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The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited Joint Venture (SPDC JV), on Friday, announced the donation of $1M to provide relief to over 500,000 affected by floods in Borno. The announcement is contained in a statement by Mrs. Gladys Afam-Anadu, the Media Relations Manager at SPDC. Afam-Anadu quoted the Managing Director of SPDC and…
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The Niger State Police Command has disclosed that the command on 1st November 2024 received information that some passengers who were on transit in a Toyota Bus vehicle with Reg. No. LG 08 DGS from Sokoto State heading to Bayelsa State were attacked by suspected kidnappers at Gidan-Kwakwa along Tegina-Zungeru road in Rafi local council…
3 Nov
Security operatives under the Kaduna Police Command have rescued two kidnapped victims in the State, as they recovered 283 suspected rustled cows and 20 sheep. The operatives also arrested five suspects during the operation. Police Spokesman, ASP Mansir Hassan, in a statement, on Sunday, "on 31st October 2024, Acting on credible intelligence received, the Officer…
17 Oct
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has completed the airlift of the relief materials donated by the First Lady, Sen. Remi Tinubu, to victims of the flood disaster in Maiduguri, Borno. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, on Thursday in Abuja. Akinboyewa said the…
17 Oct
The fatality toll recorded in the Monday petrol tanker explosion in Jigawa State rose to 147 on Wednesday, with over 100 victims already committed to mass burial. The tragedy struck Majiya village in Taura Local Government Area (LGA) after a tanker accident spilled fuel in the community, claiming several households and family members. The police…
12 Oct
The Rivers State Police Command has clarified a ‘misleading report’ circulating on social media regarding a recent rescue operation. Rivers police spokesman SP Grace Iringe-Koko, said the statement was to set the record straight on the rescue of 16 children from a compound in Ozuoba, in Obio-Akpor council of the state. “On September 8, 2024,…
9 Oct
Katsina State Government said it will disburse N2billion to victims affected by flood in some parts of the state. The governor Dikko Radda made this known on Tuesday evening during the launch of the second phase for the distribution of 3,850 bags of 25kg of rice to vulnerable groups. The rice was donated to the…
22 Sep
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has donated N200 million to support victims of recent devastating floods in Borno State. In a letter signed by NPA Managing Director, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, the Authority expressed solidarity with the state, noting the severe impact of the floods on lives and livelihoods. The donation was made under the guidance…
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The Federal Government has launched a climate health vulnerability and adaptation assessment report 2024 to address the health impacts of climate change in the country. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammed Ali Pate who unveiled the report at the Joint Annual Review (JAR) in Abuja said that the impacts of climate…
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Proffering a peaceful solution to the crisis in the Middle East was the focus of a special dialogue which brought together experts to brainstorm at a forum tagged "Borderline Debate", organised by the Nigerian Info FM on Thursday, in Abuja. The "Borderlines Debate" a high-profile live event brought together ambassadors, diplomats, thought leaders, experts, and…
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Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested two Chinese siblings: Wang Jiang and Wang Richard for allegedly making efforts to export some solid minerals without a requisite permit. While Jiang was arrested at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, the rest, including two Nigerians, Donatus Agupusi…
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The Academic Staff Union of Research Institutions (ASURI) and key stakeholders in Nigeria's research and development institutes have opposed the recent appointment of Professor Abdullahi Mustapha as Acting Director General of the National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA). This decision comes on the heels of Mustapha's four-year tenure as substantive Chief Executive of the…
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Nigeria has a Prime Minister (PM). How can that be, as it is not in our statute books or in the Nigerian constitution? After you have been through this write-up, you might agree with this writer that Nigeria indeed has a PM, though unappointed. To save him or her from political harassment from those who…
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Youth Initiative for Growth and Advancement, a non-profit civic hub, YIAGA Africa, has disclosed that political parties have begun to systematically induce voters with cash and food items ahead of the November 16 governorship poll in Ondo State. According to Yiaga, leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have distributed fertilisers, rice, cassava, and maize…
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Gunmen, on Thursday evening, reportedly shot and killed an Inspector of Police and also abducted two Chinese nationals in a bloody operation at Quarry Camp in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River. The Police Public Relations Officer in charge of Zone 6, SP Nelson Okpabi, confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Calabar…
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The Job Creation and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Secretariat (Office of the Vice-President) has entered into a partnership with Mr. Innocent Idibia (2baba) to galvanize public support for the MSMEs sector. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the partnership agreement was signed by Tuface and Mr Tola Adekunle-Johnson, the Senior Special…