Similarly, the troops of 7 Division Garrison Rapid Deployment Force II in conjunction with some of elements of the Mobile Police Force and Civilian JTF on Sunday conducted Boko Haram terrorists clearance operations at Masu Yiwa, Ladin Buta, Bazaka, Kesa Gala, Tabla, Fahinde, Shirori, Gizina, Maska Aribe, Maska and Maska Lawanti villages, all in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State
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Oyeyemi stated this while holding a joint meeting with the representatives of the Ministry of Works, Power and Housing and the two construction companies handling the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway project, Julius Berger Plc and RCC
Addressing newsmen on Saturday, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, said an aggressive and massive manhunt had already commenced against the suspected militants, adding that the investigation was going on smoothly
he Special Adviser to the Governor on CBD, Hon. Agboola Dabiri, in a statement on Sunday said aside wooing investors, the one-day forum, initiated by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, would elaborate on the vistas of opportunity in the CBD and the need for them to turn challenges therein to opportunities in line with the onerous desire of government to revitalize and return the lost glory and beauty of the Lagos Island of the 80s and 90s.
The Special Adviser said the forum would hold at the City Hall, Lagos Island
She said: “Whereas in the quest to sanitize the waterways, government has taken giant steps to start from its home front. It has ordered the Lagos Ferry Services whose current fleet is not considered water worthy to dispense of them, and prepare to comply with new Guidelines and Standards as issued jointly by the National Inland Waterways Authority and the LASWA
He was quoted as having said: “Let us focus on agriculture because we are not only fighting Boko Haram and insecurity but we already have food insecurity and when you have food to eat a large part of the problem is solved. It is not everybody that will buy blocks to build house, but everyone of us must eat, even if it once a day
Recently the Economic Confidential, an economic intelligence magazine, published the total allocation each state in Nigeria received from the Federation Account Allocation between June 2015 and May 2016, which signified the first year of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration
Irabor said: “I wish to use this opportunity to state that we have received reports that some personnel are in the habit of collecting money to escort civilian motorists and goods along the major routes
The Commandant of the NSCDC, Ibrahim Abdullahi, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital
The commander revealed that the agency seized 1348.62 kg of cannabis sativa and destroyed 367, 016kg (36. 7tons) of cannabis farms.
Sokoto said the agency would not relent in its effort to reduce the circulation of illicit drugs in the society.
According to him, this is due to slide in global markets at this time that Nigeria is trying to revive the economy which is at the edge of a recession.
The ACCI boss said bilateral trade between Nigeria and the UK, currently valued at £6 billion and projected to reach about 20 billion pounds by 2020 would affected
“We evacuated from the markets 241 expired tyres known as ‘tokumbo’, 49 unregistered gas cylinders, 10 fake mattresses and some other products such as electric bulbs, pressing irons, cables and television sets.
“Nigeria as it stands today is inhabited by several ‘minority’ ethnic groups which can be found in all the geo-political zones of the country. President Buhari did well by replacing the out-gone IG who is also a minority, with another minority, for which we are happy
Reports say police had earlier given accounts of how many had been seized and what their nationalities were, and that they all worked for the cement company, Lafarge, on the outskirts of Calabar, Cross River State in the Niger Delta
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking and Finance, Senator Rafiu Ibrahim, at the public hearing on the emerging issues in the financial sector over the weekend, said: “I sincerely commend the Federal Government for being willing to work with the banks to find a common solution to this issue of retrenchment, which affects almost every family in Nigeria
Wilson said: “As you can see, they are all experienced players and if you combine that to the quality of players we already have, then I think we all will make a huge impact and become successful with the club.”
Lamido told newsmen in Bamaina village in Birninkudu Local Government Area of Jigawa State that the party would emerge stronger and bigger.
According to him, it is normal for people to fight for what is existent, valuable, worthy and important
The Director-General of CRSEMA, John Inaku, explained in a statement made available to journalists in Calabar that the destruction began about a month ago in Okiro, Obudu Local Government Area of the state
The troops recovered 20 motorcycles, four empty cases of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition and four empty cases of 7.62mm ammunition.
Other items recovered include one mobile telephone handset, some rings and a bag containing local charms
The statement was issued in the wake of a call by the Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union on the state government to prioritise the payment of salary arrears to teachers, local government workers and others