Nigeria Will Remain Stronger With A Bright Future- Osinbajo

NigeriaPoliticsReligionNigeria Will Remain Stronger With A Bright Future- Osinbajo

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 1, 2021

JOS — Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that despite the challenges the country was currently facing, Nigerians should not lose hope as it remained a nation with great promises and a bright future. Osinbajo stated this in Jos, Plateau State at the Annual Thanksgiving Service of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria chapter in the state, noted that Nigeria is better and stronger together than separated. This is contained in a statement by the Senior...

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Department Of State Services Raises Alarm Over Sensational Reporting

Press * MediaDepartment Of State Services Raises Alarm Over Sensational Reporting

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 30, 2021

The Department of State Services (DSS) has raised the alarm over sensational reporting of activities of bandits, terrorists, secessionists in the Nigeria media, warning that it holds negative consequences for public order and peaceful coexistence. Dr. Peter Afunanya, DSS Public Relations Officer in a press statement, Friday night, advised the media to apply restraint and avoid sensationalising news, noting that bandits, terrorists, and secessionists thrive on undeserved publicity which they enjoy from the media. “The DSS wishes...

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KAROTA Sack Its Employee Over Unprofessional Conduct

PoliceKAROTA Sack Its Employee Over Unprofessional Conduct

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 29, 2021

KANO — Authorities of the Kano Road and Traffic Agency (KAROTA) have announced the dismissal of its personnel Jamilu Gambo over unprofessional conduct. Baffa Babba DanAgundi, Managing Director of the agency said sacked Gambo following unprofessional conduct at his duty post where he was said to have destroyed a trailer’s tyre after an argument between him and the trailer’s driver. In solidarity with their colleague, other trailer drivers blocked the Kano-Hadejia Road which caused untold hardship...

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NAPTIP Secured Conviction Of 487 Persons Engage In Trafficking Nigerian Girls

Crime & SecurityGender & EquityNAPTIP Secured Conviction Of 487 Persons Engage In Trafficking Nigerian Girls

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 29, 2021

ABUJA — Dr. Fatima Waziri-Azi, the Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has revealed that a total of 487 persons have been convicted for trafficking of young Nigerian girls and boys for sexual exploitation and hard labour. Waziri-Azi spoke on Thursday in Abuja at her maiden news conference, where she declared a 24 hours hands-on-deck approach to fighting against cartels involved in human trafficking in the country. She...

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Insecurity: Nigeria Military Architecture Yet To Be Reform- Boss Mustapha

InfrastructureMilitaryInsecurity: Nigeria Military Architecture Yet To Be Reform- Boss Mustapha

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 29, 2021

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, says Nigeria is still battling with insecurity because Nigeria has not reformed its military architecture. Mustapha stated this when he received the 24-member advisory committee on the reform of the armed forces and defence in Abuja.  “Reforms are critical and difficult to implement, but the step taken by the ministry of defence is the right step in the right direction to address security challenges....

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Kano State Government Sealed Off Green-Olives Hospital

HealthStandards & Consumer ProtectionKano State Government Sealed Off Green-Olives Hospital

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 28, 2021

KANO — Due to professional misconduct and poor service, the Kano State Private Health Institutions Management Agency (PHIMA) has sealed off Green-Olives Hospital, Gadon Kaya, Gwale local government area. Abba Dalha, spokesperson of the agency in a statement said the agency has received a petition that the facility has recorded two death cases in the last six months. The statement said: “After thorough investigation, the agency found that the hospital does not undertake proper investigation...

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Senate Rejects President Buhari’s Request To Borrow $700 Million

NewsSenate Rejects President Buhari’s Request To Borrow $700 Million

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 28, 2021

ABUJA — The Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debt chaired by Senator Uba Sani on Wednesday has rejected request by President Muhammadu to borrow $700 million (N287bn) to enable his administration to embark on Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (SURWASH) under the Ministry of Water Resources in 2022. The rejection was coming less than 24 hours after a sum of a $200 million loan was requested by the Ministry of...

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Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation To Take Over Reconstruction Of 21 Federal Roads

InfrastructureNewsNigerian National Petroleum Corporation To Take Over Reconstruction Of 21 Federal Roads

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 28, 2021

ABUJA —The Federal Executive Council has approved that Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) should take over the reconstruction of 21 federal roads across the six geopolitical zones of the country. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) Minister of Works and Housing disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said nine of the projects are in North Central,...

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Independent National Electoral Commission Sets For Anambra’s Governorship Poll

Anambra ElectionsNewsIndependent National Electoral Commission Sets For Anambra’s Governorship Poll

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 28, 2021

ABUJA — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said it is ready for the governorship election in Anambra slated for Nov. 6. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the commission stated this at a meeting with the Joint National Assembly Committee INEC and Electoral Matters to engage with the commission over the forthcoming election in Abuja on Wednesday. “We have recovered from the series of attacks on our facilities and I am happy to say that...

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Nigerian Communications Commission, Other Telecoms Regulators To Combat Electronic Frauds

Crime & SecurityTelecommunicationNigerian Communications Commission, Other Telecoms Regulators To Combat Electronic Frauds

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 28, 2021

ABUJA — The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and other telecoms regulators under the auspices of West African Telecoms Regulators Assembly (WATRA) are set to develop technical and regulatory modalities aimed at combating rising wave of electronic frauds, and standardizing regional roaming tariffs in the sub-region. The decision was reached at a two-day meeting organised by WATRA in collaboration with the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS), held at Rockview Hotel in Abuja. The meeting...

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