Day: December 1, 2022

RAAMP Launch: Inuwa Speaks For Colleagues, Says Governors Committed To Improving Livelihood Of Rural Dwellers

Aminu Imam

Umar Kaltungo Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has observed that the important role played by rural dwellers in food and livestock production presupposes that no effort should be spared by Governments at all levels to incentivize them by providing connectivity and access to boost their morale for sustainable economic growth. Governor Inuwa Yahaya stated this at the launch of $575 million Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project, RAAMP, to provide roads for farmers and boost rural economy, which took place at the nation’s capital, Abuja. The project was officially…

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“Despite poverty in the land Governors are building needless airports, flyover while rural areas are abandoned” – FG 

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government, yesterday, said the preference of State governors to build flyovers and airports instead of projects that can improve life in rural areas is not helping its programmes to alleviate poverty in the country. The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clement Agba, stated this while reacting to a question after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He told reporters that 72% of the poverty in Nigeria was found in the rural areas, which he…

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Insecurity: “90 percent of die-hard Boko Haram fighters dead”, Borno Govt. declares

Aminu Imam

The Borno State Government, yesterday, disclosed that ninety percent of ‘die-hard’ Boko Haram insurgents were dead. The State Government attributed the mass surrender of members of the sect to the death of their leader, Ibrahim Shekau, as well as the operations of the military. This is as the military authorities, also yesterday, said some 1,952 terror suspects were undergoing investigation in the North-East region, while some 900 suspects were to go on trial next January. It further clarified that, contrary to insinuations of abortion of pregnancies of female terror suspects…

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Controversial Tweet: Court remands student who said A’isha Buhari ‘Feed fat on poor people’s money’

Aminu Imam

The student of Federal University Dutse, in Jigawa State, Aminu Muhammad, who reportedly posted a controversial tweet on Nigeria’s First Lady, A’isha Buhari has been remanded in prison. Muhammad, who hails from Azare, in Bauchi State, and is a final-year student at the Department of Environmental Management, was arrested by the Police over his tweet which appeared to mock the First Lady. The tweet, which was posted in Hausa in June 2022, reads: “Su mama anchi kuɗin talkawa an ƙoshi.” in Hausa language, which loosely translates as “Mama has eaten…

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Residents groan, as fuel queues resurface

Aminu Imam

Motorists in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have started groaning again following the resurgence of long queues at the fuel stations, according to reports. For several months, motorists and committees in Abuja, the nation’s capital, have been grappling with scarcity of premium motor spirit, or PMS, popularly called petrol.  Initially, the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, attributed the long queues at the fuel stations to panic buying by motorists who were responding to rumours of a possible increase in the pump price of petrol. Then, at some point, the…

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Pupils to be taught in mother tongue, as FEC approves national language policy for primary education

Aminu Imam

The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved a National Language Policy for use in all primary schools across the country. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, made this known to State House correspondents at the end of the Council meeting in Abuja yesterday, which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the Minister, the decision is only in principle for now, because it will require a lot of work to implement it. He further revealed that the Council approved a consultancy services agreement between Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board,…

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Abuja-Kaduna Train: FG installs CCTV cameras on train coaches

Aminu Imam

Following the postponement of the Abuja-Kaduna rail services, the Federal Government has reportedly commenced the installation of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras on the Idu rail station train coaches. Recall that the Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, had announced earlier that the train services halted since March after terrorists attacked and abducted passengers on the Abuja-Kaduna train would resume in a few days. Meanwhile, reports emerged last week that some contractors were at the Idu Rail Station to install the cameras and trackers but couldn’t install them. However, it was reported…

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NSCDC’s fight against oil theft is total – Commandant

Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, says the Agency has matched its words with action in the fight against crude oil theft, pipeline vandalism, among other mandates of the organisation. The State’s Commandant, Akinsanya Abiodun, disclosed this while receiving an award from the Contingent of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Senior Course 45 on Study Tour to Abiodun in his office at the state’s headquarters in Asaba, the Delta State capital. Akinsanya said that before now, illegal dealing on petroleum products was an all-comers affair,…

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“Nigerians‘Il never witness APC beyond 2023”, Says Atiku

Aminu Imam

…Wife says husband’ll defeat Boko Haram, provide scholarships to students Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has promised to provide enough funds for education, praying that Nigerians will never witness a repeat of All Progressives Congress (APC)’s government beyond 2023, which he says brought untold hardship on Nigerians. The PDP presidential candidate made this known at the party’s rally in Akure, Ondo State, yesterday. He bemoaned the state of education in the country which he specifically blamed the ruling APC over what he described as poor…

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APCON to sanction members over publication of ‘injurious’ information

Aminu Imam

The Director-General of the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria, APCON, Dr. Olalekan Fadolapo, has said the Council will from December 5 commence enforcement of sanctions against any member that permits the publication of harmful and injurious information to the public. Addressing newsmen yesterday in Abuja, during the National Advertising Conference, Fadolapo said the Council is repositioning in order to combat challenges affecting the industry, and then contribute to the growth of the economy. According to him, the theme for this year, “Marketing communications industry: “New trends, challenges and prospects”, cannot…

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