Month: January 2022

Block escape routes of fleeing terrorists,Senate charges military

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The Senate has urged the military and security agencies in the country to closely monitor and block the escape routes used by bandits and fleeing terrorists to forestall their relocation to safe havens in other parts of Niger State and the country.   This was just as it urged the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to provide food and other livelihood support amenities to affected villages and those are internally displaced in Mariga, Mashegu, Kontagora and Borgu Local Government Areas in Niger North Senatorial District.   These formed part of…

Senate passes National Rice Development Council establishment bill

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The Senate has passed a bill seeking to establish the National Rice Development Council, a move that would see to Nigeria saving about $2 billion dollars on rice importation and improve the country’s foreign exchange earnings.   The passage of the bill followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.   Chairman of the Committee, Abdullahi Adamu (Nasarawa West), in his presentation, said that the bill seek to establish a Council that would lead to a comprehensive development of the rice sector and the…

Senate passes Nigerian Airspace Management Agency Bill

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The Senate on Wednesday passed the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency Bill 2022.   The passage of the bill followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Aviation.   Chairman of the Committee, Senator Smart Adeyemi (Kogi West), in his presentation, said the bill seek to repeal Nigerian Airspace Management Agency Act 2010 for the purposes of providing effective air navigation services in Nigeria.   He added that the NAMA bill is one of the six Aviation Executive Bills referred to the Committee by the Senate which are related…

NPF partners Akwa Ibom Govt, As IGP convenes Conference, Retreat for DIGs, AIGs, CPs

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The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba,with the support of Akwa Ibom State Government,Udom Emmanuel, the Executive Governor will on 7th and 8th February, 2022, host a 2-day Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers comprising Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs), Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs) and Commissioners of Police, and other Heads of Police Formations, in the beautiful city of Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State Capital. The Conference and Retreat, themed “The New Police Vision: A Roadmap for Stabilizing Internal Security in Nigeria”, is part…

NCC Boss urges staff to sustain Effective Service Delivery

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Staff of the Ibadan Zonal Office (IBZO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), have been tasked by the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, to sustain their commitment to regulatory effectiveness in keeping with Commission’s strategic objectives. Danbatta made the call to the staff not to rest on their oars, recently at Ibadan when he visited the IBZO of the Commission en route Osogbo to deliver the 10th and 11th Convocation Lecture of the Fountain University. The EVC, management and other staff in his entourage, were earlier received…

Nigerians to buy Rice at cheaper rate as farmers launch 1 million bags of rice

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The rice from the pyramid, which is a collaboration between the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and RIFAN, will be allocated to the processors for processing, and then will be subsequently sold at discounted prices. According to NAN, this was made known on Tuesday in Abuja by the Chairman, Pyramid Sub Committee of RIFAN, Mr Shehu Muazu, who said that the rice pyramid would show that local production of food is possible. Muazu said that immediately after the unveiling of the pyramid, the CBN and RIFAN will allocate the rice…

BUHARI RICE PYRAMID: A Jamboree Or Nigeria Rice Production Exploit By Aliyu Ilias

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Interrogating the value of one million paddy rice pyramid in Abuja, displayed to showcase the impact of anchor borrower scheme and other support for rice farmers, the speech of the central bank of Nigeria clarified some of the burning questions on the pyramid, he said they bought the paddy rice from the rice farmer in a place of collecting money to encourage them, the government in turn process the rice and send it to the market for consumption.   In the year 2014 government of Thailand exported 1.3 million metrics…

FG lauds NCC’s commitment to Enhancing Digital Skill in Youths

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The Federal Government has applauded the commitment and dedication of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) towards enhancing digital skills development among youths, through implementation of various Information and Communication Technology skill acquisition programmes. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, gave the commendation during the inauguration of a Digital Nigeria Centre (DNC), a project executed by the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF), an arm of NCC, at the Ijesa Muslim Grammar School, Ilesa, Osun State recently. Representing President…

UK Govt freezes BBC funding for two years, to save Prime Minister

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The UK government on Monday announced a freeze of the BBC licence fee, arguing a new funding model was needed to ease cost of living pressures and reflect a transformed media landscape. Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries told parliament the £159 ($217, 190 euros) annual fee, paid by every television set owner in the country, would be fixed for the next two years. After that it will rise in line with inflation for four years, she said, saying the rising annual cost of the compulsory charge was hurting cash-strapped families. The…

Salihu Lukman resigns as DG APC Governors’ Forum

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The Director-General of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Salihu Lukman, has resigned from his position.   Cable reports that some of the governors of the ruling party met on Sunday, calling for his urgent resignation. The resignation came on the heels of the controversy surrounding the planned convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC). From media reports, Lukman had consistently warned against the further delay of the National Convention noting that any of such delay may lead to the party’s political grave. In a statement on Friday, he had argued…