Customers Stranded As Imo Government Shuts Banks Over IPOB Sit-At-Home Order

BusinessNewsPoliticsCustomers Stranded As Imo Government Shuts Banks Over IPOB Sit-At-Home Order

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 7, 2021

OWERRI — On Tuesday, hundreds of bank customers were left stranded as the officials of the Imo State Government shut all the banks on Bank Road in Owerri, the Imo State Capital. Journalists who visited the area around 9am saw hundreds of banks customers waiting at various banks. The affected banks included Access, Polaris, First Bank, Eco Bank, and United Bank for Africa. The journalists observed customized ribbons the officials of the state government used...

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Japan PM Candidate, Kishida Calls for $270bn-plus Stimulus Package – Media

AsiaEconomyWorld NewsJapan PM Candidate, Kishida Calls for $270bn-plus Stimulus Package – Media

PilotnewsSeptember 7, 2021

TOKYO — Japan’s former foreign minister Fumio Kishida, a strong contender to become next prime minister, has called for a package of more than 30 trillion yen ($273 billion) to cushion the blow from the coronavirus pandemic, a magazine reported. Suga’s shock Friday announcement that he was stepping down has thrown a ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership race set for Sept. 29 wide open, with an array of candidates considering running. Kishida, 64, is...

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NAFDAC Sealed 25 Water Factories In Kwara

BusinessStandards & Consumer ProtectionNAFDAC Sealed 25 Water Factories In Kwara

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 6, 2021

ILORIN — The Kwara Coordinator of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says the agency has sealed 25 water factories for illegal operation and poor quality products in Kwara. A statement, in Ilorin, said the suspects were caught in the act and confessed that they had been operating without NAFDAC registration numbers. The statement said: “the agency had shut down five illegal packaged water manufacturing factories that were operating without...

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Miyetti Allah Kauta Hore Sought Stoppage For Implementation Of Anti-Grazing Laws

BusinessLaw & JusticeNewsMiyetti Allah Kauta Hore Sought Stoppage For Implementation Of Anti-Grazing Laws

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 6, 2021

The National Secretary of a Fulani socio-cultural association, Miyetti Allah Kauta Hore, Engr Saleh Alhassan has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly to stop state governors (especially in the South) from implementing the various anti-grazing laws. Alhassan while addressing a press conference said Nigeria should adopt strategies in responding to the challenges of climate change as it affects livestock production. He described the anti-grazing laws as satanic and a ploy to cripple...

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Nigerians in UAE Cry for Help over Hunger as They’re Denied Work Permits

Foreign PolicyJobsMigrationNigerians in UAE Cry for Help over Hunger as They’re Denied Work Permits

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 6, 2021

Many Nigerians living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are currently experiencing a tough period, especially those in Dubai, as they lament job loss and the denial of obtaining work permits. One of the affected Nigerians, Bisi Kazeem, believes the authorities of the Arab country are punishing them for the sins of others. “As far as I’m concerned, I can only say maybe it is one out of 10, or 10 out of 100 Nigerians...

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NCC Propose N200,000 Fine for Telcos Over Failure to Verify NIN

BusinessNigeriaTelecommunicationNCC Propose N200,000 Fine for Telcos Over Failure to Verify NIN

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 6, 2021

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has proposed the imposition of an N200,000 fine per line on telecommunications companies that fail to verify and validate biometric, National Identity Number (NIN) and other personal information of subscribers. This proposal was contained in a draft regulation on registration of telephone subscribers 2021 published on NCC’s website. NCC also stipulated that the mobile communications services providers must ensure that NINs are verified and validated before activation. Those who breach...

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FG Orders Creation of Farm Estates in 108 Senatorial Districts

AgricultureJobsNigeriaFG Orders Creation of Farm Estates in 108 Senatorial Districts

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 6, 2021

ABUJA — In an effort to curb the farmers and herders crisis plaguing the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the establishment of farm estates in 108 senatorial districts across the country. The president directed the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) to create farm estates and also fish villages for women and internally displaced persons. Executive secretary of NALDA, Paul Ikonne, disclosed the development at a press briefing after meeting with the president on...

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Enugu State Passes The Open Grazing Bill, Gives 6 months Transitional Provision

BusinessLaw & JusticeNewsEnugu State Passes The Open Grazing Bill, Gives 6 months Transitional Provision

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)September 3, 2021

ENUGU — Enugu State has joined the league of states in the southern region of Nigeria that has complied with the resolution of Southern Governors to pass the open grazing bill a day after the deadline; Southern Governors agreed in Lagos to domesticate the bill in states on or before 1st day of September 2021. On Thursday 2nd September, the bill for a law to prohibit open grazing and regulate cattle ranching and for connected...

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Adamawa State Executive Council Approves Over (N142b) For 2022 Budget

EconomyPoliticsAdamawa State Executive Council Approves Over (N142b) For 2022 Budget

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 2, 2021

YOLA — The Adamawa State Executive Council Wednesday approved over (N142b) one hundred and forty-two billion naira for 2022 two budget envelopes as defined by medium-term expenditure framework as well as economic and fiscal update. Dr Umar Garba Pella, Commissioner of Information and Strategy disclosed this while briefing newsmen shortly after the council meeting presided over by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri in the Government House, Yola. “The projection has become a tradition since the present...

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Federal Government Pleads With ASUU To Shelve Fresh Strike

HealthJobsFederal Government Pleads With ASUU To Shelve Fresh Strike

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 1, 2021

ABUJA — The minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba has pleaded with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) not to embark on a fresh strike as its ultimatum expired yesterday. The Minister while speaking The Punch said the government was working hard to secure the release of the money from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and appealed to ASUU to be patient. The union had asked Nigerians to hold the government responsible...

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