Nigeria Army to Train Specialists to Combat Cyber Threats

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeria Army to Train Specialists to Combat Cyber Threats

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 8, 2021

ABUJA — Nigeria chief of army staff, Faruk Yahaya has said the military is set to begin training cyber experts to ensure cyber security. According to the chief, the trainees will wage cyberwarfare to complement the on-ground operations of troops. Speaking on Thursday in Abuja at the inauguration of the maiden Digital Literacy Internet and Core Computing Certification Course (IC3) and the Nigerian Army Cyber Warfare School (NACWS) basic cyber laboratory, Yahaya assured that the...

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World Bank’s Prediction of Nigeria’s 2021 Growth Rises From 1.8 to 2.4%

AfricaEconomyWorld Bank’s Prediction of Nigeria’s 2021 Growth Rises From 1.8 to 2.4%

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 7, 2021

The World Bank has projected that Nigeria’s economy could expand by 2.4 percent this year. The new projection is significantly higher than the 1.8 percent forecasted by the bank earlier this year. According to World Bank, within Africa, economic recovery will be multi-speed. The projection was documented by the bank in a report titled ‘Climate change adaption and economic transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa’. World Bank cited Angola, Nigeria, and South Africa as the largest economies...

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Buhari is Uninterested in Emergency Rule in Anambra, Says Obiano

Anambra ElectionsBuhari is Uninterested in Emergency Rule in Anambra, Says Obiano

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 7, 2021

Anambra’s  Willie Obiano has said President Muhammadu Buhari does not approve of a declaration of emergency rule in the state. His statement is a response to Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), a statement on insecurity in the state. According to him, states facing insecurity are yet to declared emergency rule. However, Obiano noted that Buhari has assured that he was only interested in a free and fair election on November 6 in the...

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Why Public Debt is Rising – Buhari

EconomyNewsWhy Public Debt is Rising – Buhari

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 7, 2021

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari has blamed Nigeria’s rising debt profile on economic recessions in the country. According to him, the country’s debt is growing consistently because the federal government had to spend its way out of recessions. Buhari disclosed this while addressing a joint session of the national assembly on Thursday. He stated that the economy would not have recovered without the government’s expenditure that was funded by debt. “As you are aware, we...

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Lack of Accurate Information Led to Degeneration of Strike, Ngige Tells Doctors

HealthLabourNewsLack of Accurate Information Led to Degeneration of Strike, Ngige Tells Doctors

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 7, 2021

ABUJA — The Minister of labour and employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has said the previous National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) leadership hoarded information from its members Ngige posited that the attitude of NARD leadership led to the degeneration of the recent strike. The minister said this when he received members of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and executive members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) at his office in Abuja on Wednesday....

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Petrol Subsidy Eroded Revenues that Should be Available to Fund the 2021 Budget – Buhari

BusinessOil & GasPetrol Subsidy Eroded Revenues that Should be Available to Fund the 2021 Budget – Buhari

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 7, 2021

ABUJA — The cost of petrol subsidy depleted revenue that should have been available to fund the 2021 budget according to President Muhammad Buhari. The president who spoke on Thursday while presenting the 2022 appropriation bill at the national assembly, said an increase in the pump price of petrol was due to opposition from the labour unions and other stakeholders. He noted that the subsidy significantly destroyed revenues that should have been available to fund...

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State Police Should Not Be Allowed – Zulum

National SecurityNewsPoliceState Police Should Not Be Allowed – Zulum

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 30, 2021

KURU, (Plateau State) — Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno state has said the decentralisation of state police will worsen the country’s security situation rather than fix it. According to the governor, the country is not matured enough for state police. Zulum said this while delivering a lecture at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Plateau state. The lecture was entitled ‘Ungoverned Space and Insecurity in the Sahelian Region: Implications for Nigeria...

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PDP Committee Resolves to Withhold Zoning Presidential Ticket

NewsNigeria ElectionsPoliticsPDP Committee Resolves to Withhold Zoning Presidential Ticket

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 30, 2021

ABUJA — The zoning committee of the opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has decided that the party’s presidential ticket will not be zoned yet. The decision was reached at a meeting held on Thursday afternoon at Fraser Hotel, Abuja, and chaired by Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, governor of Enugu state. PDP zoning committee resolved that the issue of zoning the presidential ticket should be put on hold. The committee also resolved that the north and the...

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Jonathan Urges N’Assembly to Allow e-Transmission of Election Results

Nigeria ElectionsTechnologyJonathan Urges N’Assembly to Allow e-Transmission of Election Results

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 29, 2021

Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, the former president, has appealed that the national assembly adopts the electronic transmission of votes in the electoral act amendment bill. According to him, the adoption of electronic transmission of results will improve transparency in the electoral process. Jonathan indicated this while delivering a lecture on Wednesday at the inauguration ceremony/lecture of the National Defence College (NDC), Course 30, in Abuja. He asked Nigerians to have confidence in INEC. This, according to...

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Senate Seeks to Declare Bandits As Terrorists

Crime & SecurityPoliticsSenate Seeks to Declare Bandits As Terrorists

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 29, 2021

ABUJA — The Nigerian senate has demanded that bandits should be declared terrorists. This resolution was reached after a motion on the issue was move and sponsored by Ibrahim Gobir, senator representing Sokoto east, and eight other senators on Wednesday. Gobir drew attention to the recent attack on a military base in Sokoto. The upper legislative chamber also asked that president Buhari declare all known leadership of bandits wanted and prosecute them. Gobir stated that...

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