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MURIC: “Amotekun Is A Christian Name, Must Be Changed”

January 27, 2020 1:49 pm

You cannot blame Muslims for crying out when you ask them to bring birth certificates from churches before joining Amotekun. Neither can you expect them to stand akimbo when you tell them to bring letters of recommendation from churches.

“Muslims in the Yoruba enclave are not opposing Amotekun per se. What they oppose is a situation where a ostensibly anti-Islam security outfit comes into operation in Yorubaland.

“Apart from the reference to birth certificates from churches and letters of reference from pastors, the choice of nomenclature is another controversial issue because it has a strong Christian identity.

“Why ‘Amotekun’ as …

Old Trucks On Nigerian Roads Must Be Changed – FRSC

November 6, 2019 11:05 am

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says most of the trucks plying Nigerian roads are very old and must be changed to further enhance road safety and reduce accidents.

Mr Hyginus Omeje, Lagos State Sector Commander of the Corps, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday.

He spoke on truck-related accidents and the need to regulate movement of trucks in the state.

“Most of these vehicles that we have on our roads, particularly trucks, tankers and trailers are overage.

“They are old and need to be replaced but the economy …

How Border Closure Changed Nigeria’s Economic Indices

October 24, 2019 1:16 am

Federal Government’s latest border policy, which altered the flow of commodities- legally and illegally, particularly through the Benin Republic, has in the immediate, changed some economic fundamentals.The government had in August, ordered partial closure of land borders to curtail smuggling of rice and other products into the country, citing non-compliance of neighbouring countries with ECOWAS protocols on the transit of goods.

The move would create an opportunity for local producers of commodities such as rice, vegetable oil, palm oil and other agricultural produce to increase production and meet local demand.

But the nation’s inflation numbers have become the first casualty

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