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EconomyNewsNigeriaNetherlands To Activate $250 Million New Investments In Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 26, 2024

The Netherlands will activate $250 million worth of new investments in Nigeria over the next few months, including a $100 million investment in a waste-to-wealth industrial facility in Lagos State. Netherlands Prime Minister, Mark Rutte disclosed this when he received President Bola Tinubu in The Hague, also acknowledged President Tinubu’s economic reforms. “You are promoting democratic governance and dealing with problems of development. “I saw you take the courageous decision to deal with fuel subsidies...

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National SecurityNewsNigeriaBreaking: Community in Niger Flee When Soldiers Pull Out After Deadly Ambush 

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 25, 2024

Fear and uncertainty grip a community in Niger State, Nigeria, following the withdrawal of military troops stationed there. This comes two days after a deadly ambush on a military patrol that left several soldiers dead. The deadly ambush on Tuesday evening, targeted a convoy of military vehicles travelling near the town of Allawa. Insurgents, believed to be affiliated with a local militant group, launched a coordinated attack using small arms fire and improvised explosive devices...

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HealthNewsNigeriaWorld Immunization Week: Medical Practitioners, Others, Speak on the Benefits of Immunization

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)April 25, 2024

As the world marks the 2024 immunization week starting from April 24 to April 30, there are reactions from medical doctors and health professionals in Nigeria on the importance of immunization. However, there are also mixed reactions regarding immunization. Many people not minding their level of exposure are often careful with accepting for themselves or approving all immunizations for their kids.  Notwithstanding some reservations by some people as a result of some personal impression, myth, or religious...

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NewsNigeriaPoliticsInsecurity in Anambra: “We must focus our gaze within” – Uzu Okagbue

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)April 25, 2024

Chief Uzu Okagbue has reacted to a recent story making rounds on social media that herdsmen of Fulani extraction are terrorizing Ukwulu, a community in Dunukofia local government area of Anambra State. Although the story which claimed that Fulani herdsmen are running amok in Ukwulu and environs, trespassing on farmlands, and committing various crimes including rape, has been dismissed as false by the government of Anambra State; yet, it has continued to fester, nonetheless. Reacting to the...

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NewsNigeriaPoliticsEFCC Restores 14 Assets to Enugu State Government

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)April 25, 2024

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah has expressed profound gratitude to the Federal Government for ceding 14 assets back to the people and government of Enugu State. Acknowledging the proactive response of the President of Federal Republic Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the Enugu State Government’s request for the forfeited properties, Governor Mbah is optimistic that the assets which have been dormant for 17 years will be put to adequate use in...

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EducationNewsNigeriaOutrage Mounts as Policeman Fatally Shoots 2 LAUTECH Students

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 25, 2024

Students at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, are demanding answers after a policeman killed two brothers on Monday. The late brothers were reportedly shot during a fight involving students. According to reports, the officer, known as Saheed Rasheed, whose photo appears above, was called to intervene in the dispute between the students who were celebrating their graduation at a location near the institution. Witnesses claim that Saheed, who is...

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Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria109 Inmates Still at Large After Downpour Triggers Prison Break in Suleja

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 25, 2024

The Nigeria Correctional Service, NCoS, is scrambling to recapture 109 inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State following a heavy rainstorm on Wednesday night. According to the Public Relations Officer of the NCoS in the Federal Capital Territory, Samson Duza, the heavy rains weakened the walls of the Suleja prison and caused sections of the perimeter fence to collapse. Seizing the opportunity, 119 inmates made their move, overpowering guards...

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NewsNigeriaPowerNigeria Is Africa’s Prime Mining Investment Hub – Alake

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 25, 2024

Dr. Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development has stated that Nigeria is Africa’s prime mining investment hub. The Minister in a virtual address to the Nigeria-Australia Investment Roundtable on Thursday reiterated the underlying policies and incentives fostering an environment conducive to business operations in the mining sector. Alake emphasized the government’s commitment to combating illegal mining and enhancing security around mining areas, citing the establishment of the elite para-military force known as “Mining Marshals.”...

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NewsNigeriaPoliticsEx-VP of ECOWAS Court Condemns EFCC Chairman Over Press Conference On Yahaya Bello

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 25, 2024

Professor Nwoke Friday Chijioke, former Vice President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, has condemned the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over the press conference he conducted in relation to conversations around former Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. While speaking on Channels TV on Thursday, Chijioke criticized the EFCC’s approach, denouncing it as an unfair trial and labelling it as a form of media trial. He noted the importance of...

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NewsNigeriaPoliticsEFCC Arrests Former Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika on Allegations of Corruption

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 25, 2024

Former Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika was arrested on Tuesday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on allegations of corruption and financial impropriety. The arrest follows a thorough investigation into Sirika’s tenure as Aviation Minister, during which several irregularities and discrepancies were uncovered, relating to contract awards, and financial mismanagement within the ministry. Sources within the EFCC reveal that Sirika is being questioned in connection with suspicious transactions and questionable deals involving government contracts...

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