Insecurity Turns Thousands Into Internally Displaced Person Camps In Niger State

No fewer than 14,342 IDPs dislodged due to insecurity are taking refuge at various IDP camps set up by the Niger State government in the state. The Director-General of the Niger State Agency for Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, Danjuma Suleiman Nalongo, has disclosed in Minna, said IDPs were displaced following incessant violent attacks by bandits or insurgent groups on rural communities over the last few years. Nalongo explained that the succor received by IDPs fluctuates...

Security: Compulsory Registration Awaits Operators Of Tricycles In Zamfara

To curb criminal activities in Zamfara State, the Internal Revenue Service, ZSIRS will commence compulsory operation on Monday 10th June, 2024, to arrest operators of tricycles who have not registered with the Board. Hajiya Rakiya Ahmed Dodo, the Executive chairperson of the Service, announced this through the Director of Information and Intelligence Gathering, Alhaji Hadi Bawa Gusau while speaking with a newsman in Gusau, the state capital on Saturday. The Executive chairperson added that the...

Federal Government To Ban Hotels From Lodging Underage Girls

The federal government will ban hoteliers from lodging underage girls in their facilities across the country. Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development dropped the hint in Abuja on Saturday, during the graduation and grant ceremony of participants of the ‘Unlock training program’ organized by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education, Madam Abiola Arogundade. “I just want to say something to the beneficiaries today. I hope...

University Don Identify Causes Of Economic Catastrophe In Nigeria

Illiteracy, decay of ethical values, and ignorance are said to be some factors responsible for the economic crisis that bedeviled Nigeria. University Don with Modibbo Adama University, MAU Yola, Prof. Bello Idi stated this during sensitization meeting on Tsangaya Education System Reformation organized by DAFEE in collaboration with PLAN International and Forum for African Women Educationalists FAWE, Nigeria held at the palace of the Village Head of Yolde-Pate in Yola South local government area. Prof....

Federal Government Moves To Fight Climate Change, Inaugurates Ambassadors

The Federal Government has inaugurated the OXFAM Nigeria Climate Justice Youth Ambassadors as part of efforts to combat climate challenges nationwide. This initiative aims to encourage the Federal Ministry of Environment to adopt environmental and climate change education as a priority, aiming to foster a climate-conscious generation and establish environment clubs in Nigerian schools nationwide. Inaugurating the group in Abuja, to mark the World Environment Day, Minister of Environment Mallam Balarabe Lawal urged the ambassadors...

Kaduna State Government To Combat Desertification

…Reclaims Degraded Land, Plants 10 Million Trees To combat desertification and reclaim degraded land across Kaduna state, the state government will plant 10 million trees. Dr Hadiza Balarabe, Deputy Governor of the State disclosed this while flagging off tree planting commemorating the 2024 World Environment Day held at the Kaduna State University. The theme for World Environment Day 2024 is “Land Restoration, Drought Resilience, and Desertification Progress”. Dr Balarabe stated that Kaduna State had developed a...

TSTV Executive Directors  Arraigned Over Tax Evasion, Money Laundering

Two Chief Executives of Telecom Satellites Limited, TSTV have been arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged tax evasion, money laundering, and advanced fee fraud offenses. Dr Bright Ikechukwu Echefu, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of TSTV and Dr Felix Nnamdi Ignoanuga the Executive Director of the telecom satellites company are facing trial alongside TSTV and another company, Briechberg Investment Limited. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned them...

President Tinubu Woos International Development Financiers

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has called on International Development Financiers to see Africa as a destination for growth and prosperity. Tinubu during a meeting with a delegation of the International Finance Corporation, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, led by its Managing Director, Mr. Makhtar Diop, urged global financiers to consider more strategic investments in agriculture, infrastructure, research, and development on the continent. “The IFC and the World Bank need to see Africa...

Kaduna State House Of Assembly Probes El-Rufa’i Over Alleged N423bn Fraud

The Kaduna State House of Assembly has resolved to request security and anti-corruption agencies to commence the investigation and prosecution of the immediate-past governor of the State, Nasir El-Rufai, and some other indicted members of his cabinet over alleged N423bn fraud. The resolution followed report of an investigation of the ad-hoc committee set up by the House, under the chairmanship of Hon. Henry Magaji Danjuma. Hon. Danjuma who submitted the report on Wednesday, said most...

Police Arrest 19 Suspects For Various Crimes

The Kano State Police Command has arrested nineteen suspects in connection with armed robbery, cattle rustling, kidnapping, and other banditry-related crimes. Superintendent of Police, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the Command Police Public Relations Officer, who disclosed this to newsmen in Kano, attributed the success to robust crime prevention patrols and intelligence gathering. SP Kiyawa said the investigation is ongoing and the suspects will be charged in court, adding that two AK-47 rifles, one smoke pistol, one...

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