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The Turkish-backed Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) stressed that it will not allow any party to violate its maritime rights, responding to the conclusion of an agreement on Thursday between Egypt and Greece on the demarcation of their maritime borders.

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his country continues to implement the Libyan-Turkish Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), signed between Tripoli and Ankara in November last year, confirming that his country would not negotiate with entities who possess no rights in the said areas of maritime jurisdiction.

The U.S. imposition of sanctions on Thursday against Libyan and Maltese smugglers of its oil has received positive Libyan acclaim.

The U.S reported yesterday that there is agreement between the contesting sides of western and eastern Libya on the need for de-escalation, resumption of oil production and exports and a return to the UN-led political track negotiations.

Recent pleas by the leaders of Turkey, Egypt and others for Trump to get involved in the conflict have fallen on deaf ears, several foreign and US officials tell CNN.

Radio France Internationale (RFI) has confirmed that there are Twitter accounts close to Egyptian authorities saying Cairo has sent a Russian anti-aircraft system to Ras Lanuf in Libya.

The US embassy said Saturday in a statement that it would remain actively involved with all Libyan parties, including the Government of National Accord and the House of Representatives, that reject foreign interference and seek to come together in peaceful dialogue.

Speaker of the Libyan Parliament Aguila Saleh will visit Egypt Sunday, according to Libyan media outlets.

Jamaat al-Ansar al-Muslimeen fi Bilad al-Sudan, better known as Ansaru, reported yesterday that its men were behind a recent attack in Nigeria’s northwestern Kaduna State.

The United States government has expressed fears over allegations of interference by security forces in Edo State politics.

The U.S. says Nigeria must take the lead in the war against terrorists.

A Kaduna State High Court sitting in the state capital has fixed September 29, 2020, to rule on the motion of no-case-submission filed by the embattled leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria(IMN) Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zazaky.

The World Bank has approved $114 million to help Nigeria tackle its coronavirus pandemic, the global lender said through a statement on Friday.

The governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that Nigeria’s next president in 2023 should emerge from the southern part of the country.

Katsina State Government has appreciated the military and other security agencies for the gradual restoration of peace and normalcy to the state. It was also noted that the general security situation in Katsina State was gradually returning to normalcy.

The former Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr Mike Ejiofor, has reacted to the security challenges in several parts of the country.

ExxonMobil on Saturday announced the appointment of Richard Laing as Chairman and Managing Director of its three affiliates in Nigeria.

The term Cabotage originates from the French word “caboter” which means to sail along a coast. From a legal perspective Cabotage refers to principles that assure a country’s citizens of opportunities to participate in trades that are domestic to that country especially when the capability to do so exists.

The CNPP also called on President Muhammadu Buhari to call his security chiefs to order and end ceaseless killings in the country.

The Habargidir Leadership Council has expressed support for the consultative conference held by the Muddullod clan