… Says 14 bodies recovered, search ongoing By Babagana Wakil, Maiduguri Borno state governor, Babagana Zulum has confirmed the killing by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists of 32 persons around Mudu village, 45 kilometers from Rann, headquarters of Kala-Balge local government area of the state, last weekend. The governor stated this in a statement by his spokesperson, Isa Gusau and made available to newsmen on Wednesday. According to Zulum, six persons were injured while two escaped the attack unhurt. “Governor Babagana Umara Zulum is very disturbed by the unfortunate killing of fellow citizens at the weekend. Pending a full report, the governor…
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Gunmen have abducted four persons, including two Catholic priests, in Kafur local government area of Katsina state, Northwest Nigeria, ChannelsTV has reported. The clergymen are the Mai Kanbu Parish Priest, Father Stephen Ojapa, and Father Oliver Okpara along with two of their visitors, all boys. “No information as to their whereabouts. Kindly pray for their safety and release,” a statement from the Director of Social Communications, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Fr Chris Omotosho, added. According to sources, the gunmen broke into the St. Patrick Catholic Church rectory at Gidan Mai Kanbu at about 1:00 am on Wednesday. Although police authorities…
By Justina Auta Nigeria’s Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen has warned that the nation’s women will only support twinning candidates contesting for elective positions in 2023 general elections. Tallen said this at a news briefing on Tuesday to address reports of intimidation of female aspirants in their drive to secure political positions in the forthcoming election. The minister explained that twinning, in this context, is the pairing of a male and female as the candidate and deputy at all levels of governance. She said adoption of the twinning policy by political parties, would ensure equal representation of men…
By Justina Auta Some Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Nigerian government on Monday unveiled pad banks to cater for cases of emergency within their work environment. Mrs Pauline Tallen, Minister of Women Affairs disclosed this while meeting with the media, students and other stakeholders in Abuja, ahead of the 2022 World Menstrual Health and Hygiene Day, celebrated every May 28. Tallen said the gesture was aimed at creating more awareness about menstrual hygiene, in line with the 2022 theme: Making Menstruation a Normal fact of life by 2030. “As the coordinating ministry and the National Secretariat for Menstrual…
The United Nations Children Education Fund, (UNICEF) says it provided access to inclusive, equitable and quality education for 102,859 children in Borno within the last three years. The Education Manager of UNICEF, Maiduguri Field Office, Paola Ripamonti, stated this during a news conference in Maiduguri on Tuesday. Ripamonti said that UNICEF supported 29,985 out of school youths and adolescents with vocational skills, including poultry farming, shoemaking, soap and bag production, tailoring, painting, and interlock tiles production among others. She said that the project, “EduTrac System and the Mainstreaming of Psychosocial Support into Formal Education in Borno state,” which would wrap…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has set criteria to be met by Other Financial Institutions (OFIs) to qualify for enrollment onto the Credit Risk Management System (CRMS). The Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department, Mr Chibuzo Efobi said this in a circular posted on the CBN website on Tuesday. The circular has the caption: “Re: Enrolment of Other Financial Institutions (OFIs) on the Credit Risk Management System (CRMS).” It explained that further to the various engagements with all OFls in respect of the above captioned, “our circular dated April 8, 2021 (Ref No. FPRD/DIR/PUB/CIR/01/002) and letter dated April 9,…
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has underscored the need to go beyond global standard prescription to address peculiar gender and environmental issues within Nigeria’s extractive industry. Mr Olusegun Adekunle, Chairman, National Stakeholders’ Working Group (NEITI Board) made this known at its validation workshop on “Development of Frameworks for Gender and Environmental Impacts Reporting in Extractive Industry” on Tuesday in Abuja. In a keynote address, Adekunle said that the frameworks were being developed to reflect the global Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) standard. The chairman recalled that in 2020, Nigeria EITI published the first data on gender participation and…
By Justina Auta Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, says government has established family courts in 16 states across the country to ensure child-friendly justice for children, either as victims or as offenders of violence. Tallen disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, ahead of the 2022 National Children’s Day celebration, which has “Strengthening Supportive Systems for the Protection of the Nigerian Child; A Wake Up Call” as its theme. According to her, the establishment of family courts is as a result of the effective and sustained advocacy and sensitisation for effective implementation of the Child Rights Law…
We challenged the fertiliser suppliers and some of the experienced players in the sector to consider setting up fertiliser manufacturing plants in Zambia so we can reduce reliance on the importation of the commodity, especially in light of the Russia – Ukrainian conflict. By Mulenga Banda President Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia has called on suppliers of fertilizers to establish the manufacturing plants in the country. He was speaking on Tuesday at an interactive conference between Zambian National Farmers Union and fertilizer suppliers in Mulungushi. “We were delighted to have been part of the interactive conference between Zambian National Farmers’ Union…
…As IPOB terrorists kill pregnant Harira, her 4 children in Anambra By Fadhlillah Abdallah The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has condemned the killing of a woman from Adamawa, northeast Nigeria along with her four children in Anambra state, Southeast of the country on Sunday, 22nd May, 2022. The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) terrorists group have been responsible for killing of Nigeria’s security agents, burning of public buildings and confining indigenous traders at home (Sit-At-Home), thereby crippling the economy of the region. Under the guise of self-determination, IPOB, also described as “unknown gunmen” by a section of the media,…