Ope Adetayo

Abuja, Lagos

Nigeria Correspondent at Reuters

Nigeria Correspondent, @Reuters.

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West Africa wants deals with Trump but US entry bans a barrier, Nigerian minister says

1 week ago | businessghana.com | Ope Adetayo |Chijioke Ohuocha |Joe Bavier

West African nations want to strike deals with the U.S. over energy and rare earth minerals, but the Trump administration's looming expansion of travel bans risks derailing those efforts, Nigeria's foreign minister said on Wednesday. U.S. President Donald Trump this month implemented full or partial travel bans for foreign nationals from a dozen countries as part of his immigration crackdown.
Nigeria's defence chief proposes fencing borders to curb insecurity

3 weeks ago | timeslive.co.za | Ope Adetayo

04 June 2025 - 11:15 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Nigeria's defence chief of staff Gen Christopher Musa told a security conference in the capital Abuja on Tuesday that border management is critical. File photo. Nigeria's defence chief on Tuesday called for the country's borders with its four neighbours to be completely fenced to curb the entrance of armed groups amid escalating insecurity.
Nigeria's defence chief proposes fencing borders to curb insecurity

3 weeks ago | reuters.com | Ope Adetayo

Nigerian Major General Christopher Musa attends an event in Ngarannam in Nigeria, October 22, 2022. REUTERS/Christophe Van Der Perre/File Photo ABUJA, June 3 (Reuters) - Nigeria's defence chief on Tuesday called for the country's borders with its four neighbours to be completely fenced to curb the entrance of armed groups amid escalating insecurity.
West African juntas are the products of Ecowas failures

3 weeks ago | monocle.com | Ope Adetayo

The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), which was set up to promote trade and good governance across the region, recently marked its 50th anniversary. But it was hardly an auspicious birthday: vast swathes of the region are contending with jihadist insurgents and military takeovers have democracy in retreat.
Nigeria detains soldiers, police over weapons sales to armed groups

4 weeks ago | kfgo.com | Ope Adetayo

By Ope AdetayoABUJA (Reuters) -The Nigerian military has detained over two dozen soldiers and members of the police force over sales of weapons from military stockpiles to armed groups, including Islamist insurgents, a spokesperson said. Africa’s most populous country and biggest energy producer, Nigeria is battling insecurity on many fronts, including a long-running insurgency in the northeast and armed kidnapping gangs in the northwest.
Ecowas still has work cut out on 50th anniversary

1 month ago | businesslive.co.za | MacDonald Dzirutwe |Ope Adetayo

Lagos — The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) faces growing threats of terrorism, climate change, military coups, and poverty, its most senior official said on Wednesday as leaders marked 50 years since the bloc’s formation in Nigeria. Jihadist violence has surged this year in Nigeria and the Sahel region, including Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger — nations that have recently seceded from Ecowas in protest over sanctions after military coups.
Surge in attacks signals jihadist comeback in Nigeria's northeast

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Ope Adetayo

By Ope AdetayoABUJA (Reuters) -A surge in attacks in Nigeria's northeast by Boko Haram and its splinter rival ISWAP has raised fears of a major comeback by jihadists, whose tactics now include armed drones and explosive devices planted on major roads, security experts said. At least 22 people were killed in weekend raids by militants in Adamawa and Borno states, while 26 others died on Monday after an explosive device ripped into two vehicles in Borno.
Nigeria names ex-Shell executive to lead state oil firm NNPC

2 months ago | in.marketscreener.com | Ope Adetayo

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Bayo Ojulari, a former Shell executive, to head the state-owned oil firm NNPC Ltd as the country seeks to raise oil production and revitalise its refining capacity, the presidency said on Wednesday. Ojulari replaces Mele Kyari, with the appointment effective immediately, presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga said in a statement.
Nigerian lawmakers probe USAID-funded non-profit groups, others, document shows

Mar 22, 2025 | tribuneonlineng.com | Ope Adetayo

Nigerian lawmakers are probing the activities of more than a dozen non-profit organisations and demanded they submit within a week tax and financial statements dating back a decade, a letter seen by Reuters showed, prompting accusations of “bullying”.
Nigerian lawmakers probe USAID-funded non-profit groups: document

Mar 19, 2025 | timeslive.co.za | Ope Adetayo

19 March 2025 - 20:13 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. A committee of Nigeria's House of Representatives has sent out letters to groups involved in human rights and accountability work, informing them of the probe "with a view to unravelling their real identities, sources of funding and what they expend their monies on". File photo.