The Federal Government has announced a new portal for the Macro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Survival Fund and Guaranteed off-take Stimulus Scheme. The website will be migrated to www.survivalfund.gov.ng effective November 1. Mariam Katagum, Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, gave the update in a statement on Saturday. Katagum cited operational challenges for the migration. “The public is further warned not to pay anything for the ongoing formalisation process or any of the package under the scheme, it is absolutely free,” she said. The fund was initiated to help MSMEs cope with…
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“U.S. forces conducted a hostage rescue operation during the early hours of 31 October in Northern Nigeria to recover an American citizen held hostage by a group of armed men. This American citizen is safe and is now in the care of the U.S. Department of State. No U.S military personnel were injured during the operation,” Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement. “We appreciate the support of our international partners in conducting this operation. The United States will continue to protect our people and our interests anywhere in the world.” The mission, which was several hours long,…
…Threatens court action until he agrees to contest. The Nassiriya Organization in 21 states of the federation has vowed to leave no stone unturned in its resolve to drag the Governor of Kaduna state, Malam Nasiru Ahmad El- Rufa’i into the 2023 presidential race. Speaking to journalists in Kaduna, the National Leader of the Nassiriya Movement and Zonal Vice Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in the Northwest, Dr.Garkuwa Ibrahim Babuga, said already preparations were on top gear to drag El- Rufa’i to court over his insistence of not contesting for the presidency in…
Yesterday, it was a low key celebration with the Governor Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, at the Government House, Alagbaka, Akure, where members of the National Assembly, Ondo APC Caucus paid him a visit after his resounding victory at the October 10, 2020 gubernatorial election. The visit which had in attendance Hon. Timehin Adelegbe, member representing Ose/Owo Federal Constituency, Hon. Mayowa Akinfolarin, member representing Ile Oluji-Oke Igbo/Odigbo Federal Constituency, Hon. Ade Adeogun, member representing Akoko S/E & S/E, Hon. Tajudeen Adefisoye, aka Small Alhaji, member representing Ifedore/Idanre Federal Constituency, the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Chief Olugbenga Ale, and others…
A truck loaded with about 50,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) had caught fire in front of the Governor’s Office, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Saturday. DAILY POST learnt that the tanker was coming from Forte Oil, Ijora and was enroute Mobil, Adatan, in Abeokuta metropolis. The driver, Nurudeen Yusuf, told newsmen that he, alongside his two motor boys discovered a spark from the engine, which resulted in the fire outbreak. Our correspondent gathered that the occupants of the tanker had been evacuated by men of the Fire Service, stationed at Oke Mosan. As the truck…
Popular disc jockey, Florence Otedola, better known as DJ Cuppy, says that 2020 has indeed been a tough year for all. The rich kid spoke with her fans on an Instagram Live session during the week. She said, “I have not been around but I miss you so much. It has been a tough time for us. I have been going through it; our country has been going through it. I just want to say I care about you and I believe everything will be okay. I didn’t feel like this a few days ago but I am better…
No fewer than ten people have been kidnapped in Dan Kurma community of Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State by some unknown bandits who also killed one person in the operation. Our correspondent, however, gathered that one of the kidnapped victims includes the wife of the village district head, Hajiya Baraka Sani Usman. An eyewitnesses, Mallam Nasiru Habibu, told DAILY POST that the armed bandits stormed the village in the wee hours of Thursday and started to unleash the terror attack. Habibu explained that the armed bandits stormed the village with numerous AK47 riffles, scaring people with their arms…
— decries low level of policing in Ondo State –Set up of 25-member Second Term inauguration Committee Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has granted a grace of seven days within which all those in possession of illegal arms and ammunition must turn in such. The seven days period of grace according to commences from today, Friday October 30, 2020. This was contained in a statement in Akure by the information and Orientation commissioner Donald Ojogo. “Akeredolu specifically directed that all such arms and ammunition should be returned to the Commandant of the South…
Members of the Lagos State Judicial Panel investigating cases of police brutality visited Military hospital, Awolowo road Ikoyi, on Friday. The panel is investigating the shooting of protesters by military men at the Lekki toll gate 10 days ago. Ebun Adegboruwa, a lawyer who is also a member of the panel, said the members of the panel got confidential information that the morgue at the military facility may be crucial to the panel’s investigation. “We have confidential information that the military hospital here is relevant in the investigation of the Lekki event,” Adegboruwa said. “We heard this hospital is controlled…