FG Lobbying Lawmakers Over Water Resource Bill – Minister

InfrastructurePoliticsFG Lobbying Lawmakers Over Water Resource Bill – Minister

Beloved John (Staff Writer)August 6, 2021

ABUJA — The Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, says his ministry is currently working to get the support of some authorities just to ensure the passage of the National Water Resource Bill. On Thursday, during the weekly press briefing organized by the presidential communications team in Abuja, Mr. Adamu said he pushing for the passage of the bill by lobbying the National Assembly and the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF). According to the minister, the...

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Nigeria Intercepts 7.1 Tons of Export-bound Pangolin Scales

ConservationCrime & SecurityNigeria Intercepts 7.1 Tons of Export-bound Pangolin Scales

Beloved John (Staff Writer)August 5, 2021

LAGOS — Three high-level wildlife traffickers have been arrested by the Nigeria Custom Office with a huge haul of pangolin scales and ivory to be shipped abroad. The traffickers were intercepted by the law enforcement agency from trafficking 7.1 tons of pangolin scales and 846 kg of ivory. This arrest is the ninth-largest seizure of pangolin scales in the last three years according to a statement issued by Isabel Leal of the Wildlife Justice Commission....

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Exploring gender diversity in male-dominated workforce

EssayLabourNigeriaExploring gender diversity in male-dominated workforce

Beloved John (Staff Writer)August 4, 2021

When gender diversity is incorporated at all levels of industry, profit, productivity, and quality of service will increase. Promoting gender diversity and inclusion has been on Nigeria’s agenda for decades yet the country is unable to earn a strong track record in this area. Despite having a significant population of women in the labour force, Nigeria cannot harness the potential human resource benefits that this opportunity presents. An advantage that can be geared toward enhancing...

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Two Abducted Kebbi Students Found in Zamfara State

Crime & SecurityEducationTwo Abducted Kebbi Students Found in Zamfara State

Beloved John (Staff Writer)August 1, 2021

Two students of Federal Government College, Yauri, Kebbi state abducted by bandits have been rescued by the Zamfara state police command. Mr. Hussaini Rabi’u, the state Commissioner of Police, disclosed this at a news conference in Gusau on Sunday. The students had been abducted by bandits in June alongside several other students following an attack on the school. The kidnappers had stormed the school in large numbers, armed with sophisticated weapons. The outlaw gang abducted...

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Hushpuppi: Police Commission Suspends Kyari

CorruptionNewsPoliticsHushpuppi: Police Commission Suspends Kyari

Beloved John (Staff Writer)August 1, 2021

ABUJA —The Police Service Commission  (PSC) has suspended Abba Kyari, the deputy commissioner of police over an alleged relationship with Instagram celebrity and fraudster, Hushpuppi. The commission order his suspension after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a document linking the Kyari to the embattled fraudster. The Bureau disclosed how Kyari allegedly collaborated with Hushpuppi to jail one of his associates after a dispute over a $1.1 million scam on Qatari businesspeople. According to...

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Insecurity: UK Pledges Support for Nigeria

Crime & SecurityForeign PolicyUnited KingdomInsecurity: UK Pledges Support for Nigeria

Beloved John (Staff Writer)July 29, 2021

LONDON — The United Kingdom has expressed its willingness to support Nigeria in controlling the heightened security situation in the country. Boris Johnson, UK prime minister, said his country is available and is ready to grant Nigeria necessary assistance. “We are available to help,” Boris was quoted to have said. Boris made this pledge on Thursday at a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Global Education Summit in London, UK according to a statement...

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Nigerians Anticipate PDP’s Return to Power – Atiku

PoliticsNigerians Anticipate PDP’s Return to Power – Atiku

Beloved John (Staff Writer)July 29, 2021

Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, says the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will restore peace and economic growth after taking over in 2023. Indicating that the Buhari administration has placed Nigeria in the worst security and economic situation he has ever seen, Atiku boasted of how Nigeria experienced high economic growth under PDP leadership. Atiku made these comments on Thursday during an interview with journalists following a meeting with Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers. The 2019...

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Military Troops Rescue 93 Abductees, Arrest 41 Terrorists in Two Weeks – DHQ

Crime & SecurityMilitaryNewsMilitary Troops Rescue 93 Abductees, Arrest 41 Terrorists in Two Weeks – DHQ

Beloved John (Staff Writer)July 29, 2021

Nigeria military troops arrested 41 terrorists, killed 42 of them, and reduced 93 kidnapped victims within the last two weeks. According to the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), the operations which were conducted across the northern region recorded a significant success rate. The Defence spokesperson, Bernard Onyeuko explained that the troops of operation Hadin Kai killed 16 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, arrested 29 and rescued 40 civilians in the northeast. “Cumulatively, the operations led to the neutralisation of...

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IGP Orders Probe of Allegations Against Abba Kyari

CorruptionPoliceIGP Orders Probe of Allegations Against Abba Kyari

Beloved John (Staff Writer)July 29, 2021

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the probe of the allegations against Abba Kyari, a deputy commissioner of police. The development was disclosed in a statement issued by Frank Mba, the police spokesman. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had earlier uncovered how the DCP had been brided by an embattled Instagram celebrity and fraudster, Hushpuppi to jail one of his associates over a $1.1 million scam. The FBI also noted...

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Five ‘Buhari-Must-Go’ Protesters Granted Bail

PoliticsFive ‘Buhari-Must-Go’ Protesters Granted Bail

Beloved John (Staff Writer)July 29, 2021

ABUJA — The Buhari-must-go agitators who were arrested by the State Security Service (SSS) at the premises of Dunamis International Gospel Centre in Abuja on July 4 have been granted bail by a magistrate court situated in the capital. The protesters who were congregants of Dunamis church had been apprehended by the church’s security agents and thereafter handed them over to the SSS operatives. The group of five had attended the church Sunday service wearing...

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