement signed by the National President of NAPS, Eshiofune  Oghayan, in Kaduna on Thursday, the association, which represents over 28.1 million Nigerian students, believes that the President’s action was a necessary step

Pipeline damage in crisis state highlights Nigeria’s oil sector challenge

The NewsA ruptured pipeline in Nigeria has sparked a political crisis that highlights the challenge of increasing output and revenues in Africa’s biggest crude oil exporter, amid broader efforts to revamp the economy.Nigeria’s economy is reliant on oil exports, with the commodity providing more than 90% of the country’s foreign exchange earnings. Oil companies have often blamed vandalism and theft along pipelines for frustrating the country’s ab…

Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers State under emergency: sending in the army isn’t the answer

President Bola Tinubu recently declared a state of emergency in Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers State, in the country’s south-south region. Prior to this decision, governance in Rivers State was practically paralysed as a result of a power struggle between the Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, now the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Rivers is at the heart of Nigeria’s once restive oil producing Niger Delta…

Northern Reps caucus backs Tinubu’s state of emergency in Rivers

The Northern Caucus in the House of Representatives has endorsed President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, dismissing opposition criticism as politically motivated. Hon. Ado Doguwa, chairman of the caucus, issued a strong statement on Thursday, March 20, in Abuja, stressing that the government could not stand by while miscreants and politically motivated thugs jeopardise national assets. “We as a legislative in…

Senate approves state of emergency in Rivers

The Senate resolved to set up a committee of eminent Nigerians to reconcile warring groups during the state of emergency in Rivers State.

Senate shuns opposition leaders, approves Rivers emergency rule - Daily Trust

The Senate has approved the state of emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu in Rivers State. Tinubu made the proclamation over the protracted crisis in the oil-rich state. He had suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and members of the Rivers House of Assembly. The development had triggered mixed reactions, with opposition leaders calling on the National Assembly to reject it. At a press briefing in Abuja, on Thursday, former Vice-President …