FEPSAN Raises N140 billion For 2021 Fertilizer Production

AgricultureFoodFEPSAN Raises N140 billion For 2021 Fertilizer Production

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 3, 2021

In an effort to make fertilizer available to farmers this cropping season, Members of the Fertilizer Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN) said they have raised about N140 billion that would enable blenders to procure raw materials for fertilizer production for the 2021 farming season. Input Suppliers, Agro-Dealers and Financial Institutions have held in Abuja in which it discussed the issues including fertilizer production. Mr. Gideon Negedu, Executive Secretary of the Association in a press...

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Police Foiled Plan By Secondary School Students To Kidnap Principals

EducationPolice Foiled Plan By Secondary School Students To Kidnap Principals

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 3, 2021

Two secondary school students in Zamfara state have been arrested by Police for their involvement in a plan to kidnap their principals. Those arrested are Donatus Ejeh, an SS3 student of Dominican College Sha’iskawa area, Gusau, and Tukur Bashir an SS1 student of Federal Government College, Anka for allegedly planning to kidnap their School principals and kill their colleagues. The suspects were arrested in different locations in the state after they sent threat messages to...

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Arrest Leadership Of Miyetti, FUNAM – Benue Youth Forum To Fed Govt

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityArrest Leadership Of Miyetti, FUNAM – Benue Youth Forum To Fed Govt

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 2, 2021

The Benue Youth Forum has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to arrest the leadership of the Miyetti groups, Fulani Nationality Movement (FUNAM), and other terrorists who live and dine in cozy hotels in Abuja. The Youth Forum made the call in a statement by its President, Terrence Kuanum, on Friday, The statement read in part “the arrest of the leadership of the Miyetti Allah groups and FUNAM will drastically reduce tension and prove that...

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Tricycle Operators In Kano Are To Pay N100, 000 For Licence Permits

BusinessTricycle Operators In Kano Are To Pay N100, 000 For Licence Permits

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 2, 2021

KANO — Managing Director of the Agency, Kano State Road and Traffic Agency (KAROTA), Baffa Dan’agundi says the agency has increased tricycle license permits from N8,000 to N100,000. The agency has registered 60,000 for permits. Dan’agundi, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Kano said that the agency will enforce the payment of N100 daily. He explained that the payment will be made through Point Of Sale (POS) distributed by the Kano State Internal Revenue...

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Federal Government Sought For Production Of Military Weapons, Hardware

MilitaryNational SecurityNigeriaFederal Government Sought For Production Of Military Weapons, Hardware

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 2, 2021

ABUJA — The federal government has sought the collaboration of Canada and Pakistan in the production of tanks, small arms, and ammunition so as to contain security challenges confronting the nation. Minister of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd) while receiving the Acting High Commissioner of Canada to Nigeria, Mr. Nicolas Simad, in his office called for the assistance of Canada in driving national aspirations. He also requested for the transfer of technology from Canada...

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INEC Receives 92,845 Online Applications

NewsNigeria ElectionsINEC Receives 92,845 Online Applications

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 2, 2021

ABUJA — Within 48 hours of resumption of its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has received 92,845 online applications nationwide. The online registration started on June 28, while physical registration at INEC local government and state offices would commence on July 19. The commission said of the 92,845 applications received, 63,437 were for new voter pre-registration, while 997 of the applications were requests for uncollected Permanent Voter Cards...

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27 States, Federal Capital Territory Risk Flooding-NEMA

Environment27 States, Federal Capital Territory Risk Flooding-NEMA

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 2, 2021

ABUJA — Director-General of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Mustapha Habib Ahmed says that 121 Local government areas in 27 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will expect a high probability of flood risk. Ahmed who raised the alarm during the presentation of the Disaster Risk Management Implications of the 2021 Seasonal Climate Prediction and Annual Flood Outlook in Abuja on Thursday said 302 local government areas will experience moderate risk of floods in 2021....

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Terrorist Organizations Recruits Vulnerable Nigerian Youths Through Social Media-Monguno

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityTerrorist Organizations Recruits Vulnerable Nigerian Youths Through Social Media-Monguno

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 1, 2021

Major General Babagana Monguno (rtd), National Security Adviser to President Buhari has claimed that terrorist organizations, including Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) were recruiting and radicalizing vulnerable Nigerian youths through social media. Monguno made the revelation at the ongoing second United Nations High-Level Conference of Heads of Counter-Terrorism Agencies of member-states, convened by the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, in New York. He Monguno stated that their intention was to portray...

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Federal Government Accuses Kanu Of Killing 60 Persons, Destruction Of Property In 55 Violent Attacks

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPeopleFederal Government Accuses Kanu Of Killing 60 Persons, Destruction Of Property In 55 Violent Attacks

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 1, 2021

ABUJA — The Federal Government has accused Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, of orchestrating the killing of 60 persons and the destruction of property in 55 violent attacks across the South East and South-South Zones within four months. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Federal Government stated this in a letter dated April 26, 2021 to western diplomats. In the letter, the Nigerian government detailed the atrocities allegedly...

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Governor Sule Release 36 Inmates

Law & JusticeGovernor Sule Release 36 Inmates

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 1, 2021

LAFIA, (Nasarawa) — Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has visited the correctional facility in Lafia on Wednesday and released 36 inmates in the state’s correctional centre to reduce overcrowding. The inmates, who are mostly awaiting trials and convicts, were released from the Lafia Correctional Centre being one of the six prisons in the state overstretched presently with mostly awaiting trials inmates. Speaking while releasing the inmates, Governor Sule said the move was to mark...

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