The Southeast Development Commission, SEDC, has refuted allegations that it borrowed twenty-five billion Naira from a commercial bank without due process and statutory approvals. The loan, which was reported to have been borrowed in secret, was said to have an outrageous interest rate.  Reacting to this report, SEDC dismissed it as false in entirety. In a statement signed by the Commission’s management, the allegations were dismissed as false and misleading. “This claim is entirely false,...

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed building materials and funds to no fewer than 280 persons who lost their houses in Kamfani Village in Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. Governor of Kebbi State, Nasir Idris, who flagged off the disbursement of relief items and cash to affected victims, said the day marked another historic occasion. The state government and NEMA presented building materials worth millions of naira as well as cash...