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Alerts On Implications of tobacco industry's interference Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) in its TakeApart Nigeria report has revealed latest efforts by tobacco multinationals operating in Nigeria to continue to use front groups and proxies to derail the implementation of tobacco policies and action plans targeted at reducing tobacco use among Nigerians. Several…
January 29, 2021
FCMB Records 10% Drop in Morning Trading but stood at 6% in the Evening... In a seeming dramatic move, Nigeria’s leading tier-2 bank, First City Monument Bank (FCMB) recorded significant losses at the first trading session of 2021 at the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE). The New Diplomat's early morning checks show that NSE reports indicate…
January 5, 2021
By Alex Kimani The global energy sector is undergoing a seismic shift. The transition away from traditional fossil fuels to renewable energy is in full swing as the fight against climate change continues to gain serious momentum. The International Energy Agency's (IEA) 2020 Outlook points to the highest-ever share of newly built generation capacity for renewables. According…
January 3, 2021
There is growing apprehension among residents of Benin City and its environs following reports that some detained persons suspected to kidnappers and armed robbers have reportedly escaped from the detention center of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Edo State Police Command. The New Diplomat's checks reveal that the accurate number of suspects that…
January 3, 2021
On top of the deleterious effects of the feeble healthcare system that had existed in Africa's most populous country pre-pandemic, the Covid situation continues to hamper logistics for Malaria supplies, treatment and prevention. This leaves Nigerian pregnant women worse off in the ongoing global health crisis. AKANIMO KUFRE, THE NEW DIPLOMAT'S A/IBOM|C/RIVER CORRESPONDENT digs in…
December 30, 2020
Chief Wellington Okrika, aka Mr. 13% Derivation, has been in the struggle for the emancipation of the people of the Niger Delta from deprivation and denial of their God-given resources for decades. He was there when the first derivation principle was negotiated and approved by military administration and when in 1999, the then President, Chief…
November 18, 2020
*Stakeholders commend NEITI for transparency, demand accountability from States for huge FAAC receipts The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has reportedly disbursed a colossal amount of N2.054 trillion to the three tiers of government and other statutory recipients in the third quarter of 2020. According to information from NEITI, this is despite COVID-19 pandemic and…
November 17, 2020
Pregnant Mothers Hard-hit As Pandemic Rages On By Akanimo Kufre (The New Diplomat's A/Ibom|C/River Correspondent) Amid the uncertainties that occasionally come with child-birth, pregnant Magdalene Effiong was hoping to scale the hurdle when she was rushed to a nearby primary health centre on the outskirt of Uyo, Akwa Ibom state capital in Nigeria's Niger Delta…
October 19, 2020
As Main Rivals Go Neck-and-neck In Battleground LGAs Three days to the October 10 gubernatorial election in Ondo state, Southwest Nigeria, there's still so much to fight for; so much undecided voters to sway and many battlegrounds to conquer in a poll that political pundits have predicted to be intriguing and full of last-minute horse…
October 6, 2020
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Alerts On Implications of tobacco industry's interference Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) in its TakeApart Nigeria report has revealed latest efforts by tobacco multinationals operating in Nigeria to continue to use front groups and proxies to derail the implementation of tobacco policies and action plans targeted at reducing tobacco use among Nigerians. Several…
January 29, 2021
FCMB Records 10% Drop in Morning Trading but stood at 6% in the Evening... In a seeming dramatic move, Nigeria’s leading tier-2 bank, First City Monument Bank (FCMB) recorded significant losses at the first trading session of 2021 at the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE). The New Diplomat's early morning checks show that NSE reports indicate…
January 5, 2021
By Alex Kimani The global energy sector is undergoing a seismic shift. The transition away from traditional fossil fuels to renewable energy is in full swing as the fight against climate change continues to gain serious momentum. The International Energy Agency's (IEA) 2020 Outlook points to the highest-ever share of newly built generation capacity for renewables. According…
January 3, 2021
There is growing apprehension among residents of Benin City and its environs following reports that some detained persons suspected to kidnappers and armed robbers have reportedly escaped from the detention center of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Edo State Police Command. The New Diplomat's checks reveal that the accurate number of suspects that…
January 3, 2021
On top of the deleterious effects of the feeble healthcare system that had existed in Africa's most populous country pre-pandemic, the Covid situation continues to hamper logistics for Malaria supplies, treatment and prevention. This leaves Nigerian pregnant women worse off in the ongoing global health crisis. AKANIMO KUFRE, THE NEW DIPLOMAT'S A/IBOM|C/RIVER CORRESPONDENT digs in…
December 30, 2020
Chief Wellington Okrika, aka Mr. 13% Derivation, has been in the struggle for the emancipation of the people of the Niger Delta from deprivation and denial of their God-given resources for decades. He was there when the first derivation principle was negotiated and approved by military administration and when in 1999, the then President, Chief…
November 18, 2020
*Stakeholders commend NEITI for transparency, demand accountability from States for huge FAAC receipts The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has reportedly disbursed a colossal amount of N2.054 trillion to the three tiers of government and other statutory recipients in the third quarter of 2020. According to information from NEITI, this is despite COVID-19 pandemic and…
November 17, 2020
Pregnant Mothers Hard-hit As Pandemic Rages On By Akanimo Kufre (The New Diplomat's A/Ibom|C/River Correspondent) Amid the uncertainties that occasionally come with child-birth, pregnant Magdalene Effiong was hoping to scale the hurdle when she was rushed to a nearby primary health centre on the outskirt of Uyo, Akwa Ibom state capital in Nigeria's Niger Delta…
October 19, 2020
As Main Rivals Go Neck-and-neck In Battleground LGAs Three days to the October 10 gubernatorial election in Ondo state, Southwest Nigeria, there's still so much to fight for; so much undecided voters to sway and many battlegrounds to conquer in a poll that political pundits have predicted to be intriguing and full of last-minute horse…
October 6, 2020
