Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, says some security challenges bedevelling Nigeria can be solved if the financial lifelines of culprits are cut off. Aregbesola spoke on Friday in Abuja at the inauguration of a 10-member inter-ministerial committee set up to implement the adoption and implementation of the assigned roles to the ministry. The minister said the inauguration was based on the Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) implementation roadmap adopted by the federal government. He said a great deal of the security challenges facing the county in recent time could be attributed to the activities of economic saboteurs “who…
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Suspected members of Boko Haram terrorists have fired shots at Zone 1 Police Headquarters along BUK Road in Kano. According to a security source, the terrorists came in three vehicles around 12:30pm on Friday and fired several shots at the building and then zoomed off. The source said security is being reinforced around the Police zonal headquarters to frustrate possible attack by the terrorists. Recall that the terrorists had attacked the same headquarters during the January 20, 2012 multiple attacks in Kano, which left at least scores of people dead in the state. Details Later…
AIR travelers have begun groaning bitterly under the prohibitive fares airline operators have rolled out for flights within Nigeria as a one-hour flight now costs over a hundred thousand (N100, 000) naira. When The PUNCH visited the domestic wings of the Lagos airport on Tuesday, many of the travelers lamented the sharp increase in airfares. Investigation by our correspondent revealed that economy class domestic tickets from Lagos to Abuja via Arik Air, United Nigeria and Air Peace as of the time of filing this report cost over N150,000, other airlines have since followed suit. An angry traveler who gave his…
The Nigerian Army has on Friday, announced a reshuffling of its leadership by appointing new General Commanders, Corp Commanders, Commandants of training institutions, Brigade Commanders, and Commanding Officers amongst others. According to a statement by the Defence Headquarters, signed by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, approved the posting and appointment of some senior officers in order to tackle the spate of security breaches rocking the country. The statement announcing the reshuffle of the Army read partly, “In an effort to reposition the Nigerian Army for operational efficiency…
The Nasarawa State Government has said that no fewer than 18,429 residents of the state have tested positive for the viral Hepatitis B and C. The state Commissioner for Health, Ahmed Yahaya, dislosed this during a press briefing held in commemoration of the 2022 World Hepatitis Day tagged, ‘Bringing Hepatitis Care Closer to You’, in Lafia on Thursday. He explained that a total of 181,946 residents were screened but 18,429 tested positive for the disease, adding that some of the infected persons were presently receiving treatments in government hospitals across the 13 local government areas of the state. He said,…
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have invaded Abaa, a community near the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, and abducted two persons. Our correspondent gathered that the gunmen stormed the community which is located in the Surulere Local Government Area of Oyo State on Thursday night and whisked away their victims, a hotelier, and his worker. Some LAUTECH workers as well as students are said to be living in the community which is located off the Ogbomoso-Ilorin Expressway. A resident of the community, who spoke on condition of anonymity told our correspondent that the hotelier, his worker, and one other…
Kaduna State Governor Malam Nasir El-Rufai has sworn to sack any lecturer of the Kaduna State University (KASU) who participates in the ongoing strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and fails to resume as directed by the management of the university. The governor, who stated this in a live media chat with Hausa Radio Station on Wednesday night, said he was only waiting for report from the Acting Vice-Chancellor and will not hesitate to sack any indicted lecturer. He argued that “ASUU had a problem with the Federal Government, not the state government. I…
Scores of terrorists suspected to be members of the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) on Thursday night attacked soldiers of the Guards Brigade at the Zumu Rock, Madalla area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This is the second attack within 48 hours on the sit of power targeted at the elite brigade responsible for the safety of Presidential Villa, military formations and other critical national assets housing top hierarchy of government. It was reported that these attacks came days after terrorists who kidnapped Abuja-Kaduna train passengers some months ago released a video where they threatened to kidnap President…
The Lagos State government has begun compensating 800 people affected by the right of way of the 32km Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line project in Ogun State. In a statement, the managing director, Lagos State Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Abimbola Akinajo, said the beneficiaries consisted of tenants and property owners. She said the compensation process was carried out jointly by officials of the Land Bureau of the Ogun State Government and the consultant to LAMATA. Ms Akinajo, who was represented by the technical adviser, Corporate and Investment Planning, LAMATA, Osa Konyeha, stressed the importance of the process,…
The Federal Government is investing billions in social protection to fight poverty in Nigeria. Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige made the comment at the 2022 World Day Against Child Labour on Thursday in Abuja. Ngige described the billions spent on social programmes as triple vaccination against poverty. The minister said the government was taking care of citizens despite the country’s dwindling revenue. Noting that poverty was fueling child labour, he expressed optimism that good policies would reverse the trend. “Children are endangered. That is why the government, the ILO and other stakeholders have been working assiduously”, NAN quoted…