FG discovers 32 routes for food trafficking as smuggling operation to Niger is busted

NewsNigeriaFG discovers 32 routes for food trafficking as smuggling operation to Niger is busted

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 21, 2024

The Nigerian government has made a significant discovery in its ongoing battle against food smuggling, uncovering 32 routes used to illegally export food items out of Nigeria. Vice President Kashim Shettima, making this revelation on Tuesday, said 45 trucks transporting dozens of bags of maize to neighbouring African countries were intercepted. “Just three nights ago, 45 trucks of maize were caught being transported to neighbouring countries. Just in that Ilela axis, there are 32 illegal...

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AEDC gives Presidential Villa, 85 others 10 days to clear electricity bill of N47.1 billion

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAEDC gives Presidential Villa, 85 others 10 days to clear electricity bill of N47.1 billion

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 20, 2024

The Aso Rock Presidential Villa, the office and residence of the president of Nigeria at Yakubu Gowon Crescent in Asokoro, Abuja, owes an electricity bill debt of N923,873,150, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) said on Monday. Eighty-five other government ministries, departments, and agencies are also indebted to the electricity company. Notable among the debtors are the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Power, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Nigeria Police Force, United Nations...

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Lion kills OAU zookeeper at Obafemi Awolowo University

NewsNigeriaLion kills OAU zookeeper at Obafemi Awolowo University

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 20, 2024

A lion in the zoological garden of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, in Osun State, attacked and killed a veterinarian, Olabode Olawuyi. Olawuyi, who had been the school zookeeper for almost a decade, was mauled to death on Monday. Efforts of other staff members at the scene to rescue the veterinarian were futile. “The other members of staff who were at the scene of the incident did everything within their power to rescue their boss...

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Tinubu’s children preach endurance, and faith amidst economic hardship

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu’s children preach endurance, and faith amidst economic hardship

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 20, 2024

President Bola Tinubu’s eldest son, Seyi Tinubu, and daughter, Folashade Tinubu-Ojo have implored Nigerians to have faith in their father’s administration as protest continues to rock the country over the enduring cost-of-living crisis. In an Instagram post on Monday, Seyi, quoted President Bola Tinubu’s statement during his national broadcast to mark the country’s 63rd independence anniversary last year while expressing optimism that despite the prevailing economic woes, the future of Nigeria is promising. Tinubu’s words...

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Nigerian Air Force arrests notorious Kano kidnapper

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNigerian Air Force arrests notorious Kano kidnapper

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 20, 2024

Nigerian Air Force arrests notorious Kano kidnapper (Photo) On Tue, Feb 20, 2024, 9:31 PM Onwuka Ezinwanne <ezinwanne.dominion@gmail.com> wrote: The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, said on Tuesday that Isah Abdul, a high-profile kidnapper has been apprehended. Abdul, 35, was arrested on 19 February 2024 at Durbunde in Takai Local Government Area of Kano State when NAF troops raided his hideout. The “well-coordinated operation” followed “credible intelligence”, NAF spokesperson Edward Gabkwet said in a press statement....

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Governors to establish state police in coming weeks

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaGovernors to establish state police in coming weeks

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 16, 2024

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, gave his approval for the 36 State Governors to look into the creation of a state police that will cater for the security needs of each state of the federation, putting a stop to the years-long debate on the issue. The establishment of a state was one of the resolutions reached at a meeting between the President, Vice President Kashim Shettima, the governors, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory...

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Inflation shoots up to 29.90% as Nigerians lament high cost of living

EconomyNewsNigeriaInflation shoots up to 29.90% as Nigerians lament high cost of living

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 16, 2024

Nigerians continue to feel the pinch of President Bola Tinubu’s major decisions – scrapping the petrol subsidy and relaxing foreign exchange restrictions – as inflation climbed more than anticipated to a near 28-year high in January. The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 29.90 per cent in January. Last month’s rate is a 0.98 per cent increase from the 28.92 per cent recorded in December 2023. Tinubu’s policies caused...

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FIFA ranks Super Eagles 28th in the world after AFCON performance

NewsNigeriaSoccerSportsFIFA ranks Super Eagles 28th in the world after AFCON performance

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 15, 2024

Despite losing the African Cup of Nations, AFCON, crown, the Super Eagles of Nigeria has been ranked the 28th national team in the world. AFCON winners Côte D’Ivoire reaped the rewards of their continental triumph on home soil by being the 39th team in the table. The new ranking released by FIFA today saw Nigeria make their biggest jump from 42nd in December 2023 to 28th globally. A run that saw the country reach the...

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Budget too little to keep up with the subsidy debt – Minister of Power, Adelabu

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBudget too little to keep up with the subsidy debt – Minister of Power, Adelabu

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 15, 2024

Two days after the International Monetary Fund, IMF, suggested the stoppage of electricity subsidies in Nigeria, the federal government is already considering discontinuing the subsidy. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, said at a press briefing on Wednesday that it has become “very difficult to sustain subsidy on electricity” because of the subsidy debt hanging on the neck of the Nigerian government. The government’s debt to electricity-generating companies is running in trillions. It currently stands...

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Sixty Reps push for a return to the parliamentary system of government in Nigeria

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSixty Reps push for a return to the parliamentary system of government in Nigeria

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 15, 2024

Sixty members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives are pushing for a return to the parliamentary system of government. They argue that it would make for the efficient utilisation of the country’s resources. Nigeria adopted the presidential system in 1979 19 years after independence from Great Britain, borrowing from the model of the United States of America. The Representatives, from different party affiliations, think the American system has been nothing but a huge failure. The bill...

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