How COVID-19 Derails Economic Activities in Northeast, Nigeria

Crime & SecurityEconomyNewsHow COVID-19 Derails Economic Activities in Northeast, Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 22, 2020

The pride of any nation or region is determined by its robust economy. The Northeast region of Nigeria is blessed with entrepreneurs that have contributed immensely to the economic growth of the nation. However, the region found itself in an economic quagmire for more than ten years when the callous terrorist group Boko Haram launched attacks on several communities forcing the residents to flee to safe-haven thereby crippling commercial activities. As the region is recovering...

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NUPENG Threatens to Embark on Strike

BusinessCrime & SecurityNewsNUPENG Threatens to Embark on Strike

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 22, 2020

Petroleum Station Workers of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG in Adamawa state Northeast Nigeria has threatened to embark on strike to demand action by security agents to check incessant attacks on petroleum stations by armed robbers.  Mr. Sunday Jatau, Secretary of the body who disclosed this after a meeting of the union in Yola expressed worry that the crimes are perpetrated unabated. He explained that in recent times armed robbers attacked...

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COVID-19: Adamawa State Government to Seal Off School That Breach The Protocols

CoronavirusEducationNewsCOVID-19: Adamawa State Government to Seal Off School That Breach The Protocols

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 22, 2020

Adamawa state government will seal off any private school that fails to comply with the COVID-19 protocols for exiting students currently writing their final examinations. Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development in the state, Mrs. Wilbina Jackson stated this when she visited some schools in Yola North and Yola South local governments to ensure total compliance with the preventive measures as exiting students write their final examinations. Some of the schools visited include Aliyu...

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65% of IDPs in North-East Nigeria Are Out of Schools

NewsNigeria65% of IDPs in North-East Nigeria Are Out of Schools

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 16, 2020

The Chief Executive officer of a non-governmental organization connected Development; Hamzat Lawan has described as worrisome the situation where 65% of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in North-East Nigeria are women and girls who are out of schools. To this end, Mr. Lawan calls for collective efforts by Nigerians to address the out of schools challenge to save the future of girls across the country. He was speaking when he paid a courtesy call on the...

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