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National DevelopmentNewsNigeriaSEC charges investors to expose illegal fund managers

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 27, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged members of the public to report any fund manager that is operating without the registration of the Commission, in a to ensure that only registered entities are allowed to operate in the capital market Chief Economist, SEC Dr. Okey Umeano made the remark in an interview with journalists, stressing that the battle against illegal fund managers must be tackled on all fronts. Umeano noted that the new...

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National DevelopmentNewsNigeria50th Anniversary: FG salutes NYSC, inaugurates anniversary committee

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 14, 2023

The Federal Government has saluted the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for the roles it has played since it was established about 50 years ago, in the areas of socio-economic and political development of the country. According to the government, the Scheme which was established on the 22nd of May, 1973, is the leading light of youth organisations in Africa. Mr Sunday Dare, the Minister for Youth and Sports Development, made the remark on Monday,...

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National DevelopmentNewsNigeriaPresident Buhari Inaugurates Agricultural Machinery, Equipment Development Institute

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 7, 2023

As part of efforts to make Nigeria, the West-Africa’s hub for the development of agro-allied industries, machines, and technologies, President Muhammadu Buhari has flagged off operations of the Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Development Institute (AMEDI) Lafia, Nasarawa state. The president commended the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) Prof. Mohammed Sani Haruna and his Management team for completing the project after the foundation laying ceremony in August...

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National DevelopmentNews2,430, 445 Persons Displace By Flood In 2022-NEMA

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 25, 2023

A total of 2,430, 445 persons were displaced by the flood disaster that ravaged different parts of the country in 2022. Director-General of The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr. Mustapha Ahmed, stated this at the opening of a one-week strategic executive course for Nigeria Emergency Management Stakeholders, on Monday in Abuja. Ahmed stated that the training would allow the participants to share their experiences to develop holistic approaches to disaster and crisis management in...

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National DevelopmentNewsNigeriaPoliticsFederal Government Constructed 260 Dams, Impounds 34 billion Centimetres Of Water

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 22, 2023

The federal government has constructed 260 Dams across the country and impounded 34 billion centimetres of bulk water in dam reservoirs for multi-purpose use including water supply, sanitation, irrigation and power generation. The Minister of Water Resources, Engr Suleiman Adamu disclosed this while addressing participants at the 29th meeting of the National Council on Water Resources (NCWR) in Kasarawa, Sokoto State with the theme: “Actualising Sustainable Development Goal 6: Prospects and Challenges.” Adamu added that...

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National DevelopmentNewsNigeriaMINT Warns Nigerians to Stop Experimenting with New Banknotes

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 8, 2023

The Nigerian Security Printing and Minting (NSPM) Plc. also called MINT has warned Nigerians to stop experimenting with the redesigned N1000, N500, and N200 banknotes. MINT is responsible for producing the naira, Nigeria’s currency. In a statement on Friday, NSPM’s managing director, Ahmed Halilu said the company’s attention has been drawn to various clips, skits, concerns, and comments on diverse platforms regarding the quality of the redesigned notes. The West African Pilot News reports that there has...

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National DevelopmentNewsNigeriaInsecurity: Federal Government Commences Data Collection Of People In Katsina State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 23, 2022

The Federal Government has commenced collection of data of people affected by the prevailing insecurity in some Local Government Areas of Katsina State. The team leader, Nadia Muhammed-Soso, who heads the ministry’s Special Duties Department in the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development said on Thursday in Katsina that the aim was to mainstream the victims into all National Social Investment Programmes. Represented by Funke Olatunji, Muhammed-Soso said during a sensitisation...

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National DevelopmentNewsAnambra House of Assembly Passes 5th Alteration Bill

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)July 26, 2022

AWKA — Anambra State House of Assembly today during its plenary, passed the 5th alteration bill sent by the National Assembly, in line with the provisions for a constitutional amendment. The 5th Alteration Bill is the 5th amendment of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution, which bill passed in the National Assembly in March 2022, is undergoing consideration in various state Houses of Assembly so as to effect the amendment in the constitution, after two/third majority or...

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National DevelopmentNewsPoliticsUzodinma, Afenifere, SANs, Fault Afe Babalola Over Call For Interim Government

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 20, 2022

The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, and some Senior Advocates of Nigeria, faulted the call by a legal luminary, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), for the suspension of the 2023 General Elections and the installation of an interim government in 2023. The legal luminary had, at a press conference on Monday, asked that election be suspended until a new constitution was put in place. He also advocated for an interim...

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National DevelopmentNewsou Divided Nigeria With Your Mouths, Stop Blaming Buhari – Femi Adesina Slams Buhari’s Critics

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 18, 2022

The Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has fired back at those who accused President Muhammadu Buhari of dividing Nigeria with his style of leadership. Recently, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah and the Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF) heavily criticised Buhari over insecurity, corruption, and division in Nigeria. NEF called on Buhari to resign, citing alleged mismanagement of the economic and security sectors. Kukah, on his part,...

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