Adamawa State Government To Liquidate Its Share With N150m

EconomyNewsNigeriaAdamawa State Government To Liquidate Its Share With N150m

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 7, 2021

YOLA — The Adamawa state Executive Council has approved the one hundred and fifty million naira (N150m) representing thirty percent (30%) to liquidate its share of an outstanding indebtedness incurred by the previous administrations. Dr. Umar Garba Pella, Commissioner of Information and Strategy disclosed this while briefing newsmen shortly after the meeting explained that the council deliberated extensively on the direction of the state where approvals were made. “The present administration inherited nonperforming debt on...

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Severe Flooding May Affects 28 States In Nigeria This Year

EnvironmentNewsNigeriaSevere Flooding May Affects 28 States In Nigeria This Year

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 7, 2021

ABUJA — Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu says severe flooding will affect at least 28 states this year based on the 2021 Annual Flood Outlook shows. The states are Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, FCT, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano and Kebbi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Oyo, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba and Zamfara. Adamu made the disclosure on Thursday at the public presentation of the 2021 Annual...

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World Health Organization Takes Campaign On Hand Washing To IDP Camps

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaVaccinationWorld Health Organization Takes Campaign On Hand Washing To IDP Camps

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 7, 2021

In its effort to prevent infections and disease outbreaks, the World Health Organization (WHO) has embarked on a house-to-house mobilization of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in camps across Borno on hand washing. Dr. Isaac Boateng, the WHO Health Operation Manager for Emergency Response in North-East, made this known to newsmen at a camp in Maiduguri on Wednesday. Boateng said the measure by WHO Community Health Champions and other partners was to commemorate the 2021 World...

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NUJ, Adamawa State Council Declares Fasting, Prayers for the Release of its Member

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNUJ, Adamawa State Council Declares Fasting, Prayers for the Release of its Member

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 7, 2021

The leadership of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Adamawa State has declared fasting and prayers to seek God’s intervention for the release of its member, Mrs. Amrah Ahmed Diska. Mrs. Amrah, who is a News Editor with Adamawa Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Yola, is also a nursing mother who was kidnapped on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. It was gathered that abductors of the female editor have established contact with her family and have demanded huge...

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Youths In Adamawa Protest Against Security Outfit “Operation Farauta”

Crime & SecurityLocal GovernmentNewsNigeriaYouths In Adamawa Protest Against Security Outfit “Operation Farauta”

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 6, 2021

YOLA — Some aggrieved Youths in Mayo Belwa town, Adamawa state have protested against the killing of one resident of the town Danjuma by men of Task the Joint Force “Operation Farauta” by blocking the Yola-Jalingo highway for hours burning motor tyres. Operation Farauta was set up by the present administration in the state as a moved to tame the tide of insecurity in the state. It was gathered that the family of 42-year-old, Danjuma...

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Kwara State Assembly Proposes Death Sentence For Kidnappers

Crime & SecurityLocal GovernmentNewsNigeriaKwara State Assembly Proposes Death Sentence For Kidnappers

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 6, 2021

The Kwara State House of Assembly has urged the state government to empower the state Security Task Force with more personnel and vehicles to sustain their operations, particularly in the Oke-Ero axis in Kwara South Senatorial district to curtail criminal activities. The Assembly also urged Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to forward a bill to the House stipulating the death sentence penalty for kidnappers in the State. These were part of the resolution of the House on...

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Nigeria’s Electoral Body To Convert Verification Centres Into Polling Units

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNigeria’s Electoral Body To Convert Verification Centres Into Polling Units

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 6, 2021

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced nationwide verification exercise for centres proposed to be converted to polling units across the country. The commission’s chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this Tuesday at the INEC office in Karu local government of Nasarawa State during a visit to some of the proposed centres and existing polling units in the FCT and Nasarawa state. He said the purpose of the verification exercise was to ensure the right...

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Senate Directs Nigeria Customs Service To Seized Goods To Traders

BusinessNewsSenate Directs Nigeria Customs Service To Seized Goods To Traders

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 5, 2021

The chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions Senator Ayo Akinyelure has asked the Nigeria Customs Service to return the goods it seized from shops of rice traders in Ibadan, Oyo State. The committee’s chairman stated this after his panel heard a petition from the rice traders. The traders had, through Senator Kola Balogun (Oyo South), petitioned the Senate, alleging that men of the Nigerian Customs invaded Oja Oba and Bodija markets in...

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House of Representatives Ask Federal Government to Suspend Planned Population Census

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaHouse of Representatives Ask Federal Government to Suspend Planned Population Census

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 5, 2021

The House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government to suspend the planned population census. The decision followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by Hon. Barwa Shehu from Niger State. He argued that conducting a census under the present security situation will produce inaccurate data as several Nigerians have been displaced due to kidnappers. He warned that deploying census ad hoc staff to volatile regions is like giving bandits and kidnappers data to...

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Federal Government To Prune Agencies, Review Salaries Of Civil Servants

EconomyLabourNewsNigeriaFederal Government To Prune Agencies, Review Salaries Of Civil Servants

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 5, 2021

ABUJA — The federal government says it has directed the National Salaries, Incomes & Wages Commission (NSIWC) to review salaries of civil servants and some federal agencies. BudgIT, a civic-tech non-profit organization, said it recently uncovered 316 duplicated capital projects worth N39.5 billion in the 2021 budget. Minister of finance, budget, and national planning Zainab Ahmed announced this at a policy dialogue on corruption and cost of governance in Nigeria, organised by the Independent Corrupt...

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