World Bank Approves $2.25b Loan to Support Nigeria’s Economic Recovery

BusinessNewsNigeriaWorld Bank Approves $2.25b Loan to Support Nigeria’s Economic Recovery

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 14, 2024

The World Bank has approved a US$2.25 billion loan for Nigeria to bolster economic stability and support vulnerable populations within the country. The loan will be used to provide immediate financial and technical support for Nigeria’s urgent economic stabilisation efforts and to enhance the country’s non-oil revenue generation and safeguard oil revenues. According to Ousmane Diagana, the World Bank Vice President for Western and Central Africa, “Nigeria’s concerted efforts to implement far-reaching macro-fiscal reforms place...

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Farmers/Herders Clash: Gov Ododo Inaugurates Conflict Prevention Committee In Kogi State 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFarmers/Herders Clash: Gov Ododo Inaugurates Conflict Prevention Committee In Kogi State 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 14, 2024

A 17-member Conflict Prevention and Resolution Committee has been inaugurated by Governor, Alhaji Usman Ahmed Ododo to ensure peaceful coexistence between farmers and herders in the state. Inaugurating the committee in Lokoja on Thursday at an event organized by the Kogi Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project, Kogi L-PRES, Governor Ododo charged them to check, regulate, and monitor the movement of herdsmen and their livestock along the stock routes to prevent farmer-herder clashes. The committee’s...

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Over 4.7 million Pupils Learn Sitting On Bare floors

EducationNewsNigeriaOver 4.7 million Pupils Learn Sitting On Bare floors

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 14, 2024

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has declared a State of Emergency in the Education sector, accusing the immediate past administration in the State of neglecting the sector. The governor made the declaration in Kano, alleging that the past administration sold some public schools and converted others to private shops. He expressed concern over the rising number of out-of-school children, with nearly a million youngsters currently denied access to educational opportunities. Gov. Yusuf said...

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Nigerian Army Kills Notorious Bandits’ Kingpin, 35 Others in Kaduna

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNigerian Army Kills Notorious Bandits’ Kingpin, 35 Others in Kaduna

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 13, 2024

  Buharin Yadi, one of the deadliest bandit leaders terrorising northern Nigeria in the last decade, has met his bitter end at the hands of security forces. The troops of Sector 6 Operation Whirl Punch rained down fire on the kingpin known as Buhari Alhaji Halidu, alias Buharin Yadi, and dozens of his cohorts, abruptly terminating their ignominious spell of terror. The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this...

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Nigerian Military Arrests Suspects in Connection with Killing of Soldiers in Abia

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNigerian Military Arrests Suspects in Connection with Killing of Soldiers in Abia

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 13, 2024

Two weeks after the killing of five Nigerian soldiers in Obingwa LGA of Abia State, the military has arrested scores of suspects in connection with the attack. The suspects, who are currently being interrogated, are believed to have played various roles in the ambush that resulted in the death of the soldiers. According to Defence Headquarters spokesperson Maj.-General Edward Buba, the arrests were made in a series of raids conducted by a combined team of...

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Nigeria Records 1,141 Cholera Cases, With 30 Deaths In Six Months – NCDC

HealthNewsNigeriaNigeria Records 1,141 Cholera Cases, With 30 Deaths In Six Months – NCDC

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 13, 2024

As the rainy season intensifies, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has released a report indicating that there are increasing cases of cholera across the country. Cholera is a food and water-borne disease, caused by the ingestion of the organism Vibrio cholerae in contaminated water and food. NCDC Director General, Dr. Jide Idris in a statement said: “From the 1st of January to the 11th of June 2024, a total of 1,141 suspected...

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Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Local Government Autonomy

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSupreme Court Reserves Judgment On Local Government Autonomy

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 13, 2024

The suit filed by the Federal Government, seeking the autonomy of local government councils in the country has been reserved for judgment by the Supreme Court. A seven-member panel of the apex court, led by Justice Garba Lawal on Thursday announced after lawyers to parties adopted their written addresses as the arguments for and against the suit of the Federal Government. The Federal Government sued the 36 states over how the governors run the local...

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Enugu Govt. Refutes EEDC Claims of N1.3billion Indebtedness

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEnugu Govt. Refutes EEDC Claims of N1.3billion Indebtedness

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)June 13, 2024

…Sets for Forensic Audit of Account The Enugu State Government condemns the outrageous billings and disconnections of electric power of some state government offices by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC. The state government reveals that since the inception of her government in May 2023, electric bills were promptly paid and a months’ backlog of debts inherited from the previous government cleared. The government stated this in a letter to the EEDC Managing Director/CEO dated...

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Conversation with Sir Paul Chukwuma about Nigeria’s governance on Democracy Day

NewsConversation with Sir Paul Chukwuma about Nigeria’s governance on Democracy Day

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)June 12, 2024

Sir Paul Chukwuma, the Pro-Chancellor of Olivia University, Burundi, and the former National Auditor of the All Progressives Congress, in this interview with the WAP Editorial Columnist and Correspondent, Ebuka Onyekwelu, spoke on various issues relating to the 2024 Nigeria’s Democracy Day, President Tinubu and Nigerians. Chief Chukwuma is also an APC aspirant in the upcoming Anambra State Governorship Election.

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VIDEO: President Tinubu falls off Parade Jeep at Democracy Day Celebration

NewsNigeriaPoliticsVIDEO: President Tinubu falls off Parade Jeep at Democracy Day Celebration

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 12, 2024

President Bola Tinubu suffered a fall on Wednesday while boarding the parade vehicle at the Democracy Day celebration at Eagle Square, Abuja. According to viral videos on social media, the President lost his footing while climbing the steps and had to be helped up by his security details. Despite the incident, President Tinubu quickly regained his balance and continued with the proceedings. Earlier in his Democracy Day speech, the President reflected on Nigeria’s journey from...

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