The family of the leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Badejo, has accused the Nigerian Army of unlawful arrest and detention. According to his family, Badejo was apprehended on …
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Osun gov unveils agric scheme
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Tuesday, formally flagged off the statewide Imole Agropreneur Model Project with a charge on the farmers that received allocated farmlands to be diligent …
Read More »Boko Haram kills 14 Nigerian fishermen in Niger – militia
Boko Haram fighters have killed 14 Nigerian fishermen in neighbouring Niger, an anti-jihadist militia that operates alongside Nigeria’s military told AFP Tuesday. The fishermen were among thousands of Nigerians who …
Read More »Borno inmate wins N1m in chess competition
An inmate at the Maiduguri Maximum Custodial Centre has emerged as the winner of the maiden Chess in Prison Championship organised by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, …
Read More »Abiodun targets $10m investment in palm oil by-products
The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, said that his administration is on the verge of signing a $10m investment with a Moroccan firm in the next few weeks. …
Read More »Nasarawa lost N6.5bn property to fire in one year – Official
Residents in the 13 local government areas of Nasarawa State reportedly lost property worth N6.5 billion to fire disasters in the last one year. The State Controller of the Federal …
Read More »Falola asks states to adopt multiple revenue sources
A renowned Professor of History, University of Texas USA, Toyin Falola, on Tuesday harped on the need for subnationals within the country to create their own foreign policy for accelerated …
Read More »FRC backs Tinubu’s tax reform bills
The Fiscal Responsibility Commission has expressed support for the Tax Reform Bills currently before the National Assembly. FRC noted that the proposed changes have the potential to enhance fiscal governance …
Read More »UK partnering CBN, NFIU to track illicit financial flow – High Commissioner
The United Kingdom is collaborating with Nigerian agencies, including the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, to track illicit financial flows. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, …
Read More »NLC boss laments struggle to enforce minimum wage amid economic hardship
The National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, on Tuesday, said the congress struggled to get some state governors to pay the “paltry” sum of N70,000 as minimum …
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