By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna A Staff of Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Bashir Umar has been reportedly kidnapped by people suspected to be gunmen. He was reportedly kidnapped on 16th December 2024 on his way back from Zamfara to Zaria in Kaduna state, according eyewitness report. Our correspondent reported that no reason has been advanced on...
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KEKERE-EKUN, AGABI, OTHERS LAUD UMAHI
The Honourable Minister of Works, Sen. (Engr.) Nweze David Umahi, CON, FNSE, FNATE has advocated for better welfare for judiciary officers. He stated this at the occasion of the Court of Appeal’s Annual End of Year Conference on Thursday, 12th December, 2024. Umahi emphasised the critical role of infrastructure development in fast tracking the dispensation...
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FG, STATES, LGCs SHARE N1.727 TRILLION FROM A GROSS TOTAL OF N3.143 TRILLION FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2024
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), at its December 2024 meeting chaired by the Honourable Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, shared a total sum of N1.727 Trillion to the three tiers of government as Federation Allocation for the month of November, 2024 from a gross total of N3.143 Trillion....
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FG TARGETS IMPROVED WHEAT PRODUCTION WITH SUBSIDISED AGRICULTURAL GROWTH SCHEME
The Federal Government has launched a groundbreaking initiative to enhance Nigeria’s wheat production, aligning with its efforts to strengthen food security and reduce dependence on imported wheat. The Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, who stated this in his office in Abuja, disclosed that the Ministry is thus...
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FG, STATES, LGCs SHARE N 1.727 TRILLION NOVEMBER 2024 REVENUE
A total sum of N 1.727 trillion, being November 2024 Federation Accounts Revenue, has been shared to the Federal Government, States and the Local Government Councils. The revenue was shared at the December 2024 meeting of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) held in Abuja. The N1.727 trillion total distributable revenue comprised distributable statutory revenue...
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Kwara Police Arrest Suspected Kidnapper
Taiwo Niyi The Kwara State Police Command has apprehended a suspected notorious kidnapper, Mohammed Bello, popularly known as “Dandolo,” following a collaborative operation with the Nigerian Army. The arrest, announced on December 12, 2024, was facilitated by actionable intelligence received from Egbe, Kogi State, which indicated that Bello had fled to Patigi in Kwara State...
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Highway Kidnapping: FG urged to urgently establish forest guards to curb menace
Nigerian decry escalating highway kidnapping, begs Tinubu to establish forest guardsBy Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna The Federal Government of Nigeria has been urged to establish forest guard to curb incessant kidnapping on the highways. The call was made in a statement by a patriotic Nigeria and Director General of African Writers Centre, Mr. Amah A. Amah,...
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Unilorin Agriculture Alumni Advocate Sustainable Solutions to Food Insecurity
The University of Ilorin Faculty of Agriculture Alumni Association has urged stakeholders to adopt sustainable strategies to address food insecurity in Nigeria. The call was made by Dr. Augustina Opeewo-Ojo, Life President of the 1988 alumni set, during the Faculty’s maiden Alumni Day celebration held in Ilorin. The event, themed “Setting the Pace for Alumni...
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NIGERIA PRICES US$2.2 BILLION IN A 6.5-YEAR AND 10-YEAR EUROBONDS,WITH PEAK ORDERBOOKS IN EXCESS OF US$9.0 BILLION
Abuja: 2 December 2024: The Federal Republic of Nigeria (the “Republic”) successfully priced US$2.2 billion in Eurobonds (the “Notes”) maturing in 2031 (6.5-year) and 2034 (10-year) in the international capital markets on 2 December 2024, with US$700 million andUS$1.5 billion placed in the 2031 and 2034 maturities, respectively. The 6.5-year and the 10-year. The Notes...
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NSCDC Reunites Abducted Kogi Student with Family, Parades Suspected Kidnapper in Kwara
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has reunited a 400-level student of Kogi State University, Anyigba, Muhammed Fauziyah, with her family. The Command also paraded a suspected kidnapper, Abu Umar, accused of abducting a woman and her two sons in Kwara State. In a statement released by the...