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Boko Haram: 608 Ex-Terrorists To Be Freed – Nigerian Army

January 19, 2020 6:32 am
The Nigerian military says no fewer than 608 repentant Boko Haram insurgents are currently undergoing De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) Programme by Operation Safe Corridor (OSC) at Malam-Sidi, Gombe State.

Brig:- Gen. Musa Ibrahim, Commandant DRR Camp OSC, made this known when the Managing Director, North East Development Commission (NEDC), Mohammed Alkali visited the camp on Saturday.

NAN quoted him as saying 14 of the repentant insurgents were foreigners from Cameroon, Chad and Niger Republic.

Ibrahim said: “from inception we received 893 out of which 286 graduated

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Simon Mallam, Nigerian Prof Killed In Gas Explosion Buried

January 19, 2020 6:26 am
The remains of late Prof. Simon Mallam who died in a gas explosion in Sabo Tasha, Kaduna have been laid to rest in his hometown, Malagum, Kaura Local Government, Kaduna State.

Mallam, a Professor of Nuclear Physics at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, was until his death, the Chairman of Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission.

He was among the eight persons killed in the gas explosion on Jan. 4, 2020.

Mallam’s remains were laid to rest on Saturday, after a funeral Service held at the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Malagum.

The Minister of Science and Technology, Mr Ogbonaya Onu

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Eco: Nigerian Traders Send Message To Buhari Govt, ECOWAS

January 18, 2020 4:13 pm
The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS), has advised the Federal Government and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to address corruption and regional cross border trade challenges before adopting ECO Currency.

Mr. Ken Ukaoha, NANTS President, gave the advice on Saturday, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.

According to him, the general problem facing the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme (ETLS) must also be addressed.

Ukaoha said that ECOWAS and Nigeria must seek to address the myriad of challenges facing regional cross border trade such as intimidation, harassment of traders, bribery and corruption.

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Nigerian Navy School Of Health Conducts Maiden Matric

January 10, 2020 2:50 pm
The Nigerian Navy School of Health Sciences (NNSHS) Offa on Friday, 10 January 2020 held its Maiden Matriculation Ceremony for its National Diploma (ND) students of the 2019/2020 academic session

This is sequel to the School being accredited by various professional Boards and National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and being admitted on the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) portal.

A total number of 67 Students matriculated at the two hours ceremony held at the School premises ended at 11:00 hours.

NNSHS Offa was established and commissioned to train middle-level manpower for Nigerian Navy Medical Services.

The school has

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President Buhari Sends Message To Nigerian Youths

January 10, 2020 11:12 am
President Muhammadu Buhari has told Nigerian youths that the country cannot be divided for any reason.

He advised the younger generation to keep a broader view of the country as one entity, and continuously de-emphasize ethnic and religious backgrounds in nation-building.

A statement to THISDAY on Friday by Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said that the President stated this when he received the All Progressives Congress (APC), youth leaders, from the six geo-political zones in Abuja on Friday.

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He told the youths, “With all certainty, someday you

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ICC To Probe Nigerian Army Over Attacks On IPOB, Shiites

January 8, 2020 8:53 am

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has said it has extended its preliminary examinations on possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Nigeria to cover the clashes between Nigerian soldiers and members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), a body of Shi’ite Muslims in the country, as well as the clashes between the Nigerian soldiers and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

In its 2019 edition of the annual Report of Preliminary Examination Activities issued by the office of its Prosecutor headed by Mrs. Fatou Bensouda, ICC noted that the Office of the ICC Prosecutor on November 12, 2015 …

CBN Releases Guidelines On Nigerian Payment Systems

January 7, 2020 4:23 am
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released the Nigerian Payment Systems Risk and Information Security Management Framework to guide the management of risks associated with payment systems in the country.

The CBN released the guidelines on its website on Monday and said one of the objectives of the framework was to identify and address sources of systemic risks within the Nigerian Payment System landscape.

The bank explained that it would help to establish sound governance arrangements to oversee the risk management framework by ensuring that risks were identified, monitored and treated.

According to CBN, the framework will help to

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Foreign Affairs Reacts To Eviction Of Nigerian Commission

January 3, 2020 11:16 am
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that the Nigerian High Commission has not been evicted from its diplomatic property in Ghana.

Mr Ferdinand Nwonye, Spokesperson of the ministry who made this known in a statement in Abuja, also said that there was no diplomatic row between Nigeria and Ghana.

Nwonye explained that the building was not occupied by the High Commissioner, Chancery or staff of the High Commission but only housed some properties of the mission.

“The attention of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been drawn to news circulating in the social media that its property on

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CAC: Nigerian Govt Appoints New Acting Registrar-General

December 31, 2019 2:36 pm
The Federal Government on Tuesday appointed Hajiya Saratu Shafii as the Acting Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).

Mr. Moses Adaguusu, the Head of Public Affairs of the commission made this known in a statement in Abuja.

Adaguusu said Shafii’s appointment was conveyed to CAC through the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment.

He said that until her appointment, Shafii was a Director, Incorporated Trustees Department of the commission.

The new acting registrar-general is a graduate of Law from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1985.

Shafii started her working career with

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Nigerian Insurance Companies Get Recapitalisation Deadline

December 31, 2019 12:50 pm
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has extended the recapitalisation deadline for Insurance and Reinsurance Companies earlier slated for June 30, 2020 to December 31, 2020.

A circular with No: NAICOM/
DPR/CIR/25-03/2019 /DECEMBER 30, 2019 signed by Mr Pius Agboola, Director, Policy and Regulation, NAICOM for the Acting Commisioner for Insurance, Mr Sunday Thomas, conveyed the new directive to all insurance and reinsurance companies.

It reads: “This circular is in furtherance to our earlier circulars referencedNAICOM/DPR/CIR/25/2019 dated May 20, 2019 and NAICOM/DPR/CIR/25-01/2019 dated July 23, 2019 on the above
subject matter.

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“The

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What Nigerian Military Should Have Done – Donald Duke

December 28, 2019 7:29 am
A former Governor of Cross River, Donald Duke, has blamed past military administrations for instituting the transfer of senior personnel to states they were not familiar with.

He said they should have allowed administrators to remain in the state in order to govern properly since they know the terrain.

NAN reports that Duke spoke on Friday at a lecture organised by the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star in Calabar, while insisting that local policing is the only way to ensure effective security in Nigeria.

He described policing as “a very local thing which requires a lot of intelligence and

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Nigerian Police Profile US Policeman As Criminal

December 27, 2019 1:47 pm
A Nigerian working with the police in Washington DC United States Akintayo Akintunde has joined the league of young people that are profiled as suspected criminals based on their looks by the Nigerian police.
Akintunde, who has a braided hair, is attached to the Washington, District of Columbia police. He narrated how the Nigeria police profiled him as a suspected criminal four days after he arrived in the country.“4 days in Nigeria & I have already been profiled as a criminal by the Nigeria police force,” Akintunde tweeted. “I work for the Washington DC as a police officer and I
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