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36 Abducted Victims Rescued By Police In Kebbi
36 kidnapped victims in the Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State have been freed by the Nigerian Police Force, Kebbi State Command. This is according to a statement made available to our correspondent on Monday. by the spokesman of the command, SP Nafiu Abubakar, on behalf of the state commissioner for police, CP Bello M. Sani. Abubakar said the rescue operation...
Please Release Nnamdi Kanu, Bianca Ojukwu Begs Buhari
A former Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, Mrs Bianca Ojukwu, has pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Mrs Ojukwu made the plea while speaking at the 10th memorial anniversary of late Igbo leader, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, organised in Owerri, Imo State, on Friday. She urged the President to consider the...
FG Plans To Cultivate 70,000 Hectares For Wheat Production – Minister
The Federal Government plans to cultivate about 70,000 hectares across the wheat producing states with an expected yield of 875,000 tonnes for the National Food Reserve. The Hon. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari said this was in an effort to enhance massive food production and nutrition security. This is even as he revealed that the Federal Government...
Umahi Issues 14-Day Termination Notice To CCECC Over Poor Aba-Bound Road Work
Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, has ordered a 14-day termination notice to China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) over what he described as “poor construction methodology and substandard work” on the Aba-bound section of the ongoing rehabilitation of the Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway. Umahi, who disclosed this after his routine inspection of federal road projects across the South-South...
Tinubu Played Key Role In Shaping My Leadership Skills – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu paused to talk to a group of young people about his leadership development journey. He emphasised that demonstrating competence in simple tasks prepares one for more significant responsibilities. “Your capacity to deliver on a set of simple tasks entrusted to you in smaller roles can serve as the foundation for greater leadership exploits,” Sanwo-Olu told an...
Strike Continues As FG, JOHESU Reconvene Today
In an effort to end the ongoing indefinite strike, the Federal Government and the striking Joint Health Sector Union will meet once more today (Thursday). Dr Obinna Ogbonna, the National Vice-Chairman of JOHESU, revealed this in an exclusive interview with The Punch. Last Thursday, the government and the unions had a meeting, but there was no resolution. Last Thursday, union members went...
Private Sector, Opposition Split As Tinubu Reshuffles Cabinet
President Tinubu discharged five, approved reassignment of 10 ministers to new portfolios, nominated seven send to the Senate for confirmation. This came as the President renamed the Ministry of Nigeria Delta Development to the Ministry of Regional Development, scrapped the Ministry of Sports Development, and merged the Ministries of Tourism and Arts and Culture to become the Federal Ministry of...
House Committee Cautions CBN Against Economic Fallout Of High Interest Rates
As the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) prepares for its 300th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting this week, the House of Representatives Committee on National Planning and Economic Development has expressed concern over the adverse impact of sustained high interest rates on key economic sectors. Chairman of the committee, Hon. Gboyega Isiaka, issued the warning during a meeting with the...
Opposition Parties Preventing President Buhari From Ending Naira Scarcity – FG
The federal government has accused opposition parties of hampering efforts by President Muhammadu Buhari to ameliorate the sufferings of Nigerians battling the hardship of cash crunch following CBNs and banks’ failure to allow enough cash circulation in the country. Information minister Lai Mohammed on Tuesday leveled the accusation at the unnamed parties during the 23rd edition of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration...
Nigerian Airports Set For Reopening, Passengers Issued Warnings
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has said it has put in place arrangements on passenger facilitation, ahead of the resumption of flights. The General Manager Corporate Affairs of FAAN, Henrietta Yakubu, stated this while speaking at an aviation webinar organised by Women in Aviation (WIA) Nigeria with the theme: “Aviation: The New Norm in the post-COVID-19.” Yakubu warned passengers...
