The National Population Commission, NPC, has selected 37 communities in Katsina State for the conduct of the 2018 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) in the state. The NPC Federal Commissioner in charge of Katsina and Kaduna States, Alhaji Bala Banye, disclosed this to newsmen in Katsina on Monday. Banye said that the exercise was […]
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– as sack of 860 Nigerian workers without regards for the rule of law fueled protests – Workers union say sack conveys management’s disdain for Nigeria’s highest court ExxonMobil has warned that a blockade by former employees threatens crude production at oil facilities in Nigeria, adding that “disruptions to these operations have the potential to […]
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Wa Lone (C) after being sentenced in Yangon on September 3, 2018 AFP PHOTO / Ye Aung – We are extremely disappointed by this verdict – Britain – Court’s decision deeply troubling for everybody who has struggled so hard for media freedom – US – Today is a sad day for Myanmar, press freedom anywhere […]
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President Xi Jinping Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced that his country is going to channel an additional $60 billion into the African continent in aids, investment, and loans. The country had made a similar announcement in 2015. However, Jinping, who stressed that there were no strings attached to the funds, warned that they should […]
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– Caption: Inspector General of Police The Nigeria Police Force said it arrested over 1,000 armed robbery, kidnap and cattle rustling suspects within one year of the creation of the Operation Absolute Sanity on the Kaduna/Abuja highways. Also, the Police Command in Ekiti State on Monday said it had arrested two men in connection with […]
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The police have arrested 31 suspected kidnappers and armed robbers terrorising commuters on Abuja-Kaduna highway and Kaduna-Birnin, Gwari-Funtua-Zamfara expressway. The suspects were said to include three bandit kingpins who were killing people and destroying communities in Zamfara State and suspected kidnappers of Sheik Mohammed Alqarkawi who collected N12 million ransom before they released the Kaduna […]
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Kidnappers of the parish priest of Emmanuel Catholic Church, Aragba, Oviri Okpe, Okpe local government area of Delta State have demanded a ransom of N15 million for his release. A source said: “His abductors have made contact with the church and are making a demand of N15million as ransom, but we are on the trail […]
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– Loan is without collateral, at 9 percent interest The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it had set aside N220 billion to be disbursed as loans to cooperative organisations under Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Development Fund (MSMEDF). Mr. Isaac Okorafor, Director, Corporate Communications Department of the CBN, announced the plan while addressing newsmen […]
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– Roll call: UBA, Guaranty Trust Bank, FCMB Group, Fidelity Bank – Shareholders say donations were imposed on banks in the name of improving security – Government owes a duty to provide security for its citizens, make business environment conducive Four commercial banks donated N980 million to the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, in 2017 to […]
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– cites unaddressed drafting issues following revisions – communicates decision to National Assembly President Muhammadu Buhari has declined assent to the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2018 due to “some drafting issues” that remain unaddressed following the prior revisions to the Bill. Sen. Ita Enang, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), […]
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