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Timeline: The Release of Abducted School Children
Nigerian might be strengthening efforts to quickly release kidnapped victims while it battles challenges of insecurities in the country, a careful analysis has shown. The country in the last three months reported several cases of kidnapping in the northern region especially the abductions of children from schools. Twentyten daily had reported that from 2014 till…
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1,525 Nigerians Were Killed In six Weeks
In the first six weeks of 2021, no fewer than 1, 525 persons have died across the country due to recurrent insurgent crisis. Data obtained from the Nigeria Security Tracker showed that these deaths covered cases from the Boko Haram insurgency, banditry, herdsmen crisis, kidnapping, communal and cult clashes, armed robbery, and brutality of security…
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NDLEA Intercepts 21.9kg Of Cocaine
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) has intercepted 21.9 kg of cocaine. The illicit substance was captured at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. According to the statement signed by the NDLEA airport Commander, Mr Kabir Tsakuwa on the 18th of January in Abuja, the two unaccompanied and unclaimed suitcases were discovered after…
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26 States Recorded No Foreign Investment In 2020
Twenty-six states in Nigeria pulled in no foreign investment in the whole of 2020, figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics has shown. The report on capital importation captured the total foreign direct investment (FDI), foreign portfolio investment (FPI) and other types of investments into the country in the year 2020. The total value…
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Budget 2020: N66.801 Billion capital Rolled Over For 27 MDAs
The Director of Funds, Mr Sabo Mohammed, announced that the federal government has rolled over the sum of N66.801 billion of unspent 2020 capital budget of 27 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to March 31, 2021. This is contained in a circular from the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, referenced FD/OAGF/ADC/2020?250/1/DF and dated…
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Cleric Begs FG To Address Bandits’ Demands With Security Budget
A prominent Islamic cleric has asked the federal government to employ the country’s security budget in addressing demands of bandits instead of waging war against them. A Look At Nigeria’s Security Budget From 2015 to 2020 In 2015, President Buhari approved the allocation of N969 billion for security In 2016, N1.06 trillion was allocated. N1.14…
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In Two Decades, Nigeria had 10 Army Chiefs
Nigeria has appointed 10 army chiefs to guard the nation against insecurities since the handover into democratic governance in 1999 till date. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) is the highest ranking military officer of the Nigerian Army. This position is often occupied by the most senior commissioned officer following the appointment by the president…
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Buhari Signs New COVID-19 Regulations
President Muhammadu Buhari signed a Coronavirus Disease Health Protection 2021, which mandates the use of face masks in public places, among other measures. The new regulations were in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Section 4 of the Quarantine Act, Cap. Q2 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2010. The regulations are: It…
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Nigeria, Second Most Corrupt Country In West Africa
Nigeria’s corruption index has worsened, following the latest report by Transparency International’s 2020 Corruption Perception Index which ranked Nigeria 149th out of 180 countries surveyed. In 2018, TI ranked Nigeria 144th out of 180 countries. This, however, dropped by three steps to 146th in 2019. In its latest report, Nigeria scored 25 out of a possible…
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2021 Week 3: COVID-19 Cases Rise Over 11,000
Nigeria, in the third week of 2021, recorded a total of 11,177 cases of COVID-19, the highest weekly record since the beginning of the year. On average, the country had over 1500 daily records of cases between January 15th and January 21st, 2020. According to Nigerian Center for Disease Control, the country had recorded a…