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FG spends N1m annually on each inmate – Interior Minister

On: May 14, 2023

By Yahaya Isah The Federal Government says it spends N1 million annually to cater for each of the inmates at the correctional facilities in the country. Sola Fasure, the Media Adviser to the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. According toContinue Reading

MNJTF neutralises terrorists, recovers weapons

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: May 14, 2023

In: Defence/Security

By Yakubu Uba Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) operating in Lake Chad Basin Region has neutralised some terrorists and recovered heavy weapons. A statement on Sunday by the MNJTF spokesman, Lt. Col. Kamarudeen Adegoke, said the latest successes were recorded under the renewed onslaught on the terroristsContinue Reading

Budget deficits, low revenue responsible for rising debt – DMO

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: May 14, 2023

In: Economy/Business

By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Debt Management Office (DMO) says decades of operating budget deficits by successive governments is responsible for Nigeria’s high debt profile. The Director-General of the DMO, Patience Oniha, said this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. According to Oniha, a review ofContinue Reading

NNPCL, security team nab 6 suspected crude oil thieves, destroy barge

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: May 13, 2023

In: Oil & Gas

By Emmanuella Anokam Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, a private security outfit engaged by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has intercepted an illegal Crude Oil Barge and arrested six suspected crude thieves in Warri, Delta State. The NNPC Ltd. security contractor and the Nigerian Security Operatives onContinue Reading

NNPCL, security team nab 6 suspected crude oil thieves, destroy barge

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: May 13, 2023

In: Oil & Gas

Girls’ education: World Bank lauds KDSG for taking ownership of AGILE project

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: May 13, 2023

In: General News

By Philip Yatai The World Bank has commended the Kaduna State Government for taking ownership of its supported Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project. The Bank’s Country Director for Nigeria, Mr Shubham Chaudhuri, gave the commendation at the official inauguration of the project in Kaduna on Friday.Continue Reading

329 students benefit from NNPC E&P Ltd scholarship scheme in Edo, Delta others

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: May 13, 2023

In: Oil & Gas

By Nefishetu Yakubu The Management of the NNPC E&P Ltd., on Saturday held its 2023 annual scholarship Screening examination for over 329 students from its host communities in Delta, Edo, Rivers and Imo States. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the scholarship screening exercise was conducted simultaneously inContinue Reading

Buhari’s $800m World Bank loan request and revenue generation imperatives

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: May 13, 2023

In: Features

By Kadiri Abdulrahman, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) President Muhammadu Buhari recently sent a request to the National Assembly to approve 800 million dollars loan meant to cushion effect of the proposed removal of fuel subsidy. Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said that Nigeria secured theContinue Reading

Obasanjo, Obi, Soludo storm Obosi as Chidoka, ex minister, buries mother

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: May 13, 2023

In: General News

By Chimezie Anaso Former Nigeria President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, led dignitaries who joined Chief Osita Chidoka to bury his late mother, Deaconess Nneka Chidoka in Obosi, Idemili Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra on Friday. Late Nneka died on April 3 in her Obosi home at the age of 75Continue Reading

Tackle quackery in construction industry — Group tells incoming govt

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: May 13, 2023

In: General News

By Vivian Emoni The Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS) on Friday urged the incoming administration to take concrete steps to reduce quackery in the construction industry to the barest minimum. The President of NMGS, Prof. Akinade Olatunji, said this while interacting with newsmen on agenda setting for incoming governmentsContinue Reading

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