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...

A coalition of 22 civil society organizations has alleged that more than 20,000 square kilometers of farmland were occupied by terrorists, and displaced thousands of farmers, thereby threatening Nigeria’s food security. Speaking at a press briefing in Kaduna, the “Civic Coalition Against Mass Atrocities in the Middle Belt” accused the Nigerian government of failing to stem a wave of killings, mass abductions, and forced displacements in Plateau, Benue, Nasarawa, and Southern Kaduna. Barr. Gloria Mabaeia Ballason,...

Stakeholders in the education sector in Bauchi state have identified early marriage, poverty, stigma, inadequate parental support, and poor infrastructure as key barriers preventing adolescent girls from progressing to secondary education. The stakeholders stated this at a two-day engagement in Bauchi organized by the Infor Media Consultants in collaboration with the Bauchi State Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project. They therefore advocated for proactive measures to stem barriers inhibiting girl child access...