2021: Police IG Assures Nigerians of Improved Security

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has assured Nigerians of improved security in the year 2021. The IGP stressed that the Force will be unrelenting in the fight against all forms of crimes especially kidnapping, armed robbery, banditry, cultism, cybercrime, Sexual/Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), amongst others in the country in the year 2021. The IGP assured that the NPF will …

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AVOID NIGHT TRIPS,THEY ARE NOT ONLY UNSAFE, BUT UTTERLY DANGEROUS- OYEYEMI

Arising from the dangers, the risks and the rising cases of fatalities occasioned by road traffic crashes recorded at night, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has advised fleet operators, other commercial drivers and patronisers of night trips, including private vehicle owners to desist henceforth from it, emphasising that night trip which is often characterised by …

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Lagos VIO Begins Enforcement of Face Mask Wearing

Drivers and commuters in Lagos State are in for a new experience as officials of the Lagos State Vehicle Inspectorate Services, VIS, will from next week continue its mass sensitisation and enforcement of the use of face masks and social distancing as part of efforts to curb the spread of the dreaded Coronavirus. This was disclosed Saturday by the Director …

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Orisabunmi’s younger sister dies, days after brother’s death

Three days after the death of popular Yoruba actress, Mrs Folake Aremu, widely known as Orisabunmi, her younger sister Mrs Janet Ademola, has reportedly passed on. News of the demise of Ademola, the last child of the family, was broken on Saturday by Gbenga Onisola, her nephew. It will be recalled that Orisabunmi’s brother, Steve Onisola, had died on Thursday, …

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FRSC records 10, 522 crashes nationwide in 2020

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says no fewer than 10, 522 Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) were recorded nationwide in 2020 involving 17,614 vehicles. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Bisi Kazeem, disclosed this in an interview with the Newsmen on Thursday in Abuja. Kazeem said 4, 794 persons were recorded dead and 28,449 persons got …

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How Nigerian Army uprooted Boko Haram in Geidam

Nigerian Army, on Wednesday, uprooted Boko Haram attacks in Geidam town, Yobe State. Boko Haram had invaded Geidam, one of the biggest towns in Yobe State on Wednesday. According to reports, residents fled. However, quick response from soldiers, supported by air bombardment uprooted the insurgents. At the moment, the town has regained normalcy as the insurgents have been chased off …

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NIN Registration In Limbo As NIMC Staff Begin Strike

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)’s staff below grade level 12 have begun a 2-day warning strike Thursday, plunging the National Identity registration exercise into uncertainty. The warning strike was embarked upon to demand safety measures for NIMC staff against COVID-19 and also to demand for a new salary structure, the chairman of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria …

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Civil Defence, Journalists Important Stakehokders For Nigeria’s Progress – Obasa

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has named the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) as well as journalists as major Stakehokders in the development of the country. Obasa made this position known on Tueaday when the two organisations paid him separate visits. Speaking when he received the NSCDC officers led by …

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FG borrowed N3.2trn through treasury bills in 2020

The Federal Government borrowed N3.2 trillion from the investing public through treasury bills, TBs, in 2020, while it  paid N253 billion as interest on TB borrowings from January to September 2020. This represents marginal increase of 1.9 percent, year-on-year, y/y,  when compared with the N3.13 trillion borrowed through the instrument in 2019. Furthermore,  the amount borrowed in 2020 represents 84 …

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